press releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, Steve Pearce and Michelle Lujan Grisham urged the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to reverse the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on Canadian newsprint,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -  U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement today on President Trump’s meeting and press conference with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki: “In a shocking display of submissiveness, President Trump stood next to Vladimir Putin and made it clear that his allegiance is not with the American...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced Tuesday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to the senators’ request to provide $6.5 million in infrastructure funding to complete a flood management project in Alamogordo, according to a joint press release from Udall and Heinrich’s offices. In the...

The primary elevators at Carlsbad Caverns National Park went back into service last week after a three-year modernization project following a breakdown in 2015. Next, the park planned to rebuild the small secondary, or backup, elevators which were used during the shutdown of the primary system. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) questioned...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich urged Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to convene an oversight hearing on family separation and the Trump administration’s haphazard plan to reunite immigrant children with their parents. The Senators’ letter to Chairman Grassley...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to the senators’ request to provide $6.5 million in infrastructure funding to complete a flood management project in the City of Alamogordo, N.M. Udall and Heinrich successfully pushed for the Corps to dedicate...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -  U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on President Trump nominating Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court: "At a time when our democratic institutions are under attack – from undermining the free press to foreign influence in our elections –...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 10, 2018) -  U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined elected officials and advocacy leaders in Washington, D.C. to demand action after the Trump administration failed to meet the court ordered deadline today to reunite children under the age of five who were separated from their parents due to President...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -  U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich  (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced they are freezing billions of dollars of payments to health insurers that help stabilize insurance pools in the marketplace: “Every time President Trump sabotages the Affordable Care Act he raises...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement on the resignation of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt: "Scott Pruitt has been surrounded by ethical problems and failed to take the core mission of the Environmental Protection Agency seriously. He has been plagued by conflicts...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump administration is distributing deportation forms to detained migrant parents who are trying to reunite with their children:  “President Trump’s executive order seems to have been an attempt to evade...

SANTA FE, N.M. – On Friday, July 6 at 9:15 a.m., U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will be in Taos to visit the Taos Land Trust’s Rio Fernando Park restoration project and participate in a Youth Conservation Corps’ (YCC) project to repair an abandoned acequia. Youth Conservation Corps is a federal youth employment program...

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. If new...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 2, 2018) - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced the passage of several conservation measures that he has championed to improve the health and resiliency of New Mexico’s forests and watersheds. The measures were included in the 2018 Farm Bill,...

Some of the country’s most sensitive nuclear security functions are performed in outdated, run-down buildings on Kirtland Air Force Base. It’s a problem New Mexico’s elected officials and federal government administrators say they are now addressing with a massive new facility. The National Nuclear Security Administration on...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) secured an amendment in the bipartisan 2018 Farm Bill to help protect and preserve Native American seeds used for cultural, religious, medicinal, ceremonial, and agriculture purposes. “Our tribal communities have always enhanced New Mexico's rich culture...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in the Senate to pass the 2018 Farm Bill – major legislation that supports New Mexico farmers and ranchers, and helps every county in the state by protecting the farm and social safety net, while making strategic...

The All Pueblo Council of Governors issued a statement Tuesday (June 26) in support of preserving the Río Grande del Norte and Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monuments, providing a united front against any attempts by the Trump Administration to reduce protections. In the statement, the 20 Pueblo governors noted the monuments "protect...

Recently, the Joint Economic Committee Democrats released a report that evaluated that state of the economy in rural communities, and proposed policies that could help them. Donna Resendez examines this report, with the help of a JEC press conference featuring Senator Martin Heinrich. There are 46 million rural residents in the United States, which...

Eddy County led the state in fiscal year 2018 Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding. According to a news release from U.S. Sen. Tom Udall's Office, Eddy County received $3.598 million. Following closely in fundinger were Otero County, which  received $3.597 and Rio Arriba County which received $3.23 million. Eddy County was awarded...