the name 'Medicare Advantage' is misleading, it isn't part of Medicare at all.
The Republicans have already given $1 trillion to the military.
Yeah, we're going to put sanctions.
for humanitarian reasons

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· May 23, 2023

Yes, indeed, I agree that we need to make sure that we address fentanyl for every community whether it be New York or New Mexico, because the fentanyl crisis is a public health crisis, and families are losing loved ones every day. Indeed…

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 23, 2023

it is ironic that we are having this conversation in this Committee, because I have sat here for the last several months listening to my colleagues talk about why we need to gut NEPA, and expedite permitting, and not hear from communities.

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 23, 2023

We know you traveled at great lengths to get here, and we are really grateful that you are able to be with us.

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 23, 2023

there are thousands of New Mexicans, multi-generational families in New Mexico, who are living with the legacy of cancer, who have died too young, and who are still living with the legacy of toxic water in their communities.

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· May 23, 2023

I think what we heard on the House floor today was agreement, agreement on the need to address the scourge of fentanyl and what it is doing to our communities. I think we heard individuals talk about the individual pain they feel, whether…

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 23, 2023

I had the tremendous opportunity last fall to go join the rest of the delegation and both pueblo and Navajo leaders at Chaco Canyon with Secretary Haaland.

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· May 23, 2023

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 217, noes 204, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 231] AYES--217…

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· May 23, 2023

This GAO report highlights the failures of the last administration in addressing this crisis we are talking about today. The rule also makes in order two Congressional Review Act disapproval resolutions. H.J. Res. 45 would roll back the…

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 23, 2023

they are a moral and an actual legal trust responsibility of the Federal Government to make good on our promises to protect these lands for Indigenous communities, and to do proper consultation.

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· May 23, 2023

While my colleague speaks loudly about stopping fentanyl at the border, I will remind him that this bill doesn't do anything about fentanyl at the border. Indeed, the Republicans in the Rules Committee last night rejected amendments which…

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· May 23, 2023

I thank Mr. Burgess for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, today while we stand here debating this rule, the Republicans' default on America's plan is holding Americans…

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 22, 2023

I have spent much of my elected career... fighting to change this broken system.

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 22, 2023

I personally believe that healthcare is a human right, a fundamental right.

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Teresa Leger Fernandez
@teresalegerfernandez· Democratic · NM· May 22, 2023

I always look forward to it when we have the bipartisan support for, including tribes, recognizing them as sovereign nations.

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 22, 2023

We have talked a lot this morning about the Inflation Reduction Act...

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· May 22, 2023

These for-profit companies are helping to drive more and more care providers out of business.

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