PRESS RELEASES
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) welcomed two federal grants totaling $2,470,000 million for Doña Ana County from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to address our changing climate.
DOE awarded $470,000 to...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is cosponsoring the Retaining Educators Takes Added Investment Now (RETAIN) Act to address severe nationwide shortages of early childhood and K-12 teachers that disproportionately impact students from low-income backgrounds and students of color. The goal of the RETAIN Act is to provide an...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomed today’s announcement that the U.S. Department of the Interior has finalized its rule to revise the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) oil and gas leasing regulations to ensure a balanced approach to development, provide a fair return to taxpayers, and help keep drilling activities from...
IN THE NEWS
This month, we mark two years since the worst fire in our state’s history.
The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses. The fire, and the flooding that followed, displaced thousands of New Mexicans for weeks and months on end. In a matter of months, this catastrophe wiped away generations of history and uprooted...
In February, the League of Conservation Voters released its annual 2023 National Environmental Scorecard. Since 1970, the league’s scorecard has evaluated members of Congress on their environmental voting record. This year, New Mexico’s federal delegation came out on top, mirroring the strong support for conservation and climate we saw in the 2024...
PORTALES, N.M. (KFDA) - Federal officials announced a combined $1.8 million in funding for Portales today.
Highlights include U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich said almost $500,000 will come for a new fire rescue engine and $400,000 for sewer lines.
U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez said another $500,000 will come for Portales and Eastern New...
MARTIN’S BLOG
Dear Friend,
I will never forget when fire officials reported the official start of the worst wildfire in our state’s history—the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire—two years ago now. The destruction from the fire and the floods that followed continues to impact many New Mexicans to this day.
I am committed to holding federal agencies accountable...
PHOTO: Former Cochiti Pueblo Governor and U.S. Marine Corps and Vietnam Veteran Dr. Joseph Suina is presented with service medals he earned through his military service, March 22, 2024.
Dear Friend, Last week, at a ceremony at the New Mexico Veterans Memorial in Albuquerque, my office presented former Cochiti Pueblo Governor and U.S. Marine Corps...
Dear Friend,
During his State of the Union address, President Biden called on Congress to put working families first to move our country forward. I couldn’t agree more.
One proven strategy to support working families is full-service community schools, which improve outcomes for our kids by helping public schools deliver wraparound support services...
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