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 »
Today, the House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández’s bipartisan Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 6493).
The bill was introduced in January alongside Representatives Dusty Johnson (SD-At Large), David Trone (MD-06), Michael Guest (MS-03), Chris Pappas (NH-01), John Joyce (PA-13), and Lucy McBath (GA-06). This bill… Read more »
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) wrote a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary McDonough urging the Secretary to visit the Las Vegas or Raton veteran health clinics, two of the four clinics that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)… Read more »
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) secured the signing of a bill to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).
The Congresswoman led the bipartisan House effort to pass the two-year extension through Congress with bipartisan support last month. The program was scheduled to sunset in July 2022.
For over thirty years, RECA has provided… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) announced today that the House Committee on Education and Labor passed her Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2022 (H.R.6493). Read more »
