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Leger Fernndez Introduces Bipartisan RECA Expansion Bill
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) introduced bipartisan legislation designed to extend and expand eligibility under the RECA program to those who have suffered from cancers and other diseases related to fallout from above-ground nuclear weapons testing during the Cold War period of the 1950s and 1960s. Rep. Leger Fernndez Introduces House Bill to Expand Tribal Broadband Application Deadline
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WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), introduced the bipartisan Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act to expand the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC's) 2.5 GHz Rural Tribal Priority Window. Rep. Leger Fernndez Secures Over $74 Million for Community Projects Across the District
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WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández announced she secured over $74 million for NM-03 through community project funding requests in appropriations legislation. Rep. Leger Fernndez Secures Key Wins for Tribes, Water Projects, Apprenticeships, Chaco Canyon, in Appropriations Bills
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WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández announced she secured key policy provisions in appropriations legislation to help Tribal communities, expand the clean energy workforce, protect Chaco Canyon, fund rural water programs, protect students from lunch shaming, address access to firearms as a means to prevent suicides, and more. House Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on Fernndez, Young, Cole, Davids STOP Act
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WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández, Don Young (R-Alaska), Tom Cole (R-Okla.), and Sharice Davids’ (D-Kan.) STOP Act. Rep. Leger Fernndez Secures USDA Commitment To Work To End Lunch Shaming and Improve Tribal Nutrition Programs
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WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández secured USDA’s commitment to review its policies around lunch shaming in order to strengthen protections for children during today’s Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee hearing. Rep. Leger Fernndez Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation To Safeguard Tribal Items
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Don Young (R-Alaska), Tom Cole (R-Okla.), and Sharice Davids (D-Kan.) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to prohibit the exporting of sacred Native American items and increase penalties for stealing and illegally trafficking Tribal cultural patrimony ICYMI: Rep. Leger Fernndez Highlights Funding to Help Women, Children, and Tribal Communities
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WASHINGTON – On Friday, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández spoke on the House Floor in favor of the American Rescue Plan and highlighted the funding that would address the complex needs of New Mexico’s communities. Rep. Leger Fernndez Elected Chair of House Natural Resources Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States
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WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) announced she will serve as Chair of the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States for the 117th Congress. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
