PRESS RELEASES
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement calling for U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem to resign or be fired due to DHS’ lawlessness, including the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ICU nurse.
“Kristi Noem lied about what we all saw with our...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined 15 Senate Democrats to send a letter demanding answers from U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon on the Trump Administration’s proposal to eliminate student loan repayment options for millions of Americans.
The senators’ letter comes after the...
In 2025, inflation raised costs for New Mexicans across the board, including $162 more for housing and $217 more for transportation
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), joined JEC Democrats to release a new report finding that New Mexico families spent $1,355 more on average because of...
IN THE NEWS
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich hosted three events in Las Cruces today.
Heinrich visited Mayfield Student Health Clinic for a tour and a roundtable. Then he went had a news conference to discuss insurance premiums.
Heinrich put health care costs at the center of his visit today. His team says that Republicans' efforts...
All five members of New Mexico’s all-Democratic Congressional delegation have signed on to a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins that requests the state be excluded from the Trump administration’s proposed repeal of the so-called Roadless Rule.
The 24-year-old Roadless Area Conservation Rule was implemented to restrict...
LAS CRUCES — A panel of community advocates and a physician sounded an alarm Friday over how New Mexico's health care system will be affected once changes enacted under the federal reconciliation law, known as H.R. 1 or the "One Big Beautiful Bill" signed by President Donald Trump in July, take effect in January.
At the end of this year, federal...
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...
