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New Mexico Delegation Stands with Pueblo Governors to Demand Congress and the Trump Administration Protect Chaco Canyon

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WATCH THE FULL PRESS CONFERENCE HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), and Senator Martin Heinrich (NM) joined Pueblo leaders to demand the Trump Administration maintain a ban on oil and gas development on federal lands surrounding Chaco Canyon sponsored in the Senate by Senator Luján (NM) and in the House by…

N.M. Delegation Calls for Completion of Tribal Water Settlements

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led colleagues in a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Leader John Thune, Speaker Mike Johnson, and additional chairs and ranking members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives calling for the completion of current outstanding water settlements and related technical…

Leger Fernández, Democratic Women’s Caucus Demands ICE Address Dangerous Impersonators that Assault Women; Demands Clear Identification To Protect Women

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Monday August, 11, Chair Leger Fernández and The Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) led by DWC Reproductive Task Force Co-Chair and Liaison Judy Chu (CA-28) and DWC Members Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and Nydia Velázquez (NY-7) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expressing deep concern over ICE…

Leger Fernández, Stansbury, Heinrich, Luján Reintroduce Legislation to Permanently Protect Pecos Watershed from Mining in Northern New Mexico

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Lawmakers introduce legislation after Trump administration announces decision to reverse Pecos Watershed mining withdrawal “The Trump administration does not stand with the people of New Mexico, but we always will” WASHINGTON — U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate…

Leger Fernández, Bonamici, and Pingree Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to Arts Education

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WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced bipartisan legislation to help more students benefit from arts education. Research shows that students who have access to arts education gain critical thinking skills, empathy, creativity, and better learning outcomes. The Arts Education for All Act would…

Leger Fernández Leads Bicameral Push Urging President Trump to Reinstate Executive Order Supporting Tribal Self-Determination

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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.”  President…

Reps. Leger Fernández, DeLauro, Frankel, Williams (GA), Introduce Resolution Recognizing Equal Pay Day

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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…

Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Slams Republicans’ Government Funding Bill which is “Disastrous for our Communities”

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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…

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