A virtual meeting designed to give Albuquerque residents a chance to hear directly from their congressional representatives about federal issues affecting thousands of local students, military families and vulnerable residents has been postponed until October.
The Congressional Delegation Meeting, originally set for July 22 and rescheduled to July 28, is now planned for October and will be hosted by the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM-1), Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2), and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3) will be discussing federal government actions on healthcare, energy, defense, and education — all issues with major local impacts.
The chamber said, “Due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts, our congressional delegation session scheduled for July 28 needs to be rescheduled. We are currently coordinating with their offices to reschedule for October 2025 and will share the new date and time as soon as it’s confirmed.”
Rep. Stansbury has been pushing healthcare initiatives that affect residents. On July 18, she fought for expanded healthcare access in rural and Indigenous communities during an Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee hearing. In June, she introduced the IHS Provider Expansion Act to address healthcare provider shortages affecting Native American communities throughout New Mexico.
Rep. Leger Fernandez has focused on energy resilience issues that directly impact New Mexico’s power grid. On July 18, she introduced the Weather-Safe Energy Act of 2025, which would create a federal weather data platform to help utilities prepare for extreme weather events.
“When the lights go out during a heat wave, flood, or wildfire, it’s not just inconvenient—it’s a matter of life or death,” Leger Fernandez said in a press release. “Every family deserves to know the power will stay on, no matter the forecast.”
The congressional meeting comes as the City of Albuquerque fights to protect more than $92 million in federal funding that supports police officers, affordable housing and homelessness programs. The city has joined lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to withhold money from cities that limit cooperation with immigration enforcement.
“Federal policies are putting essential services and Albuquerque families at risk,” Mayor Tim Keller said. “We need to ensure our police officers are well-equipped and fairly paid, and that vulnerable people aren’t pushed further into homelessness.”
The October meeting will allow residents to hear from all three representatives about their work on these and other federal issues affecting Albuquerque. The event is part of the Chamber’s regular programming featuring high-ranking public officials and policy experts.
Registration information for the virtual event can be found on the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce website.