Teresa Leger Fernandez said "what is worse is their bill blocks the Federal Government from monitoring States' use of TANF dollars for those anti-abortion clinics. They don't want accountability on those clinics. I would tell my Republican colleagues not to lecture us about waste, fraud, and abuse when they refuse to monitor anti-abortion clinics and when they stay silent when Trump pardons over 44 people convicted of fraud. That is a conviction of fraud, not just a suggestion. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose this rule." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 21, 2026

what is worse is their bill blocks the Federal Government from monitoring States' use of TANF dollars for those anti-abortion clinics. They don't want accountability on those clinics. I would tell my Republican colleagues not to lecture us about waste, fraud, and abuse when they refuse to monitor anti-abortion clinics and when they stay silent when Trump pardons over 44 people convicted of fraud. That is a conviction of fraud, not just a suggestion. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose this rule.

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Teresa Leger Fernandez

Democratic · New Mexico

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Editor's note · Context

Opposing a bill that limits federal monitoring of TANF funds used for anti-abortion clinics.

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