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Committee on Education and Labor Passes Leger Fernndezs Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act
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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). Rep. Leger Fernndez Visits with Local Veterans Across Her District and Works to Keep VA Clinics Open in New Mexico
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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… Rep. Leger Fernndez Votes to Strengthen Health Benefits For Federal Firefighters
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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. Leger Fernndez, Lujn Applaud House Passage of RECA Extension
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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. Reps. Leger Fernndez and Owens Lead Bipartisan Letter to House Leadership Requesting Vote on the RECA Extension Act
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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. Rep. Leger Fernndez Announces Investment from the American Rescue Plan for the Pueblo of Jemez to Develop Energy Independence Study
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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… Rep. Leger Fernndez Opposes Recommendations to Close VA Health Clinics in Her District
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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. Rep. Leger Fernndez Secures Over $74 Million In Local Projects for NM-03
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández voted to fund over $74 million in Community Project Funding for the third congressional district of New Mexico. Rep. Leger Fernndez Secures Investments for New Mexico in Appropriations Bills
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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. Rep. Leger Fernndez Calls on President Biden to Convene a National White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger, and Health
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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. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
