press releases

WASHINGTON (Sept. 8, 2021) – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) met with New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) and Las Cruces Public Schools officials for the announcement of a new Educator Fellows Program made possible through funds secured by Senator Heinrich in the American Rescue Plan. The group held a discussion today...

LAS CRUCES, 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 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. MT, on Friday, September 10, in Columbus, New Mexico.  Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – At 6:00 p.m. MT on Thursday, September 9, 2021, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján, U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández and Yvette Herrell, and the Office of the First Congressional District will bring together representatives from U.S. Military Service Academies for a virtual Q&A...

WASHINGTON - Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 8, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to meet with local and state leaders about how funding from the American Rescue Plan is supporting New Mexico educators, and clean energy strategies that the City of Las Cruces is implementing.  At 9:30 a.m. MT,...

WASHINGTON (Sept. 7, 2021) – 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 Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) are welcoming $5,335,636 in federal funding for the New Mexico Public Education Department to create awareness about youth mental health...

LAS CRUCES, 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 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. MT, on Friday, September 3, in Lordsburg, New Mexico. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement in response to the announcement that Holloman Air Force Base will begin temporarily housing Afghan refugees following their evacuation from Afghanistan: “New Mexico stands ready to welcome the Afghan refugees who will be temporarily housed at Holloman...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement in response to today’s deadly attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan: “Today’s attacks caused a devastating loss of American and Afghan lives. They also make clear the dangerous conditions that U.S. service members are operating under to assist in the...

New Mexico U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich lead a group of U.S. Senate Democrats in aiming to reinstate federal methane emission controls enacted under the administration of former-President Barack Obama but rescinded by his predecessor Donald Trump. The senators introduced a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act for Trump’s...

Congress is gearing up to approve the largest federal investments in infrastructure and social programs since the Great Depression in the 1930s, and New Mexico could reap huge benefits. A two-day visit to New Mexico last week by U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm highlighted some of the local industries and communities that could directly...

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE – Construction of a new information systems facility at the U.S. Army's largest U.S. installation was supposed to commence in 2019, until the Trump Administration diverted its funding for the border wall instead.  Last week, New Mexico's senior senator said funds to replace the nearly 60-year-old...

The United States and countries around the world are eyeing hydrogen as a source of clean, dispatchable power, but work is still needed to get to that point, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told NM Political Report while touring a facility in Farmington that manufactures blue hydrogen reactors. Farmington-based...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) along with 52 other Senators urging the Biden administration to address the quickly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan that threatens the lives of tens of thousands of Afghan partners.  In the letter, the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is welcoming the announcement that El Paso Electric (EPE)—the electric utility that serves southern New Mexico and the El Paso, Tex. metropolitan region—has reached an agreement with the Chaparral Coalition for Community Health and the Environment, the Sierra Club, and...

FARMINGTON — San Juan County is primed to be a center for new energy production. That's what county leaders told U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm when she met with them during a visit to the Four Corners region on Aug. 19. Granholm was in New Mexico this week to learn about the state's diverse energy industries. Local...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – America’s top energy official is making several stops in Albuquerque Wednesday to promote renewable energy projects. At a first stop, Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visited an Albuquerque apartment complex, which was recently revamped with a handful of energy efficient...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm heard from industry officials Wednesday about what it will take to boost renewable energy development in New Mexico and across the nation as the Biden administration pushes its initiatives to reduce emissions and address climate change. Granholm took notes during a roundtable...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico state congressional leaders say there is still $200 million in federal money to help during the pandemic.  Volunteers helped New Mexicans fill out Emergency Rental Assistance Program applications at the state fairgrounds Tuesday.  "All of the economic impacts from COVID have not been evenly distributed over...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the situation in Afghanistan: “The rapid collapse of the Afghan government and security forces to the Taliban has created a desperate situation in Afghanistan. I’m encouraged to see the Biden administration working swiftly to support the evacuation...

ALBUQUERQUE - On August 18 and 19, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will be joined by U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm in New Mexico to showcase the state's clean energy potential and discuss an energy transition plan that supports workers and local economies. The trip follows the U.S. Senate passage of the...