CLOVIS, N.M. – U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, participated in a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction on a new 21,000 square foot terminal at Clovis Regional Airport (CVN). The new terminal at Clovis Regional Airport is fully funded by a $15.7 million grant and a $3.5 million grant from the Infrastructure Law — legislation passed by Democrats in the N.M. Congressional Delegation — and a Heinrich-led $3.5 million Congressionally Directed Spending award that is advancing in the Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill that passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee in July. Read more »
SANTA FE, N.M. – U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomed $1,345,637 for the Santa Fe Housing Trust to provide more pathways to first-time home ownership to 2,050 New Mexicans living with HIV/AIDS. This grant is funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban… Read more »
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) are announcing $3,068,909 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Tribal communities to serve individuals with opioid use disorder and co-occurring substance use… Read more »
ALBUQUERQUE NM – Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held a press conference to discuss the growing homeownership and housing affordability crisis. They were joined by Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) and Homewise CEO Mike Loftin. Congresswoman Leger Fernández discussed her recently introduced bill, the Home of Your Own Act, which would create national one-time, $30,000 homeownership grants for down payment assistance, closing costs, and repairs at move-in to help New Mexicans and families across the country become first-time homeowners. A pilot program funded by $750,000 in Community Project Funds secured by the Congresswoman has already helped multiple New Mexico families achieve the dream of purchasing their first home. Read more »
U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined RECA advocates for a press conference calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson to hold a vote on a Senate-passed bill that would strengthen the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). It has been over… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 7, 2024 – U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are welcoming $800,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor to support disaster-relief jobs and training services in communities affected by the South Fork and Salt Fires. Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury and Gabe Vasquez called on House leadership to fully fund the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Disaster Relief Fund (DRF). In a letter to House leadership, they emphasized the urgent need for federal disaster relief funding to support New Mexico communities affected by recent natural… Read more »
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are welcoming $2,792,276 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to improve airports across New Mexico. Read more »
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and welcomed $1 million in grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) and the City of Ratón. This funding was made possible through the Infrastructure Law, which was passed by Democrats in the N.M. Congressional Delegation. Read more »
Yesterday, the House Natural Resources Committee heard Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández’s five pivotal water rights settlement bills for 11 tribes in New Mexico. If passed, the bills could deliver a combined $3.6 billion in water infrastructure investments—one of the largest investments in water infrastructure in New Mexico history.
"Yesterday, we considered… Read more »
