Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM-03), Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44) introduced the Latina Equal Pay Day Resolution to recognize the disparity in wages paid to Latinas, the significance of equal pay, and its larger impact on women, families, and the economy.
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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 »
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 Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the following statement on the House passage of the Build Back Better Act: Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), attended the White House signing ceremony of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44) introduced the Latina Equal Pay Day Resolution to acknowledge the disparity in wages paid to Latinas and its larger impact on women, families, and the economy. Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández voted for the Women’s Health Protection Act to protect the right to access abortion care throughout the United States, no matter what state they live in. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández announced she secured over $74 million for NM-03 through community project funding requests in appropriations legislation. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Leger Fernández welcomes the announcement that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will award $200 million to support domestic violence survivors and their children. Read more »