press releases

“Who is actually running the Department: Secretary Lutnick or Elon Musk and DOGE?” Senators ask WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, joined U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, and five Senate Democrats in demanding that...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich co-sponsored the Tax Cut for Workers Act, legislation to give thousands of New Mexicans a much-needed tax break. The bill would make permanent the American Rescue Plan Act’s expansions of the Earned IncomeTax Credit (EITC), continuing one of the largest-ever tax cuts for the middle class. The American...

Legislation builds on Heinrich’s work to increase criminal penalties for straw purchases and stop illegal gun trafficking out of our country WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the core bipartisan group of senators who negotiated and passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), co-sponsored the Preventing Illegal...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that he has cosponsored new legislation to protect New Mexico communities from dangerous contaminants like per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Exposure to PFAS has been linked to deadly cancers, impacts to the liver and heart, and immune and developmental damage to infants and...

WASHINGTON — During a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, questioned Trump Administration nominees on upholding the law, protecting public lands from large scale sales, and ensuring Tribal nations are consulted during the permitting process. The nominees...

Heinrich: “Donald Trump and Elon Musk are tanking our economy, pushing us into a recession, and throwing working families under the bus” WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement slamming Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office: “In his first 100 days, Donald Trump has raised the cost of YOUR health care,...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), one of only two Head Start graduates to serve in the Senate, sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to demand the Trump Administration stop its attacks on Head Start programs. In their letter, Heinrich...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced the Housing for All Act, legislation to address the housing shortage and homelessness crises in New Mexico. If passed, the bill will invest in proven solutions to address housing shortages and provide a historic level of federal funding for programs to bolster...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Vice Chair of the bipartisan National Service Caucus and the first AmeriCorps alum to serve in the United States Senate, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Co-Chair of the bipartisan National Service Caucus, and U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) led 147 of their colleagues in the Senate and...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined over 100 congressional Democrats in sending a letter to Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) Leland Dudek to demand that he keep New Mexico’s Social Security field offices open.  Multiple reports have revealed that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Democratic Whip and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, demanded President Trump immediately rescind his dangerous and offensive claims that he may transfer incarcerated U.S. citizens to El Salvador. In a letter, the senators also urge President Trump to...

WASHINGTON— In celebration of Earth Day, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)  Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, and U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) reintroduced the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA), comprehensive legislation that sets a...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) introduced their bipartisan Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion Act, legislation that directs...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee led the New Mexico Congressional Delegation — U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), members of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Gabe...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), co-chairs of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, introduced the Health Tech Investment Act, legislation aimed at improving health outcomes for Medicare patients by encouraging the use of cutting-edge, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled medical devices. The bill...

PHOTOS   WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) convened a roundtable conversation with local educators to discuss his efforts to support students and teachers amidst Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s attacks on public education and our children’s futures.   “Public education is the foundation for functional democracy,” said Heinrich during...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) reintroduced their M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act, legislation to designate portions of the Gila River, its watershed, and other rivers in the Gila National...

PHOTOS   WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) convened a roundtable conversation with local educators to discuss his efforts to support students and teachers amidst Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s attacks on public education and our children’s futures.   “Public education is the foundation for functional democracy,” said Heinrich during...

PHOTOS  WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) convened a press conference with New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence, Everytown, community leaders, and students to announce the introduction of his Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion (GOSAFE) Act, commonsense legislation designed to protect communities from gun...

Heinrich: “The direct economic impact and uncertainty on America’s farmers stands to change the future of agricultural trade relationships for generations.” WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer demanding information on how the Trump Administration’s tariff...