Press Releases

February 15th, 2019

Heinrich, Udall Reintroduce Buffalo Tract Protection Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 15, 2019) – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Buffalo Tract Protection Act to withdraw four parcels of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in southern Sandoval County, including the Buffalo Tract and the Crest of Montezuma, from any mineral development, including...

February 15th, 2019

Heinrich, Senate Intel Committee Members Push For DNI To Provide Election Security Reports

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 15, 2019) - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, including Chair Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Vice Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.), to call on Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats to make the mandated reports on foreign election interference in U.S. elections...

February 15th, 2019

Udall, Heinrich, Luján Applaud Inclusion of Funding in Spending Package for Monitoring Programs in Response to Gold King Mine Spill

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall, Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján announced that the Fiscal Year 2019 spending package passed by Congress on February 14 includes funding for long-term water quality monitoring of the Animas River in response to the Gold King Mine Spill. “When an EPA...

February 15th, 2019

Udall, Heinrich, Luján Secure Additional $50 Million to Keep Southwest Chief on Track

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján announced that their bipartisan measure to provide an additional $50 million in federal funding to help maintain Amtrak train services along the established, long-distance passenger rail route of the...

February 15th, 2019

NM lawmakers talk border security solutions

— by Chris Ramirez

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - All five of New Mexico's federal lawmakers met with KOB to discuss ideas for border security. Sen. Martin Heinrich says it starts with equipping the border patrol with what they need. Currently, the border patrol has 3000 vacancies and turn over is high especially in remote areas, like New Mexico's...

February 15th, 2019

U.S. investing $50M in Amtrak route that passes through New Mexico

— by Steve Terrell

The federal government will pump $50 million into Amtrak’s Southwest Chief passenger train route, which passes through New Mexico, members of the state’s congressional delegation announced Friday. The measure — pushed by U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján — will provide money for...

February 14th, 2019

Heinrich Votes To Keep Government Open, Decries Trump Abuse Of Power On Declaring National Emergency

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) voted for the spending bill to keep the government open that passed the Senate by an 83-16 vote, and decried President Trump’s threat to declare a national emergency to build his reckless border wall. “I’m relieved that the Senate has passed a bipartisan...

February 14th, 2019

Heinrich, Lowenthal Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Protect Public Lands From Sell-Off Or Transfer

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 14, 2019) - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to protect and reaffirm the importance of America’s public lands, including national parks and monuments, wildlife refuges, and national forests. The America’s Public Land Act would...

February 14th, 2019

As NM Prepares for Wildfire Season, Udall, Heinrich, & Colleagues Press U.S. Forest Service for Answers on Wildfire Prevention and Fuels Treatment Efforts Following Trump Shutdown

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall, ranking member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Jeff...

February 14th, 2019

Udall, Heinrich Announce Air Force Plans to Construct Secure Facilities at Kirtland Air Force Base to Expand Space Capabilities

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that the U.S. Air Force has submitted a three-phase plan to construct secure workspace at Kirtland Air Force Base that will support the expanded mission of the Space Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) and benefit New Mexico’s growing space economy. The...

February 14th, 2019

Udall, Heinrich Announce $380,000 for New Mexico Arts Programs from the National Endowment for the Arts

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced a total of $380,000 in grants from the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) for arts programs throughout New Mexico. The grants will fund 15 music, dance, theater, and visual arts projects across the state to support local economies. “I am proud that New...

February 12th, 2019

Udall, Heinrich Secure Permanent Reauthorization of Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program in Public Lands Package

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that they have secured a provision in the public lands package that passed the Senate today to permanently reauthorize the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program, a collaborative program that...

February 12th, 2019

Udall, Heinrich Secure Historic New Mexico Conservation Wins in Public Lands Package

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich voted to pass the Natural Resources Management Act, a historic bipartisan public lands package that includes several New Mexico conservation priorities championed by Udall and Heinrich, including landmark legislation to permanently authorize the Land and Water...

