PRESS RELEASES
November 27th, 2023
Heinrich, Luján, Vasquez Welcome Over $1 Million for Head Start Programs at NMSU
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.) are welcoming $1.4 million in federal funding to support Head Start services at New Mexico State University (NMSU).
“I’m proud to welcome over $1 million to support NMSU’s work in creating a strong foundation for our...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a letter led by U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) urging President Biden to work with Israel and international partners to implement a plan that will protect innocent civilian life in Gaza, deliver sustained humanitarian aid, and work...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and founder and co-chair of the Electrification Caucus, is welcoming the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) selection of New Mexico State University (NMSU) as one of 10 institutions nationwide to receive an inaugural grant of $900,000 to...
IN THE NEWS
US Senator Martin Heinrich was in Pecos on Friday to thank constituents for their support to protect the Pecos Watershed from mineral development.
Heinrich met with local leaders from around the Pecos Valley to discussthe bill he introducedwith Senator Ben Ray Lujan that would withdraw all federally-managed minerals in the watershed from...
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...
MARTIN’S BLOG
Dear Friend,
Senator Dennis Chávez’s dedication to the people of New Mexico and to our country left behind a profound legacy. I was proud to lead the legislation to rename the U.S. Post Office in Belén in his honor as a small token of gratitude.
PHOTO: From Left: DeChellie Gray, Senior Field Representative for Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury,...
Dear Friend,
As a young Marine infantryman, Antonio Sanchez of Albuquerque served our country in Vietnam. When he returned home to New Mexico, he placed all of his uniforms, his service medals, and his discharge papers into a duffel bag that was stolen back in the early 1980s.
Mr. Sanchez wanted to retrieve his service awards so he could pass...
Dear Friend,
Few sacrifices are as selfless as those that our nation’s service members and their families make in defense of our country. We owe our nation’s veterans and military families much more than a debt of gratitude or mere words on days like today. We owe them action.
That’s why I believe one of my most important responsibilities as...
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Heinrich Leads Senate Introduction of the Puerto Rico Status ActHeinrich Leads Senate Introduction of the Puerto Rico Status Act
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Heinrich, Local Leaders Highlight Need to Protect Pecos Watershed, Call for Administrative WithdrawalHeinrich, Local Leaders Highlight Need to Protect Pecos Watershed, Call for Administrative Withdrawal
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