Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and James Moylan (R-GU) and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) reintroduced bipartisan legislation designed to strengthen the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to compensate individuals exposed to radiation while working in uranium mines or living downwind from atomic weapons tests. Read more »
Today, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that it has issued a license to Holtec International to construct and operate a consolidated interim storage facility in Lea County, New Mexico.
If constructed, the NRC license authorizes the facility to store up to 8,680 metric tons of commercially spent nuclear fuel for a 40-year term. Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández… Read more »
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández issued the following statement on Debt Limit.
“The United States pays its bills. Unfortunately, Speaker McCarthy is taking us to the brink of economic disaster by refusing to raise the debt limit - something that was regularly done under House Democratic Leadership and by Republicans under the former President.
If we… Read more »
Today, the Republican controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, which would place political discord over education, force trans students out of the closet and sow conflict in our schools. Rep. Leger Fernández released the following statement:
“With this bill, Republicans are taking their divisive culture wars to our local schools — undermining students,… Read more »
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.-03) issued the following statement after President Biden’s State of the Union speech:
"Tonight, President Biden reminded us of just how far we’ve come as a nation and just how much we’ve accomplished together over the last two years. We immediately passed the American Rescue Plan to save the economy from… Read more »
Representative Teresa Leger Fernández and Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján welcome a federal grant of $1,186,355 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve community health services in Mora, New Mexico.
“Everyone needs access to health care no matter their income, insurance, or zip code. Quality and affordable health care is essential… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández helped pass the fiscal year 2023 appropriations bill to fund the government.
The bill includes $23,552,000 in specific Community Project Funding for New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District. It also includes numerous other provisions she championed, including an additional $1.45 billion for wildfire relief, to uplift New Mexico communities… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández and Senator Martin Heinrich introduced the Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act to promote Tribal food sovereignty and make it easier for Native children to access free meals at school.
“Our kids should never have to worry about where their next meal will come from. Unfortunately, too many Indigenous children continue to lack access to… Read more »
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández issued the following statement after Congress blocks closure of four VA health clinics in her district.
This will effectively prevent the closure of the Española, Gallup, Las Vegas, and Raton veterans health clinics:
“Over the last few months, I listened to veterans in Raton, Las Vegas, Española, and Gallup describe how the… Read more »
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández issued this statement after the Supreme Court majority voted to overturn Roe v. Wade:
“Today, the Supreme Court voted to strip away women’s liberties, end 50 years of abortion rights, and overturn Roe v. Wade. This is a historic and unprecedented dark moment in our history – it marks the first time a Supreme Court took away a… Read more »
