PRESS RELEASES
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent a letter to the Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum demanding answers on whether DOI complies with federal records retention requirements, calling for...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement reacting to the Trump administration’s announcement that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has filed a proposed rule to rescind the Roadless Rule.
Established more than 20 years ago, the...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.– U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) in sending a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) demanding the agency withdraw their proposal to roll back drinking water protections – which, if finalized, would remove federal public health limits on the amount of certain PFAS...
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
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.
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.
