Press Releases

September 26th, 2025

Heinrich Delivers Keynote Address to Commemorate 25th Anniversary of National Conservation Lands

PICTURES LAS CRUCES, N.M. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined Conservation Lands Foundation and Friends of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks to deliver a keynote address commemorating the 25th anniversary of the National Conservation Lands. Heinrich was joined by...

September 25th, 2025

VIDEO: Ranking Member Heinrich Celebrates National Public Lands Day with Public Lands Advocates and U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Huffman

EVENT RECORDING HERE ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Ahead of National Public Lands Day this Saturday, September 27th, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, participated in a rally with public lands advocates to celebrate America’s public lands. During the event, Heinrich and other...

September 23rd, 2025

Heinrich, N.M. Delegation Demand Trump Administration Omit New Mexico from Roadless Rule Rescission

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins demanding...

September 22nd, 2025

Heinrich Introduces Legislation to Keep New Mexicans Informed of Natural Disasters Amidst Trump Administration Reckless Cuts

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) to introduce the Measuring the Cost of Disasters Act, legislation to reverse the Trump Administration’s decision to terminate the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s extreme weather database, which was vital to keeping families,...

September 19th, 2025

Heinrich Statement on Trump’s Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after Republicans forced a vote today on a partisan funding bill that pushes America closer to a government shutdown and fails to address the health care and inflation crisis they have created. Heinrich and his...

September 18th, 2025

Heinrich, N.M. Delegation Stand with Pueblo Governors to Demand Congress and the Trump Administration Protect Chaco Canyon

At a press conference in front of the U.S. Capitol, the N.M. Delegation and Pueblo leaders invited Secretary of Interior Burgum to visit Cacho Canyon before deciding its fate Video of the full press conference here WASHINGTON – At a press conference in front of the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate...

September 18th, 2025

Heinrich Blasts Trump Admin’s Plan to Undo the Roadless Rule, Strip Protections for Millions of Acres of Public Lands

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor, raising the alarm on the Trump Administration’s efforts to rescind the Roadless Rule, and urging the American people to make their voices heard by engaging in the public comment...

September 17th, 2025

Heinrich Statement on Republicans’ Refusal to Work with Democrats to Keep Government Open, Extend ACA Premium Tax Credits

Heinrich: “Republicans control the House, Senate, and the White House. If the government shuts down, it's because they chose to shut it down rather than negotiate a bipartisan budget that serves the American people” “The American people deserve a government funding bill that protects their health care from unsustainable price hikes and ensures that...

September 15th, 2025

Heinrich Statement Commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated from September 15 through October 15. Heinrich is a cosponsor of a bipartisan resolution recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month. “As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we honor the remarkable impact...

September 12th, 2025

Heinrich Condemns Trump Administration for Taking Away $11.5 Million from Albuquerque Trail Project, Endangering Pedestrians & Cyclists, Hindering Downtown Economic Development

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after President Trump’s U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that they are revoking $11.5 million passed into law by Congress for the Albuquerque Rail Trail, an urban pedestrian and bicycle trail in...

September 11th, 2025

Heinrich, Luján Announce Bipartisan Bill to Enhance 9-1-1 Emergency Response System Passes Senate

The legislation would improve Americans’ ability help when dialing 9-1-1, including during natural disasters, and make important updates to the classification of 9-1-1 dispatchers Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced that their bipartisan Enhancing First Response Act – introduced with U.S....

September 11th, 2025

Heinrich Statement on Defiance of Bipartisan Cooperation, Departure of Decades of Precedent on ENR Committee, Opposition to FERC Nominees

WASHINGTON — In his opening statement during a business meeting on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to consider pending nominations and legislation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, criticized Chairman Mike Lee’s (R-Utah) lack of willingness to engage in good faith negotiation and his...

September 10th, 2025

Heinrich Staff to Hold Mobile Office Hours in Curry County

Clovis, N.M. — In an ongoing effort to provide top-notch constituent service, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich's (D-N.M.) staff will hold in-person Mobile Office Hours at Clovis Community College on Monday, September 15th at 10:00 a.m. MT. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security benefits, Medicare,...

