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Congresswoman Leger Fernández Statement After Nomination Of Xochitl Torres Small To Serve As Deputy Secretary Of Agriculture

Washington, DC, February 15, 2023

Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández issued the following statement after President Biden nominated Xochitl Torres Small to serve as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: 

“New Mexico knows rural – it’s our herencia y cultura – it’s also a major economic engine for many ranchers and farmers. Our hermana Xochitl Torres Small has rural in her DNA and will be an amazing advocate at USDA.” 

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