PRESS RELEASES
TAOS, N.M. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), and U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland joined a community gathering with local leaders to commemorate the federal acquisition of 3,700 acres of land adjacent to the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument in Taos County, N.M....
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee, led a letter alongside 19 of his Senate colleagues urging Senate leadership to reject all anti-public lands “poison pill” provisions in the final agreement on the Interior, Environment, and...
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Shelly Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Cory Booker,...
IN THE NEWS
I’m standing in the heart of White Sands National Monument, in southern New Mexico, the largest gypsum dune field in the world. A sea of sand stretches as far as the eye can see—white waves and crests and curls, all uniformly rippled on the surface. The place is so vast that it’s visible from space.
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President Herbert Hoover established it as a national monument in 1933 and now U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich has introduced legislation to elevate White Sands to a national park.
That would certainly be good for New Mexico, resulting in increased visitation and enhanced recognition for the breathtaking site. Elected officials and community leaders have...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., introduced on Monday the White Sands National Park Establishment Act, a bill to designate White Sands National Monument as New Mexico's newest national park.
“The vision to create White Sands National Park has been driven by a diverse coalition of community leaders and local elected...
MARTIN’S BLOG
Dear Friend,
When we talk about building a better future for working families and growing New Mexico’s economy, it starts with our childcare centers and preschools.
This week, I sat down with childcare providers and early educators at the Partnership for Community Action (PCA) in Albuquerque’s South Valley to see firsthand how $250,000 I secured...
Dear Friend,
As I’ve visited with New Mexicans today, my mind has continued to return to this weekend’s horrific events in Butler, Pennsylvania.
My deepest sympathies are with those grieving Corey Comperatore, who died shielding his family from the spray of bullets. I am hoping for healing and recovery for Donald Trump and others who were...
Dear Friend,
I have been proud to work hand-in-hand with the local community in Albuquerque’s South Valley to establish and grow the opportunities at the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge—the first Urban Refuge in the Southwest.
Thanks to New Mexico State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard, we have an exciting opportunity to expand the...
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