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10.30.26<\/strong> \u2013 <\/strong>U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fern\u00e1ndez is running for a fourth term representing New Mexico’s 3rd<\/sup> Congressional District. Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland spoke with Leger Fern\u00e1ndez about her plans to make housing more affordable, as well as her attempts to secure FEMA relief funds for wildfire victims in her district. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correspondent:<\/strong>\u00a0Gwyneth Doland\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guest:<\/strong>\u00a0U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fern\u00e1ndez, D-NM, District 3\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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