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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator James Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Economic Assistance Assurance Act, legislation to amend the Waste Isolation...

Two federal agencies on Monday issued a notice to formally reverse efforts to ban mining in the Upper Pecos, potentially opening up nearly 165,000 acres for mineral extraction. The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management under the Biden administration had supported an administrative mining ban on mining in the area, but backtracked in...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement reacting to President Trump’s threat to destroy ‘a whole civilization.’ “Donald Trump’s threat to destroy 'a whole civilization' because a war that he started is not ending by a date he randomly set is unhinged AND threatens a war crime.  “This is not some real...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Co-Chair of the U.S. Senate Stewardship Caucus, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Gabe...

Heinrich, Luján: “Trump’s budget is a slap in the face to working families in New Mexico” WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Financeand Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement on President...

WASHINGTON — On Friday, May 1, at 6 p.m. MT, the offices of 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.) will bring together representatives from the U.S. Military Service Academies for a virtual Q&A session. The...

The Trump administration on Friday outlined the most detailed plans yet for its new Wildland Fire Service, which would overhaul how the nation fights wildfires in the run up to what experts say could be one of the worst U.S. fire seasons in recent memory. As intense drought conditions turn the American West into a tinderbox, firefighters and fire...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a former outdoor educator, and U.S. Representative Summer Lee (D-Pa.) introduced the Revitalizing America’s Schoolyards Act, bicameral legislation to help schools in New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and nationwide transform...

The school's Aprende program gives early childhood education students hands-on experience—and a paycheck As New Mexico’s subsidized childcare program continues to expand, so too does the gap between the supply and demand for early childhood educators. According to estimates from last year, the state needs to add at least 5,000 early childhood...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) released the following statements regarding the Trump administration’s new actions to eliminate protections for...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) introduced the Veteran Education Assistance Adjustment Act, bipartisan legislation that will increase veterans’ yearly books and supply stipend to $1,500 to keep up with inflation. The bill also increases the supply stipend for veterans enrolled in...

New Mexico’s federal delegation and tribal officials on Wednesday accused the Trump administration of rushing the process to reverse a federal ban on oil and gas drilling around Chaco Culture National Historical Park by only allowing a week for limited public comment. The Trump administration, for the last year, has floated a proposal to reverse a...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after Senate Republicans agreed to Senate Democrats’ demand to fund agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that are not responsible for immigration enforcement — including the...

WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the state of the power grid, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee’s Ranking Member, delivered opening remarks, explaining the steps that can be taken to lower energy costs for consumers and strengthen our strained energy grid. The Trump...

WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the state of the power grid, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee’s Ranking Member, questioned Niskanen Center Director of Climate and Energy Policy Dr. Liza Reed, Cato Institute Director of Energy and Environmental Policy Studies Travis...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) reintroduced the Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act, legislation to help the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scale up popular, locally-led, and voluntary big game migration...

The United States Senate Committee on Appropriations recently announced congressional funding for two projects in New Mexico State University's College of Health, Education and Social Transformation, allowing the college to continue leading the way in improving the quality of education in New Mexico. With the help of U.S. senators Martin Heinrich...

Senators demand Education Department drop politicized investigations as tool of partisan agenda, expose dismantling of protections for students Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and 13 other Senate Democrats in urging the Department of Education to...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, released the following statements after the U.S. Senate unanimously passed their bipartisan resolution recognizing the leadership, resilience, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement on his vote to advance the nomination of U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to be the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary. “This is going to surprise some people, but I consider Markwayne Mullin a friend. We have a very honest and constructive...