Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the following statement on the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the advancement of the Build Back Better Act. The infrastructure bill includes $550 billion in new federal investments in our roads and bridges, water infrastructure, and broadband.
“The passage of the Infrastructure… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) introduced the Pecos Watershed Protection Act to protect the Pecos Watershed from mineral development. Read more »
Today, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that included two of Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández’s (D-NM) amendments. The first encourages the Air Force to use existing authority to acquire property and provide relocation assistance to those impacted by PFAS contamination. The amendment also requires a report detailing contamination… Read more »
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. Read more »
Associated Press: Drought tests centuries-old water traditions in New Mexico
By Susan Montoya Bryan
September 18, 2021
ABIQUIU, N.M. (AP) — At the edge of a sandstone outcropping, Teresa Leger Fernández looks out on the Rio Chama. The river tracks a diverse landscape from the southern edge of the Rocky Mountains through rugged basalt hillsides, layers of volcanic tuff,… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the following statement following this week’s Natural Resources and Education and Labor Committee markups for the Build Back Better Act: Read more »
WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, this week, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández concluded her Agua es Vida Tour to put a spotlight on the climate change impact on New Mexico. Read more »
SANTA FE – Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández kicked off her Agua es Vida (Water is Life) Tour to put a spotlight on the impact climate change is having on the state and the innovative work being done to preserve our water resources 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 »
