Teresa Leger Fernandez

We need to make sure that we get those fifty Republicans or at least get--do away with the filibuster.

We must work on that.

I think what you have just pointed out is that our job is to make it easier for voters to vote, whether it is in a Tribal election or a Federal election.

We also know that we still have problems in New Mexico. It is not that we are perfect, but it is that we are going to address those issues.

Those range from closing polling places in Black and Latino communities, which would make those lines longer and much longer than the 30 minutes that we have proscribed in our act.

We know that is not how we do stuff here. So instead of litigation, we had legislation.

We had a hearing in Florida about the disinformation specifically targeted to Spanish speakers and how that disinformation in Florida is then exported, sort of cleaned up like there is a laundering effect on disinformation, then imported…

One of the top reasons why my constituents have been reaching out to me is that they want to urge a ban on individual stock ownership for Members.

Waiting until reelection allows that Member to make the choice as to whether they will continue to ask for that.

I don't think Members should be in the business of owning or trading individual stocks.

This is what healthcare looks like in rural America. This is what healthcare looks like in rural New Mexico.

I really want to thank you and the administration for putting forth a budget that has mandatory funding for the IHS.

Wildfires have been a reality in New Mexico for centuries, for millennia. But we know that climate change and drought are making wildfires worse and we must address that.

My vote in support of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was a recognition of this huge need.

Thank you, Chair Grijalva, and thank you to the witnesses and this whole discussion that we are having about the topic in terms of the roles and the importance of tribes actually participating and managing their own lands, which are also…

When we invest in our workers, we can do something we haven't done in a long time--build a better America.

As we build a better America, we need to make sure that we are creating the opportunities so all of our students can realize the possibility of their dreams, right?

I absolutely agree with you, that strengthening the employees was a good thing.

I want to give a shoutout to New Mexico Highlands University, one of the HSIs in my district.

I am glad to hear there is progress, even though there is so much work that we need to do.

Thank you very much, Madam Chairperson Lofgren. And, once again, thank you for holding this important hearing.

It has been, you know, over a year since that harrowing attack on our Capitol by Trump supporters seeking to stop the constitutional counting of the electoral college votes.

The ways they can do that are--you know, The Markup did a great investigation right after January 6th showing the two different Facebooks that Republicans and Democrats were seeing.

I can tell you that this issue comes up a lot as I talk to my constituents.

I truly appreciated your comments about how protection of our personal data held by the government is linked to people's trust in our government.