PRESS RELEASES
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) reintroduced the bipartisan Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act to increase opportunities for families living in poverty. The bill aligns and links existing systems and funding streams to target both parents and children with support aimed at increasing...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) are calling for the passage of their legislation, the Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act, after a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that more coordination needs to be done at a national level to assist state and localities in...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) has introduced the Pathways to Health Careers Act that builds on the success of the Health Profession Opportunity Grant Program using the same two-generation approach that combines job training with critical family supports that low-income parents need to succeed in achieving their health...
IN THE NEWS
Late last week, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) held a press conference to note the introduction of two powerful pieces of legislation designed to ameliorate multigenerational poverty in New Mexico and the rest of the US, too.
The two-generation system links services for parents and children in such a way as to enable success and increase...
Earlier this month, I hosted a Town Hall at the Las Cruces Convention Center with Senator Tom Udall. It was encouraging to see hundreds of people engage in our democracy and ask important questions about the direction of our state and nation. I am also grateful for the calls and letters I receive from New Mexicans every day in my offices about a...
A prosperous new future for New Mexico starts with investing in education.
In recent decades, our state has kept college tuition lower than our neighboring states, supported programs like the Lottery Scholarship, and made sure community colleges, branch campuses, and tribal universities can serve communities across our state. All of that is...
MARTIN’S BLOG
Dear Friend,
Thirteen years ago today, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. I will always be proud that one of the first votes I ever took in Congress—and still one of the most meaningful—was to pass the ACA.
Since then, I have heard from thousands of New Mexicans about how the ACA has helped...
Dear Friend,
Last fall, Santa Fe resident Evaggelos Klonis contacted my office to see if we could help him with expediting the replacement of his passport. Mr. Klonis had been pursuing a master’s degree abroad and living in Germany with his fiancée, who was expecting their first child. He traveled back to New Mexico to make...
Dear Friend,
For more than a decade now, New Mexicans have stood united in defense of the Buffalo Tract. These parcels of federal Bureau of Land Management land are intermixed with residential communities in Sandoval County and are important landscapes for Santa Ana and San Felipe Pueblos. They also serve as a critical wildlife corridor between the...
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Heinrich, Stansbury Bring Together Tribal, Local Leaders To Showcase Community-Driven Legislation To Protect Buffalo TractHeinrich, Stansbury Bring Together Tribal, Local Leaders To Showcase Community-Driven Legislation To Protect Buffalo Tract
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Heinrich Joins National Audubon Society Bird OutingHeinrich Joins National Audubon Society Bird Outing
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