Teresa Leger Fernandez

I really appreciated your poignant written remarks about how democracy is simultaneously the only legitimate authority capable of helping the surveillance capitalism but also a prime target.

I want to focus a bit on how data privacy or the lack thereof impacts our elections and our democracy.

Disparate impact is also prohibited under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and that was part of the intent of the legislation.

This bill is called the Environmental Justice, right? That we are focused on making sure that everybody has justice in the same sense of access to that clean air, access to economic opportunities that don't come at the expense of somebody…

We exploded an atomic bomb here, and the people who were exposed to that have not been able to get compensation.

I too want to recognize and acknowledge the importance of this bill and Representative Gonzales's bringing it to our attention because we must remember that all stories--all stories--whether they be good or bad, whether they concern…

I am so grateful to Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton because she knows how to listen to brilliant women no matter the age. We really need to thank Ms. Raya Kenney for coming up with the idea. Precisely, as we have heard on the floor of…

I truly appreciate Representative Cole bringing into the discussion about this bill the fact of how it has impacted his own Tribe and their ability to take land into trust and not be subject to these unnecessary, frivolous, and…

Serving in public office is and should be a sacred responsibility, and that responsibility calls upon us to condemn hate when we see it. If we let hate fester and spread, then it will destroy us. That is why one in three women have been…

Today we join with President Biden, Vice President Harris, Senators, Congressmen, mayors, and Governors to witness the signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. And do you know what? It was summed up as a BFD today, and…

This is such an important hearing because it impacts all of those who work with us.

I really want to thank the witnesses not just for being witnesses, and lending their expertise today, but for the work they are doing in the communities to make a difference, to empower, as we've just heard.

I'm very pleased to be a co-sponsor for the Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act with Chair Bonamici.

I have no further requests for time, and I would inquire whether my colleague has any remaining speakers on their side. I reserve the balance of my time.

I thank the gentlewoman so much for bringing to light and describing those individuals for whom we are working today, but it is they who are us. We are part of their communities and they have been telling us these stories and we are…

I would also note that when we adjust for the climate, we are also creating jobs. We anticipate there will be 763,000 green jobs available to our communities when we pass Build Back Better and address the climate crisis. Mr. Speaker, I…

I thank the gentlewoman so much for her words. I do think it is important to remember what it actually means for a family. In New Mexico, the average cost of infant care is $8,617. That makes New Mexico one of 33 States and D.C. where…

New Mexico is a border state with Texas. Because of the extreme abortion ban, our Texas hermanas are driving hours to receive abortion care in New Mexico. We are receiving women's rights refugees with open arms, hearts, and open clinics…

The restrictions in terms that are being enacted really are targeted so that certain communities cannot--cannot--succeed in getting that beautiful portrait of themselves in Congress

But essentially, those elections took place with maps that were later found to be unlawful, and, therefore, Native Americans did not have the kind of representation for 7 years while laws were being passed.

But I think that is a huge issue, is respecting Tribal boundaries and respecting Tribal communities of interest, and some redistricting bodies do not do that.

They won. Right? They won those lawsuits, many of those lawsuits, proving that gerrymandering and changes in laws and procedures were unlawful, in contrast to, as Mr. Waldman noted, the big lie that there has been fraud in elections, which…

The witness testimony today and in our earlier hearings laid out multiple examples of how after the Shelby County decision communities were forced to bring Section 2 cases as States formerly under preclearance immediately passed laws--or…

The failure to have representation often leads to policies, legislative policies, that don't assist those particular communities.

I do appreciate the support for the orphaned wells bill that I have sponsored.