press releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 8, 2016) - During a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing today on the U.S. Forest Service's fiscal year 2017 budget request, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) called for extending Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Projects (CFLRP) in New Mexico, which are designed to lower the risks of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Steve Pearce, Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham expressed concerns with delays in compensation for costs and damages in New Mexico caused by the EPA’s...

The people of New Mexico elected me to the Senate to uphold and defend the Constitution. And that is both an oath and a responsibility I take very seriously. A basic part of my constitutional duty is to consider and vote on presidential nominees. Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution states that the president, “shall nominate,...

ALBUQUERQUE, 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 at convenient locations across the state in March and April. Staff will be on hand to provide free assistance for those who have questions regarding Social Security benefits, Medicare,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is providing $7 million for construction of the Rio Grande Floodway project near Socorro, $1 million for watershed assessment in the Rio Grande Basin, and $200,000 to fund the Rio Grande Environmental Management Program for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 4, 2016) - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) raised the issue of investing in additional training facilities and infrastructure to handle the increased workload of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) personnel during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing yesterday on the U.S. Air Force Budget. The committee received...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 4, 2016) - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivered a speech on the Senate floor to address the national epidemic of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use and its impact on New Mexico. He shared stories of New Mexicans he met from the Española Valley who have battled through addiction. Senator Heinrich is a...

WASHINGTON, D. C. - During a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on the U.S. Department of Energy's fiscal year 2017 budget request, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich continued to push for Waste Isolated Pilot Plant (WIPP) safety and recovery efforts, a new cleanup schedule at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), and technology...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, issued the following statement in support of adding the site of the Gold King Mine spill that polluted the Four Corners region last summer to the Superfund National Priorities List. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper formally...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that Alamogordo will receive $10.45 million from the Army Corps of Engineers to complete construction of the McKinley Channel and repairs to the Alamogordo South Diversion Channel. The two important projects will channel water from the Sacramento Mountains during...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, March 3 at 11:30 a.m., U.S. Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Javier Palomarez will hold a bipartisan press conference on the U.S. Capitol grounds to address the delay in confirming Roberta Jacobson to be...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall and U.S. Representative Steve Pearce sent a letter to President Obama urging him to advocate for a mutually beneficial arrangement that will allow the German Air Force, “Luftwaffe,” to maintain a productive presence in the United States at Holloman Air Force Base. Due...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will participate in three key committee hearings to advocate for New Mexico priorities. On Wednesday, March 2, Senator Heinrich will participate in a Joint Economic Committee hearing to discuss strengthening New Mexico's middle class and leveling the playing field for hard-working...

GALLUP — The city of Gallup has extended its contract with Na’Nizhoozhi Center Inc. for operation of the detox center through the end of the fiscal year. NCI’s contract ran from Oct. 2 to Feb. 29, and the new four-month extension will keep doors open until June 30. City Attorney George Kozeliski said the city will put out a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) urged the U.S. Department of Labor to promptly extend overtime pay to millions of Americans who work long hours without fair pay. Last year, the agency proposed an expansion of overtime pay protections that could benefit 5 million Americans, including 20,000...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has approved Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for workers laid off from Freeport-McMoRan’s Tyrone copper mine. More than 200 employees lost their jobs when the mine reduced production last year, severely impacting the local...

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Reps. Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has granted New Mexico an immediate extension of REAL ID compliance deadlines to allow the state to implement a law passed last week by the legislature. In a...

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded $2.55 million for New Mexico acequias, including design of the Chamisal y Ojito acequia and other acequia projects if funds remain. Acequias, or...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, at a press conference in front of the Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) urged Senate Republicans to do their job, stop ignoring the Constitution, and confirm a new Supreme Court justice. Following the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, the Senate...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - TODAY, Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 12 p.m. ET/10 a.m. MT in front of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Senate Democratic Caucus, led by Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will hold a press...