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Teresa Leger Fernandez

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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.

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May 22, 2024

Once again, I call on the Committee to hold a hearing on the legislation to actually address antisemitism, like the Combating Antisemitism Act.

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May 22, 2024

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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May 22, 2024

Unfortunately, I do not think that hearing after hearing where we are simply addressing sad, and disturbing incidents, but not addressing legislation to combat them, is what our Nation needs at this time.

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May 22, 2024

In the past 7 months since antisemitic incidents have spiked across the country, this Committee has held five hearings...

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May 22, 2024

Unfortunately, antisemitism as we know, is a form of hate also rampant in our politics.

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May 22, 2024

I will point out that that bill has an equal number of democrat and republican cosponsors.

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May 16, 2024

This National Police Week, I rise to give thanks to the officers who keep us safe every day everywhere. Police have families who love them and miss them when long hours keep them on the road and on duty. My gratitude extends to their…

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May 8, 2024

I urge support for my motion so that the Natural Resources Committee can consider this amendment, this time in good faith.

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May 8, 2024

Last week, House Republicans tried to pass H.R. 2925 to make it easier for the biggest mining corporations to take our public lands and mineral resources without giving the American people a dime. I filed a motion to send the bill back to…

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May 8, 2024

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Leger Fernandez of New Mexico moves to recommit the bill H.R. 2925 to the Committee on Natural…

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May 7, 2024

We are also here today to debate Republicans' terrible mining rule, which would open millions of acres of public lands to foreign-owned mining companies. I find it ridiculous that we are here today because, just last week, this House voted…

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May 7, 2024

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, we are here today because Republicans think appliances have more rights than people and because they think that creating and perpetuating nonsense culture war issues will win them votes…

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May 1, 2024

Happy Small Business Week. Today, I rise to recognize the Small Business Administration's support and advocacy for businesses and communities as they sustain and strengthen the backbone of the American economy. I especially thank SBA New…

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May 1, 2024

America was blessed by our creator with natural beauty and an abundance of natural resources, from grazing to farmlands to minerals, fossil fuels, solar, and wind so we could feed our families and fuel our progress. We owe the American…

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May 1, 2024

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Leger Fernandez of New Mexico moves to recommit the bill H.R. 2925 to the Committee on Natural…

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May 1, 2024

I hope my colleagues will join me in pushing back against China owning our resources and voting for this and making sure American companies are the ones owning our resources. I hope they will vote for the motion to recommit. {time} 1445

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Apr 30, 2024

The article can be found here: Https://www.savetheboundary waters.org/sites/default/files/resource- file/Campaign%20To%20 Save%20The%20Boundary%20 Waters%20__%202022%20Post-Election%20Poll%20Results.pdf Madam Speaker, the poll found over…

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Apr 30, 2024

I would like to enter into the record, actually, my objection to this absurd attack on Democrats for pointing out that this bill has in the title ``anti-Semitism,'' but there are problems with it. We need to address anti-Semitism and look…

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Apr 30, 2024

The natural resources bills that we are dealing with here today, as I pointed out, are a great gift to big mining corporations and overturn decades of work by local organizations and by the public in these areas who want to see their lands…

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Apr 30, 2024

I just want to make the record clear. Democrats and President Biden have repeatedly and constantly, and not just since October 7, condemned anti-Semitism and taken actual actions to actually address it, and that is the problem with what we…

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Apr 30, 2024

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 209, noes 205, not voting 15, as follows: [Roll No. 163] AYES--209…

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Apr 30, 2024

That analysis found that the Biden administration's Public Lands Rule received 92 percent of support in public comments. Madam Speaker, 92 percent of the 150,000 Americans who commented on this rule agreed that the BLM is moving in the…

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Apr 30, 2024

The article can be found here: https://www.coloradocollege.edu/other/stateoftherockies/ conservationinthewest/2023.html This survey found that 82 percent of voters across 8 Western States support the conservation of our public lands and…

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Apr 30, 2024

I also ask unanimous consent to include in the Record an article from The Atlantic titled: ``Trump Defends White-Nationalist Protesters: `Some Very Fine People on Both Sides.' '' The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request…

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Apr 30, 2024

I thank the gentlewoman from Minnesota for the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. America was blessed by our creator with natural beauty and an abundance of natural resources--from grazing to farmlands, to…

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