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Teresa Isabel Leger Fernandez is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for New Mexico's 3rd congressional district, a position she has held since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and environmental protection during her time in office. Leger Fernandez has been an advocate for the needs of her constituents, emphasizing the importance of compassion and justice in her public service.
I point out, once again, that these are decisions, individual decisions with regard to gender care that a marine, a naval officer, or enlisted personnel are making in consultation with their doctors and for their family. We are saying we…
If we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up H.R. 9643, a bill to protect and expand nationwide access to fertility treatment, including in vitro fertilization. Mr. Speaker, Republicans have been…
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 211, noes 207, not voting 13, as follows: [Roll No. 495] AYES--211…
I thank Ranking Member McGovern for pointing out what we heard last night. This is all political theater. That is what we heard last night. That is what we are hearing on the floor today, but is that what I heard when I was in New Mexico…
We had to rush over last night to an emergency Rules Committee meeting to engage in this emergency resolution. This isn't an emergency. It is Republican panic. House Republicans are afraid of Vice President Harris. House Republicans are…
This will have a significant impact on the delivery of health services in Indian Country.
I completely agree with you with regards to that, because we cannot be letting this requirement... sap resources from the rest of IHS.
During the Biden administration, we have had historic oil and gas production with many more leases coming online, and so this kind of legislation is precisely needed to make sure that we get the royalty revenues to where they should go…
The House Republicans' bills would give freedom to refrigerators but restrict freedom for American citizens to vote. Last week we marched in parades and celebrated our Nation's 248th birthday. Democracy and elections are at the core of…
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 205, noes 201, not voting 27, as follows: [Roll No. 339] AYES--205…
At a time when women demand that we have reproductive freedoms, Republicans instead brought us a bill to give refrigerators freedom. Republicans say that it is overreach to regulate home appliances, but they will regulate women's bodies…
America. Mr. Speaker, what a beautiful sound it is to just utter the name of this great country of ours. Americans do not share a common ancestry or common religion, but we are bound together by something that is bigger than us: the ideals…
I ask unanimous consent to submit into the record the Department of the Interior's new land acquisition regulations.
I ask unanimous consent to enter into the record the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
Yesterday in Rules, we had a rare but wonderful moment of bipartisanship as we considered the NDAA. Republican Chair Rogers and Democratic Ranking Member Smith spoke in harmonious unison about the benefits of the bill, which increases pay…
I thank Mr. McGovern for pointing out the importance of choosing our leaders wisely and choosing those who would reject tyrannical tendencies themselves or to ally themselves with tyrants. This reminds me that 250 years ago when the…
I think I am going to be asking you for a commitment to implement what the GAO has identified.
We are not living by all of the recommendations, or not living by everything that you have committed to me.
we need to make sure that our forest fighters and the people who not just fight the forests, but who care for the forests have housing, addressing mental health, and the well-being of our Federal firefighters.
I think an amendment to the Small Tracts Act, so we will look forward to working with you on that...
because of Republican cuts you are operating on an $8.2 billion budget, and that is a 25 percent cut from 2022.
we invested $10.8 billion in the Forest Service, we got 400 percent back as a return on investment.
These are not isolated incidences, they follow a disturbing trend of the far right that embraces antisemitic conspiracies like the Great Replacement Theory.
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