press releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 24, 2019) — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined Senators Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and James Risch (R-Idaho) to introduce bipartisan legislation to incentivize responsible renewable energy...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 24, 2019) – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered the keynote address at the International Summit on the Electric Transmission Grid. At the event, held at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., Senator Heinrich announced plans to introduce...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At 6 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. MT on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will deliver the keynote address at the International Summit on the Electric Transmission Grid at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. The event will bring together key government and industry leaders to create a dialogue on...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 21, 2019) – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) to introduce S. 2620, the Generating Real Opportunities for Workforce Training and Hiring (GROWTH) Act. This bipartisan legislation will support career and technical education opportunities, consistent communication between career...

WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Waste and Environmental Program has awarded the Doña Ana Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As America’s Kurdish allies in Syria continue to deal with the devastating, deadly incursion of Turkish forces, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement: "President Trump’s reckless, irresponsible...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the release of the declassified summary of “Russia’s Use of Social Media,” the second volume of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Russia’s attempts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. elections, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is calling for sweeping action on...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at 2:15 p.m. ET/12 p.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will participate in the Joint Economic Committee hearing, “Measuring Economic Inequality in the United States,” to discuss the shortcomings in measurements of inequality and possible solutions for better...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) announced the National Board for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) has begun awarding...

ROSWELL, N.M. - In an ongoing effort to provide top-notch constituent service, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich's (D-N.M.) staff will hold Mobile Office Hours on Monday, October 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the La Casa Family Health Center Auditorium in Portales. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Oct. 9, 2019) - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today announced the Youth Climate Change Challenge. He is inviting New Mexico students from grades K-12 to submit drawings, paintings, poetry, and short essays about what the climate crisis means for them. Senator Heinrich will visit the classrooms of the first-place...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 9, 2019) – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich signed an amicus brief supporting equal rights for LGBTQ employees, in three cases where high-performing employees were fired once their bosses discovered their sexual orientation or gender identity. The Supreme Court began oral arguments this week in three...

SANTA FE, N.M. - In an ongoing effort to provide top-notch constituent service, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich's (D-N.M.) staff will hold Mobile Office Hours on Wednesday, October 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mosquero Municipal School in Mosquero during the Harding County Health Fair. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Today, Thursday, October 3, in Deming, and on Friday, October 4, in Las Cruces, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will address the ongoing harm and fallout of the Trump administration’s inhumane immigration policies that have affected thousands of asylum seekers in New Mexico. Senator Heinrich will recognize...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 3, 2019) – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich today requested that any end-of-year legislation include at least a two-year reauthorization of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) and the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS) programs. Both of these vital programs ensure New...

SILVER CITY, N.M. – Tomorrow, Thursday, October 3, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. MT, in Silver City, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will deliver opening remarks at the New Mexico Outdoor Economics Conference. The event is designed to highlight successful community economic development efforts in New Mexico and across the country that...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), lead Democrat on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined a group of Senate Democrats urging U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary David Bernhardt to...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – TODAY, Tuesday, October 1, 2019, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will deliver opening remarks at “Celebrating Culture: Workshops Supporting New Mexico Arts and Culture,” at the Albuquerque Museum. He will then tour De Smet Dairy in Bosque Farms as part of his ongoing New Mexico Local Food Tour. Later...

SANTA FE; ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will deliver opening remarks to kick off a series of events, “Celebrating Culture: Workshops Supporting New Mexico Arts and Culture,” at 1 p.m. MT TODAY, September 30, in Santa Fe; and 10 a.m. MT TOMORROW, Tuesday, October 1, in Albuquerque. Senator Heinrich is...

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded $2,982,779 to...