New Mexico Congressional Delegation Demands Review Of Air Force Basing Decision For U.S. Space Command
Congressional Delegation News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) are requesting that the Biden administration conduct a comprehensive review of the Air Force’s decision in the final days of the Trump administration to host the U.S. Space Command headquarters in Huntsville, Ala. – over several final contenders including Albuquerque.
In a letter to President Joe Biden, the lawmakers express concerns that the Air Force’s selection process raises serious questions of political impropriety and demonstrates clear violations of the Air Force’s own standardized process for selecting locations to host organizations of this size.
U.S. Rep. Leger Fernández Introduces Bill To Recover Lost Time In The Classroom After Severe Impact From Covid-19
From the Office of Teresa Leger Fernández:
WASHINGTON U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) joined Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) and U.S. Rep. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (CNMI-at Large) Thursday to introduce the
Learning Recovery Act, a bill to help students recover lost time in the classroom.
The bill is introduced in response to the severe impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on students, educators and parents.
“The pandemic has widened the divide where our students in Title I schools, those with the least resources, have suffered the greatest learning challenges and losses. We must not abandon these children. Additional Title I funding is essential to set our schools on a path towards equitable recovery. With love and concern for our children, I am proud to co-lead the Learning Recovery Act with Chairman Bobby Scott to extend lear