February 12th, 2019

Heinrich, Alexander Secure Passage Of Every Kid Outdoors Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, secured final passage in the Senate of their bipartisan legislation, the Every KidOutdoors Act, as part of the broader Natural Resources Management Act that passed with a...

February 12th, 2019

U.S. Senate bill creates 13 wilderness areas in New Mexico

— by Rebecca Moss

A sweeping public lands conservation package that passed the U.S. Senate on Tuesday with overwhelming support from both parties would establish 13 new wilderness areas in New Mexico, the largest land designation in a single year since 1980. The Natural Resources Management Act, including 170 bills with provisions reaching into every state, passed...

February 12th, 2019

The Senate just passed the decade’s biggest public lands package. Here’s what’s in it.

— by Juliet Eilperin and Dino Grandoni

The Senate on Tuesday passed the most sweeping conservation legislation in a decade, protecting millions of acres of land and hundreds of miles of wild rivers across the country and establishing four new national monuments honoring heroes including Civil War soldiers and a civil rights icon. The 662-page measure, which passed 92 to 8,...

February 11th, 2019

Heinrich Statement On The American Artificial Intelligence Initiative

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 11, 2019) - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Senate Intelligence committees, issued the following statement on the executive order to be signed today launching the American Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiative: “I welcome the administration’s announcement to...

February 8th, 2019

Heinrich, Udall Introduce Smart Measures To Enhance Safety In Remote Border Areas, Boost Trade At Ports of Entry

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 7, 2019)- Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) introduced three key proposals to address the needs in remote areas of the nation's southern border region and invest in our southern ports of entry to increase international trade and bolster economic development in border communities. As...

February 8th, 2019

NM senators offer border security plans

— by Steve Knight

In an effort to prevent another lapse in federal funding, U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall on Thursday introduced three proposals aimed at addressing needs in remote areas of the southern border region and bolstering economic development in border communities. One bill would provide Border Patrol agents with increased medical training and...

February 7th, 2019

Heinrich Leads Border State Senators On Legislation To Improve Health & Safety In Remote Areas Of Southern Border

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 7, 2019) – In response to recent child migrant deaths, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led fellow border state Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) in introducing the Remote, Emergency, Medical, Online Training, Telehealth, and EMT (REMOTE) Act to improve health...

Heinrich, Udall Reintroduce Buffalo Tract Protection Act

Heinrich, Senate Intel Committee Members Push For DNI To Provide Election Security Reports

Udall, Heinrich, Luján Applaud Inclusion of Funding in Spending Package for Monitoring Programs in Response to Gold King Mine Spill

Udall, Heinrich, Luján Secure Additional $50 Million to Keep Southwest Chief on Track

NM lawmakers talk border security solutions

U.S. investing $50M in Amtrak route that passes through New Mexico

Heinrich Votes To Keep Government Open, Decries Trump Abuse Of Power On Declaring National Emergency

Heinrich, Lowenthal Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Protect Public Lands From Sell-Off Or Transfer

As NM Prepares for Wildfire Season, Udall, Heinrich, & Colleagues Press U.S. Forest Service for Answers on Wildfire Prevention and Fuels Treatment Efforts Following Trump Shutdown

Udall, Heinrich Announce Air Force Plans to Construct Secure Facilities at Kirtland Air Force Base to Expand Space Capabilities

Udall, Heinrich Announce $380,000 for New Mexico Arts Programs from the National Endowment for the Arts

Udall, Heinrich Secure Permanent Reauthorization of Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program in Public Lands Package

Udall, Heinrich Secure Historic New Mexico Conservation Wins in Public Lands Package

Heinrich, Alexander Secure Passage Of Every Kid Outdoors Act

U.S. Senate bill creates 13 wilderness areas in New Mexico

The Senate just passed the decade’s biggest public lands package. Here’s what’s in it.

Heinrich Statement On The American Artificial Intelligence Initiative

Heinrich, Udall Introduce Smart Measures To Enhance Safety In Remote Border Areas, Boost Trade At Ports of Entry

NM senators offer border security plans

Heinrich Leads Border State Senators On Legislation To Improve Health & Safety In Remote Areas Of Southern Border