press releases

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natrual Resources Committee, welcomed President Joe Biden’s nomination of Tanya Trujillo for Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the U.S. Department of the Interior. "In New Mexico, we know that water is life. I'm proud to see that...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) are welcoming a $1.3 million grant to Rocky Mountain Youth Corps that will accelerate the construction of a new workforce development training facility in Taos, New Mexico. Rocky Mountain Youth...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined his Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution to commemorate the life and legacy of civil rights leader and labor champion César Estrada Chávez. “César Chávez was a fearless leader and deeply committed to improving the lives of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently awarded over $8.5 million in COVID-19 relief grants, in addition to over $2.8 million announced in March, to 28 New Mexico...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), participated in a hearing titled “Vaccinations and the Economic Recovery.” If the United States continues its progress on vaccinating Americans against the coronavirus—a recent average of 3 million doses...

WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 8 a.m. MT/10 a.m. ET, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, will participate in the Committee’s annual hearing on worldwide threats. The open hearing will feature testimony from the heads of U.S intelligence agencies on the...

WASHINGTON – As hate crimes and violence targeted against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in the U.S. rise, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is calling for swift action to be taken to pass the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. This legislation would assign a point person at the Department of Justice (DOJ) to expedite the review of...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), along with Senate Democratic colleagues, sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing the urgent need to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to peacefully and effectively stem the threat of Iran’s nuclear program. In the...

WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 14 at 12:30 p.m. MT/ 2:30 p.m. ET, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), will participate in a hearing titled "Vaccinations and the Economic Recovery," which will explore the role vaccinations and other public health interventions...

WASHINGTON – On the anniversary of the start of the Bataan Death March in World War II, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are announcing the bipartisan Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act to honor the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and ten of his Senate colleagues introduced a resolution reaffirming the federal government’s responsibility to provide access to clean drinking water for Native American communities.  “It is shameful that many Tribal communities, including in New Mexico, lack access to clean...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, hiked an expanded access route to Achenbach Canyon - a project made possible through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and the number two priority nationally on the Recreation Access funding list. In 2020, Senator...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) and Susie Lee (D-Nev.) introduced the Electric Power Infrastructure Improvement Act to improve the resilience of the grid and support new projects that connect modern renewable energy resources to the power demands of regional consumer markets. The...

SILVER CITY, N.M. – At a trailhead to the Continental Divide Trail in Silver City, N.M. today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced legislation to launch a new Civilian Climate Corps. The announcement comes just days after the 88th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt establishing the Civilian Conservation Corps, a...

LAS CRUCES - On a visit to Doña Ana County Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., went for a hike on the Achenbach Canyon Trail, which leads into the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.  The access point off of Ladera Canyon Road has been crossed by hikers visiting public lands for years, despite it sitting...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) visited El Calvario United Methodist Church in Las Cruces to thank community members for advocating and preparing assistance for migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic.  PHOTOS: Heinrich Thanks El Calvario, Community Members For Advocating For Migrants, Preparing Assistance During...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – In a Tuesday discussion with the All Pueblo Council of Governors (APCG) and U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) highlighted how President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan would bring much needed infrastructure investments to Tribal nations. PHOTOS: Heinrich...

LAS CRUCES - A church-based shelter in Las Cruces is making preparations in case it needs to care for migrant families who have crossed the border. On Wednesday, leaders at El Calvario United Methodist Church on Campo Street welcomed U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and members of the media to show how the center is preparing in case it receives...

The Air Force’s newest, state-of-the-art combat search-and-rescue helicopter has been putting in some serious miles in New Mexico skies in recent months. The HH-60W – which bears two names, the “Jolly Green II” and the “Whiskey” – arrived at Kirtland Air Force Base late last year. And it quickly become part...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) visited with the New Mexico National Guard and health care workers that are assisting with efforts to help more New Mexicans receive the COVID-19 vaccine.  PHOTOS: Heinrich Thanks New Mexico National Guard, Health Care Workers Ramping Up Vaccine Distributions In...