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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· Jun 3, 2024

we need to make sure that our forest fighters and the people who not just fight the forests, but who care for the forests have housing, addressing mental health, and the well-being of our Federal firefighters.

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· May 22, 2024

Unfortunately, I do not think that hearing after hearing where we are simply addressing sad, and disturbing incidents, but not addressing legislation to combat them, is what our Nation needs at this time.

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· May 22, 2024

In the past 7 months since antisemitic incidents have spiked across the country, this Committee has held five hearings...

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· May 22, 2024

These are not isolated incidences, they follow a disturbing trend of the far right that embraces antisemitic conspiracies like the Great Replacement Theory.

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· May 22, 2024

I will point out that that bill has an equal number of democrat and republican cosponsors.

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· May 22, 2024

Once again, I call on the Committee to hold a hearing on the legislation to actually address antisemitism, like the Combating Antisemitism Act.

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· May 22, 2024

Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Hayes so very much for organizing and for giving me this time, because I am here on behalf of my good friend and the ranking member of the Rules Committee, Jim McGovern, who Republicans silenced today…

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· May 22, 2024

Unfortunately, antisemitism as we know, is a form of hate also rampant in our politics.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· May 21, 2024

The last time the Department of Justice published covered data was from 2021.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· May 21, 2024

Today, I'm honored to have the opportunity to introduce my good friend and fellow New Mexican Tanya Trujillo.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· May 21, 2024

New Mexicans know drought like few others. We've lived in it for centuries, mastering innovative techniques to conserve precious water resource.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· May 21, 2024

The Department of Justice is required under the Tribal Law and Order Act to submit a yearly report to Congress on Indian Country investigations and prosecutions.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· May 21, 2024

I want to provide assurance to local law enforcement agencies in New Mexico that in fact there is coverage.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· May 21, 2024

In the end, it will be all water users, consumers, businesses, farmers and ranchers, and more that will bear the brunt of these decisions in higher costs and reduced supply.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· May 21, 2024

So I will assume that soon we will get that information. I appreciate that.

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Michelle Lujan Grisham
@michellelujangrisham· Democratic · NM· May 21, 2024

I fought so relentlessly to ensure that the Inflation Reduction Act included funding for Interior to help regions experiencing not just drought but severe drought.

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Michelle Lujan Grisham
@michellelujangrisham· Democratic · NM· May 21, 2024

We're doing the same thing in the Border Irrigation District down by Yuma where by doing the seasonal farming, the farmers are taking some of the money that's being paid to them to line canals and be more efficient.

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