WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the two-year anniversary of the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández , Melanie Stansbury, and Gabe Vasquez and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján are highlighting how the landmark legislation has delivered billions of dollars in historic infrastructure investments to New Mexico. Read more »
WASHINGTON — October 31 – U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández, Melanie Stansbury, and Gabe Vasquez and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján announced a $235.1 million allocation to continue fulfilling settlements of Indian water rights claims using funding from the Infrastructure Law and the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund. Read more »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján announced the U.S. Postal Service has opened two mobile units in Chimayo, New Mexico. Earlier this year, a fire destroyed the U.S. Post Office in Chimayó leaving residents without reliable mail services. Leger Fernández, Heinrich, and Luján, wrote to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to restore postal service to the community of Chimayó. The USPS heeded their call and has opened two mobile units that will provide limited retail services and offer local pickup of mail and small parcels. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández released a statement following the White House’s request for $16 billion in emergency child care funding. This comes after the Congresswoman, Vice Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), joined other DWC members to urge the White House to address the issue. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández released the following statement after House Republicans voted to elect Representative Mike Johnson as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Congresswoman Leger Fernández voted for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, as she did for the past four rounds of Speakership votes. Read more »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández, Vice Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), joined other DWC members to urge the White House to address child care funding. Critical federal child care resources expired on September 30th, 2023, and thousands of families are at risk of losing access to childcare. Read more »
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) welcomed $26.7 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program for two projects in northern New Mexico as part of the largest federal investment in America’s electric grid in history. Read more »
WASHINGTON – October 19, 2023 – U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M), U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA-03), and Madeleine Dean (D-PA-04) introduced legislation in both the House and Senate chambers to make community college and two-year Tribal Colleges and Universities more accessible by waiving tuition fees for eligible students. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández, sent a letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore urging him to honor his commitment to use infrared drones for all prescribed burns in New Mexico. Rep. Leger Fernández previously secured a commitment from Chief Moore to use infrared drones during prescribed fires after a holdover pile burn unknowingly smoldered for months and helped start the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. Infrared drones allow the Forest Service to safely and effectively monitor prescribed fires and verify that the fire is completely out. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Representative Teresa Leger Fernández introduced the Pecos Watershed Protection Act, legislation to protect portions of the Pecos Watershed in northern New Mexico from all mineral development. U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced the companion legislation in the House of Representatives and Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) is an original cosponsor of the legislation. Read more »
