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Speaking on the House floor, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) called on her colleagues to always work to empower communities and help create opportunities for New Mexicans to get through the pandemic.

Video of Congresswoman Leger Fernández’s remarks is available here.

Remarks:

My district is home to breathtaking mountains, incredible diversity, and a rich history.

To understand my district, you must know - not only it’s beauty - but also its poverty and promise. 

We must create opportunities in places like my district with tremendous challenges, but endless potential.

Create opportunities for countless New Mexicans who lost their jobs.

Create opportunities for essential workers who risk their lives to keep our country running.

And recognize that education is the key to realize the promise of our communities. 

That’s why the first bill I co-led, the Learning Recovery Act, will create opportunities for the most educationally disadvantaged students, who are falling further behind because of the pandemic. 

This bill will address the disparities we know too well in New Mexico.  

I rise to ask us to always work to empower our communities; protect my state’s beauty, diversity, and people; and unleash the potential that we know we have.