Press Releases

February 26th, 2019

Heinrich Questions Top Military Officials On Trump’s National Security Declaration

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 26, 2019) - During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today on the Department of Defense budget, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questioned Commander of United States Strategic Command General John Hyten and head of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command General Terrence...

February 26th, 2019

Heinrich Staff To Hold Mobile Office Hours In Gallup

Farmington, 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 Friday, March 1st from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments, 106 West Aztec in Gallup. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding...

February 26th, 2019

Wyden, Heinrich, Reed, Coons, Harris Reintroduce Bill Requiring Public Report on Khashoggi Murder by Saudi Arabia

Washington, D.C. – Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., introduced legislation today requiring a public report on the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The bill comes in response to the Trump administration’s...

February 25th, 2019

New Mexico Delegation Announces $1.05 Million to Diversify and Strengthen Regional Economies

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, along with U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, Deb Haaland, and Xochitl Torres Small announced five grants totaling $1,050,000 from the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to develop effective strategies that will diversify and...

February 25th, 2019

Heinrich Staff To Hold Mobile Office Hours In Clovis

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 Tuesday, February 26, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Matt 25 Hope Center. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security benefits, Medicare,...

February 19th, 2019

Heinrich Announces $8.9 Million Directed Energy Contract For Albuquerque Company

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 19, 2019) - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Ranking Member of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, announced that Tau Technologies of Albuquerque has been awarded an $8.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to conduct directed energy modeling for...

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...

Heinrich Questions Top Military Officials On Trump’s National Security Declaration

Heinrich Staff To Hold Mobile Office Hours In Gallup

Wyden, Heinrich, Reed, Coons, Harris Reintroduce Bill Requiring Public Report on Khashoggi Murder by Saudi Arabia

New Mexico Delegation Announces $1.05 Million to Diversify and Strengthen Regional Economies

Heinrich Staff To Hold Mobile Office Hours In Clovis

Heinrich Announces $8.9 Million Directed Energy Contract For Albuquerque Company

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