Teresa Leger Fernandez: “We are going to move to make sure it is in the rules package, because we will be in charge next year.”

On Aug. 4, the day the fire started, New Mexico Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, D, requested that the Government Accountability Office, a federal watchdog agency, 'examine the prevalence and potential effects of toxic metals in fire…

The immediate emergency response is critical, but we must also address the lasting damage to farmland, water, and infrastructure.

This is bigger than a moment. It’s a reckoning, and Americans are ready to have this conversation about power, abuse, and who gets protected.

When we invest in our infrastructure, we invest in New Mexico’s future.