Congresswoman Leger Fernández visited every community-based outpatient clinic (CBOC) in her district that is at risk of closure. In addition, she held listening sessions in every affected community as part of her ‘Voices for Veterans’ or ‘Voces de Veteranos’ tour. She will continue to carry their voices in the halls of Congress as she works to keep the… Read more »
WASHINGTON– Yesterday, Rep. Leger Fernández voted for and the House passed the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act to strengthen these brave first responders’ access to workers’ compensation benefits after contracting cancer or other illnesses from doing their job. Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) applauded the House passage of a two-year extension of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández and Congressman Burgess Owens led a bipartisan letter to Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Hoyer, Minority Leader McCarthy, and Minority Whip Scalise. Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $536,200 grant to the Pueblo of Jemez for a feasibility study for the tribe’s energy independence. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan Indigenous Communities program. The Congresswoman helped pass the legislation that… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández sent a letter to VA Secretary McDonough regarding her opposition to the recommended closing of the Gallup, Las Vegas, Raton, and Española community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) in her district. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández voted to fund over $74 million in Community Project Funding for the third congressional district of New Mexico. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández announced she secured key wins in the (FY) 2022 omnibus appropriations bill for New Mexico, especially for rural parts of her district. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández joined the Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raúl M. Grijalva and Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern in calling on President Biden to Convene a National White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger, and Health. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and 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), introduced the bipartisan Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act to help higher education institutions implement programs to prevent alcohol and substance misuse on campus and support those with substance use disorders. Read more »