September 9th, 2025

Heinrich Statement Condemning Supreme Court Decision Allowing ICE & Border Patrol to Racially Profile Hispanics

Heinrich: “No where in the United States of America should anyone be detained for the way they look or how they speak. It doesn’t matter what job they work or where they are in their hometown” “I will fight like hell to protect the freedoms I know New Mexicans deserve” WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following...

September 9th, 2025

Ranking Members Heinrich, Lofgren, and Pallone, Jr. Slam Trump Administration for Canceling Awards to Clean Energy Projects, Killing Jobs and Skyrocketing Costs

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and...

September 9th, 2025

N.M. Delegation Calls for Completion of Tribal Water Settlements

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) led colleagues in a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Leader John Thune, Speaker Mike Johnson, and additional chairs and ranking members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives calling for the completion of current outstanding water...

September 8th, 2025

Heinrich Cosponsors Legislation to Expand Health Care Coverage & Benefits for Firefighters with Service-Related Cancers

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, bipartisan legislation that will expand health care coverage and benefits for first responders who become permanently disabled from service-related cancers and the families of those who pass away from these cancers. The bill is led by U.S. Senators...

September 5th, 2025

Heinrich, Luján Call Out Trump Administration’s Wrongful Targeting of DACA Recipients

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined 39 Senate Democrats to press U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on the Trump Administration’s wrongful targeting of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients in its cruel mass deportation scheme. The senators cited a...

September 5th, 2025

N.M. Delegation Welcomes Over $21 Million to Improve New Mexico’s Airports

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming $21,239,759 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for upgrades at airports across New Mexico. These grants are funded by Congress...

September 5th, 2025

Heinrich Grills Trump’s FERC Nominees, Demanding They Maintain the Agency’s Independence and Fight to Lower Energy Costs for Consumers

WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to consider Laura Swett and David LaCerte for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, grilled the nominees on the agency’s independence and the importance of approving clean energy...

Heinrich Delivers Keynote Address to Commemorate 25th Anniversary of National Conservation Lands

VIDEO: Ranking Member Heinrich Celebrates National Public Lands Day with Public Lands Advocates and U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Huffman

Heinrich, N.M. Delegation Demand Trump Administration Omit New Mexico from Roadless Rule Rescission

Heinrich Introduces Legislation to Keep New Mexicans Informed of Natural Disasters Amidst Trump Administration Reckless Cuts

Heinrich Statement on Trump’s Government Shutdown

Heinrich, N.M. Delegation Stand with Pueblo Governors to Demand Congress and the Trump Administration Protect Chaco Canyon

Heinrich Blasts Trump Admin’s Plan to Undo the Roadless Rule, Strip Protections for Millions of Acres of Public Lands

Heinrich Statement on Republicans’ Refusal to Work with Democrats to Keep Government Open, Extend ACA Premium Tax Credits

Heinrich Statement Commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month

Heinrich Condemns Trump Administration for Taking Away $11.5 Million from Albuquerque Trail Project, Endangering Pedestrians & Cyclists, Hindering Downtown Economic Development

Heinrich, Luján Announce Bipartisan Bill to Enhance 9-1-1 Emergency Response System Passes Senate

Heinrich Statement on Defiance of Bipartisan Cooperation, Departure of Decades of Precedent on ENR Committee, Opposition to FERC Nominees

Heinrich Staff to Hold Mobile Office Hours in Curry County

Heinrich Statement Condemning Supreme Court Decision Allowing ICE & Border Patrol to Racially Profile Hispanics

Ranking Members Heinrich, Lofgren, and Pallone, Jr. Slam Trump Administration for Canceling Awards to Clean Energy Projects, Killing Jobs and Skyrocketing Costs

N.M. Delegation Calls for Completion of Tribal Water Settlements

Heinrich Cosponsors Legislation to Expand Health Care Coverage & Benefits for Firefighters with Service-Related Cancers

Heinrich, Luján Call Out Trump Administration’s Wrongful Targeting of DACA Recipients

N.M. Delegation Welcomes Over $21 Million to Improve New Mexico’s Airports

Heinrich Grills Trump’s FERC Nominees, Demanding They Maintain the Agency’s Independence and Fight to Lower Energy Costs for Consumers