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PHOTOS and VIDEOS SANTA FE, N.M. — This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, visited the Frijoles Fire Command Center to receive a briefing on the operations and status of the fire and meet with Incident Commanders, firefighters, first responders, and support staff...
PHOTOS HERE  ELY, MINN. — Last week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, visited gateway communities to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), where he met with local advocates, volunteers, non-profit leaders, and the Three Chippewa Bands, on how Senate...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, in opposing BLM’s proposal to overturn the 2024 Waste Prevention,...

IN THE NEWS

Democrats are eager to accelerate clean energy infrastructure development and the jobs that come along with it — and a bipartisan deal on permitting reform is a big piece of that puzzle. But, they’re warning, if those talks fall apart, the blame is squarely on President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. Democrats said Tuesday that communications with the...
New Mexico’s congressional delegation had a lot to say last week on the opioid overdose and fentanyl crises gripping the state, notably demanding answers in an unfolding scandal in which federal authorities allowed massive amounts of fentanyl to be sold here. In a Monday letter to Terrance Cole, the administrator of the Drug Enforcement...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will let the bipartisan housing bill approved by Congress become law without his signature, saying Friday he was refusing to put his name on it because of the little progress made in passing a strict voter ID bill he has been pushing. “I will not sign the Housing Bill, which has been fully approved by Congress...

MARTIN’S BLOG

Today marks the 110th anniversary of the National Park Service, created by President Woodrow Wilson to protect some of the most treasured places in our country and ensure they belong to all Americans.
There was a preventable tragedy in New Mexico late in the night on May 13th, and I’m leading our delegation in demanding answers.
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.

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