PRESS RELEASES
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement honoring Labor Day.
“Today we honor American workers – the people who build our country and keep it running.
“I grew up in a union home. My father was a proud IBEW lineman, and his union wages helped me go to school, helped our family afford a home, and provided...
Heinrich & Luján fight for affordable child care while Trump & Republicans attack Head Start & cut federal child care programs to give massive tax handouts to billionaires
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), one of only two Head Start graduates to serve in the Senate, joined U.S. Senators...
WASHINGTON As temperatures climbed to historic levels once again this summer, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), announced legislation that would implement workplace heat stress protections in New Mexico and nationwide.
“Every day, thousands of New Mexicans work to maintain our grid, build our roads, care for our...
IN THE NEWS
Democrats are going to make increasing energy prices an issue for Republicans in the next election cycles, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ranking member Martin Heinrich said Tuesday.
President Donald Trump promised to bring down energy prices during his campaign, but congressional Republicans are threatening to cut incentives for...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins on the harmful impacts of the “Department of Government Efficiency’s” (DOGE) actions on the United States Forest Service (USFS). The letter...
June 9th, 2025
Senator Martin Heinrich calls for Torrance County ICE detention facility to be closed
New Mexico’s senior senator is calling for a New Mexico-based Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility to be closed, after his congressional staff observed troubling conditions during a visit in late May.
“For years, detainees have been denied adequate access to legal services and medical care while being subjected to inhumane living...
MARTIN’S BLOG
Dear Friend,
I voted against Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to be President Trump’s Director of National Intelligence today. Here’s why: Time and again, Ms. Gabbard has elevated conspiracy theories, parroted dictators’ talking points, and repeatedly undermined our country’s national security. Her poor judgment and lack of national...
Dear Friend,
We’re losing nearly 75,000 Americans each year to illicit fentanyl overdoses. I refuse to accept this reality. That’s why I’m working to deliver the tools law enforcement personnel need to keep these extremely lethal and dangerous drugs off our streets and ensure scientists can research and better understand these substances.
Dear Friend,
Our economy, our healthcare system, our schools, our law enforcement and fire departments, our newborns, our elders, our veterans – everyone, everywhere in New Mexico. President Trump is attempting to shove all of this over a cliff.
In New Mexico alone, Trump's blockade on federal funding will make it impossible for thousands to pay...
