PRESS RELEASES
WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) led the bicameral introduction of their Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act, legislation to help ensure Tribal nations have equal access to federal...
The letter follows an admission from the Trump administration that the decision to cancel energy project grants in states that did not vote for Trump was “based solely” on politicsHeinrich, Murray, colleagues: “It is an attack on the rule of law and the basic democratic principle that the federal government serves the entire country—not merely...
WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee business meeting to consider pending legislation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, criticized legislation that removes protections for public lands, emphasizing the need for bipartisan collaboration within the Committee. Heinrich...
IN THE NEWS
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich called on President Donald Trump to sign bipartisan housing legislation into law, after Trump abruptly canceled his plans to do so Wednesday morning.
Trump posted on social media Wednesday morning he would not sign the housing legislation, called the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, until the Senate passed his bill...
When I draw a hunting tag, especially for elk, one of the first things I do is pull out a map. I look for public land – and then I look for roads, because that’s where the elk aren’t.
That’s because elk need food, water, and a secure place to bed – and that usually means being miles from any open roads. Want to fill your freezer? Find the roadless...
Numerous members of the Senate Democratic caucus sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, urging it to do more to curb the New World screwworm fly that recently crossed the border.
There are seven confirmed cases of the flesh-eating pest in the U.S., six in Texas and one in New Mexico, threatening the region's livestock industry.
The...
MARTIN’S BLOG
Chaco Canyon is one of the most sacred and culturally significant places in New Mexico. And right now, we need you to help us protect it by submitting a public comment before July 29.
Dear Friend,
250 years ago, a group of Americans declared that government exists to serve people—not the other way around. That radical idea became the foundation of this nation, and it’s one worth fighting for in every generation.
Last week, Senate Republicans on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee took a bipartisan wildfire bill and made it a Trojan Horse to repeal the Roadless Rule. Now the legislation will go to the Senate Floor, completely bypassing public input – 99 percent of whom want the Roadless Rule to stay. The bottom line is: The Roadless Rule...
