This project to be narrated and language is in his blood, as evidenced by his motto “now is when”, an expression of his father that he used in his campaign.
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Available in congressdiary.com, Leger Fernández addresses all kinds of issues that have to do with whether to do legislative work and the meetings that he must hold to promote the initiatives in which he believes.
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Voting rights, issues about Native Americans, the polarization of Congress and the concerns of the people in his district in New Mexico, which is mostly rural and poor, are some of the issues he addresses in this peculiar newspaper presented in podcast form.
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What is the podcast about?
In the March 16 episode, the legislator addressed the future of water, the rights to use it and how to ensure that the water consumed is not contaminated.
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This is not a minor issue for Leger Fernández, because when she was commissioner of the acequia, she fought to maintain access to water and since her campaign she has wanted to make sure that New Mexico’s water does not disappear.
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“We have the ability to encourage practices that conserve water and we have an obligation to protect our water with the Clean Water Act”, Indicated in the episode“ the future of water ”.
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One of the ideas of the podcast is to open a window for the audience to see how things are in Washington, such as what it takes to pass a law, how the houses of Congress interact, how the effectiveness of legislators depends on relationships what they build, what are the legislator’s biggest challenges and who helps her.
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Everything is talked about here. Yes, mostly in English, but also sometimes in Spanish, as when the legislator uses an expression that is rooted in her Hispanic roots and bilingualism, she explains. Mary-Charlotte You ask, is the producer of the podcast
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For Domandi, the podcast aims to provide an opportunity for those who feel distant from politics to approach legislative work from the perspective of a Latino representative.
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First 100 days in Congress
The podcast has become a kind of testimony of what Leger Fernández has lived through in his first 100 days as a representative.
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Leger Fernández’s family history
In Lager Fernández’s house there is an image of the Holy Child of Atocha along with other family photographs. This image, which is popular in Zacatecas, Mexico, is present in his mother’s name: Manuelita from Atocha Lucero, known as Mela, who pioneered bilingual education in the state.
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They say that her mother learned to read in Spanish at the age of four and that she encouraged her to read the newspaper to her blind grandfather. When he grew up, his mother earned a BA in Sociology from Loretto Heights College in Denver, Colorado.
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Later, bilingual education became a priority for her and her hard work led to the consolidation of the Bilingual Education Law in 1973, which is in force to this day.
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Ray LegerFather of the legislator, he was a state senator and also a bilingual educator and he always told his daughter that his – the father, the mother and their seven children – was a “Chicano” family.
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Since working as a lawyer, she has been committed to the defense of Hispanics and immigrants, as well as Native Americans, who she has affirmed have been victims of discrimination and few opportunities for their development.
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In fact, from the time when she was driving cattle with her father, she remembers very clearly how she used to come across signs in some businesses that said: “No Mexicans or dogs are allowed.”
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He has also supported the extension of coverage in health services, especially since the experience of his own flesh breast cancer.
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As a lawyer, she collaborated in the construction of health clinics, businesses, infrastructure and affordable housing. Now his challenge is for the country to invest in broadband infrastructure, transportation, housing and clean energy. She is convinced that this can make a difference for communities and businesses, today so burdened by the crisis that unleashed the coronavirus pandemic.
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In addition, Leger Fernández served as a White House Fellow during the administration of former President Bill Clinton, serving as a liaison between the Department of Housing and Urban Development of the United States and also worked in the administration of former President Barack Obama, who was elected to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
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A Yale and Stanford Law School graduate, Lager Fernández supports her three young children, who most likely listen to their mother’s podcast to find out about her work.
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