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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) applauded President Biden’s signing of their legislation to rename the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Gallup, New Mexico, as the Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura VA...
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Norma Torres (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to replace the official holiday recognized on the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The bill would also replace any mention of Columbus Day in all federal laws or regulations with...
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after voting to pass a continuing resolution that would continue funding the federal government through November 17, 2023:
"Keeping the government open today with responsible spending levels is a victory for the American people. It’s also important to understand...
IN THE NEWS
Last month, I joined President Biden at a new wind tower manufacturing plant that just opened in Belén, New Mexico.
The opening of this $55 million factory will create 250 advanced manufacturing careers for New Mexicans. These are the types of high-quality trades careers that you can build a family around.
But it wasn’t too long ago that the...
On Monday, the U.S. Interior Department announced a plan to protect more than 4,000 acres in an Indigenous area of southern Sandoval County near Placitas known as Buffalo Tract. The plan would bar new oil drilling and mining for 50 years.
The proposed withdrawal is on four separate tracts and contains known archaeological resources that range from...
On Monday, the U.S. Interior Department announced a plan to protect more than 4,000 acres in an Indigenous area of southern Sandoval County near Placitas known as Buffalo Tract. The plan would bar new oil drilling and mining for 50 years.
The proposed withdrawal is on four separate tracts and contains known archaeological resources that range from...
MARTIN’S BLOG
Dear Friend,
Over the last century, New Mexicans have built a proven track record of powering our country. I know we can do it again.
Passing the Inflation Reduction Act was the single greatest step we have ever taken to build the clean energy future our children deserve.
But to deliver all of the clean energy produced in New Mexico to...
Dear Friend,
We have a lot of work to do to address climate change and build our clean energy future. Many New Mexicans are eager to be the heroes in this story. We need to invest in them.
This week, I chaired a Joint Economic Committee hearing focused on growing the economy of the future by job training for the clean energy transition. Witnesses...
Dear Friend,
The Buffalo Tract is clearly the wrong place for a gravel mine. The environmental impacts on a landscape that many New Mexicans treasure would be irreparable. That’s why I am pleased the Biden administration is heeding the calls of New Mexicans who have stood united in defense of the Buffalo Tract for well over a decade.
This...
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