Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) led a bicameral coalition of 52 Members of Congress in a letter to President Trump urging him to reinstate Biden-era Executive Order 14112, titled “Reforming Federal Funding and Support for Tribal Nations to Better Embrace Our Trust Responsibilities and Promote the Next Era of Tribal Self-Determination.”
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Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-3), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Lois Frankel (FL-22), and Nikema Williams (GA-5) introduced a resolution recognizing March 25th, 2025, as Equal Pay Day to underscore the disparity between wages paid to men and women. The resolution raises awareness of the gender wage gap and its impact on women, families, and the nation, while… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the below statement on Republicans’ government funding bill, which Republicans voted to pass off the House floor today.
“Republicans’ disastrous funding bill is yet another attack on women and families. Our communities know that Musk is already destroying federal programs, cutting women’s… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Leger Fernández (NM-03) announced that Arielle Pines, a dedicated former Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employee and military spouse, will be her guest at President Trump’s first address to a Joint Session of Congress during his second term.
Pines dedicated her life to serving those who served our nation until Elon Musk's DOGE and Donald Trump took her… Read more »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are reintroducing a slate of Tribal water rights settlement bills they are pushing to pass in this Congress.
The full slate of Tribal water rights settlements legislation includes:
The… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández voted no on H. Con. Res. 14, the Republican budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025, which would gut critical health care programs, slash education funding, raise costs for working families, and hand massive tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations. The resolution passed by a vote of 217 to 215.
“Budgets reflect our… Read more »
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SANTA FE, N.M. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) hosted a press conference with local farmers, ranchers, Tribal representatives, and conservation leaders to denounce the Trump Administration’s funding freeze on critical U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, including the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are demanding that President Trump immediately halt his unlawful mass firings of federal employees on probationary status.
Nearly all federal employees are routinely in a probationary period for… Read more »
SANTA FE, NM– Congresswoman Leger Fernández (D-NM) released a statement slamming President Trump following the news that the Trump administration has turned its back on rural Americans by freezing critical U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding, including grants within the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Equity in Conservation Outreach Cooperative… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Sharice Davids (D-KS) introduced the bipartisan Bridging Agency Data Gaps & Ensuring Safety (BADGES) for Native Communities Act to support the recruitment and retention of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement officers, bolster federal missing persons resources, and give Tribes and… Read more »
