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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.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) to demand answers from the Trump administration regarding the unlawful purging of federal workers in New Mexico. “We write in strong...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Founder and Co-Chair of the Senate Artificial Intelligence (AI) Caucus, reintroduced the MedShield Act of 2025 alongside Co-Chair of the Senate AI Caucus, Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.). This legislation would implement a recommendation of the National Security Commission on AI to create a program...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, appeared on MSNBC with Jen Psaki yesterday, where he reacted to Trump Administration intelligence officials lying under oath to his question during Tuesday’s hearing on whether intelligence officials’ Signal group chat included precise...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and the New Mexico Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to President Trump urging him to reinstate Biden-era Executive Order 14112, titled “Reforming Federal Funding and Support for Tribal Nations to Better Embrace Our Trust...

Sen. Martin Heinrich was more effective than the average senator and Rep. Gabe Vasquez exceeded expectations as a freshman lawmaker during the 118th Congress, according to a report from the nonpartisan Center for Effective Lawmaking released Tuesday. The CEL ranks every member of Congress based on 15 metrics, including how far their bills make it...

WASHINGTON - During a U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on national security threats to the United States, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) demanded answers from senior Trump Administration intelligence officials, including Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and 22 Democratic senators sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon demanding that the Education Department immediately reinstate $600 million in federal funding intended to strengthen our educator workforce and improve...

Heinrich to USDA Secretary Rollins: “Terminating these professionals and then refusing to bring them back into duty status put us all in danger” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz demanding that USDA reverse its...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement on President Trump’s unlawful Executive Order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education: "President Trump doesn't care one bit about our kids or our public schools, and his Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education makes that clear. “Whether your...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, introduced the Putting Veteran’s First Act, legislation that reverses the chaos and damage created at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the “Department of...

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, demanded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) immediately reverse...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced that their bipartisan resolution recognizing the importance and contributions of National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) passed the Senate. Students taught by National Board Certified Teachers gain 1-2...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following joint statement after voting against Republicans’ yearlong Continuing Resolution, which removes nearly all guardrails on federal funding and gives the Trump administration and Elon Musk unprecedented...

Heinrich recently introduced the legislation to help law enforcement combat fentanyl trafficking WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich announced that his Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as Schedule I drugs, under the Controlled Substances Act, passed the Senate. This...

VIDEO WASHINGTON — At a hearing this week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, discussed the need for legislation to bring public land mining into the 21st century and re-shore the critical minerals supply chain. VIDEO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy...

Heinrich & Luján: “We won’t stand by as Republicans try to shove through this power grab masquerading as a funding bill.” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following joint statement opposing Republicans’ yearlong continuing resolution,...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined 14 Senate Democrats to demand U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner obligate $3.6 billion in congressionally appropriated funding to support vital local programs aimed at curbing homelessness across the...

585 Canceled Contracts Included Those Supporting Implementation of the Bipartisan PACT Act, Legislation that Helps Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Access Health Care and Benefits Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M) joined U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined the Senate Democratic caucus in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of protecting the right of millions of Americans to receive reproductive health care from the provider of their choosing. The case, Medina v. Planned Parenthood of South Atlantic, challenges South...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, pressed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Trump’s plans to fire an additional 7,000 Forest...