press releases

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) urged their fellow senators to oppose efforts in Congress that would allow the unnecessary waste of natural gas at oil and gas facilities on federal and Indian lands. Calling for fiscal responsibility with...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Heinrich (D-N.M.) sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump expressing his serious concerns regarding continuity of government operations related to national security positions in the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Department of Defense. On January 20, 2017, unless directed...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day: "Martin Luther King Jr. gave a voice to the marginalized and oppressed and inspired a nation to stand up against racism and hate. His lessons of compassion and intolerance for injustice ring especially true today....

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján denounced the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice that the EPA is not liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act for damages caused by the Gold King Mine Spill. The lawmakers vowed to continue...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich questioned President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) U.S. Congressman Mike Pompeo during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. Heinrich, who strongly supported the release of the Senate Select Committee on...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questioned President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Retired General James Mattis during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing. Heinrich asked Mattis about the key threats to the security of the United States. Mattis replied, "I would consider the...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced they are offering an amendment to protect the tens of thousands of New Mexicans and 11 million Americans who receive health insurance through the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). They joined Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and other senators from...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questioned top intelligence about Russia's hacking of the U.S. presidential election. The committee received testimony from Director of the National Intelligence James Clapper, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Dean Heller (R-N.V.) unveiled their new legislation to eliminate a provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) known as the "Cadillac Tax," which would tax high-cost health insurance plans and impact health benefits for New Mexicans. “It’s “Eliminating this...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today renewed his push to protect critical U.S. energy infrastructure from potentially catastrophic cyber-attacks by cosponsoring the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act. The...

ROSWELL, N.M. - In an ongoing effort to provide top-notch constituent service, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich's (D-N.M.) staff will hold Mobile Office Hours in Carlsbad on Tuesday, January 17, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the San Jose Senior Citizen Center and Eunice on Thursday, January 19, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Eunice City Hall. Staff will...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivered a speech on the Senate floor calling on Republicans in Congress and President-elect Donald Trump to halt their repeal of the Affordable Care Act without a replacement plan to ensure Americans retain access to health coverage. "It's absolutely criminal for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) launched a new tool on his website for New Mexicans to share their stories about the critical importance of having access to quality, affordable health care. The online portal will enable people across the state to share their experiences gaining access to health care and how...

FARMINGTON, N.M. - In an ongoing effort to provide top-notch constituent service, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich's (D-N.M.) staff will hold Mobile Office Hours in Gallup on Wednesday, January 11, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security...

New Mexico makes enormous contributions to our nation as the only state that hosts two national security laboratories and the only site in America to permanently dispose of defense-generated transuranic nuclear waste. Sites across the country like Los Alamos here in New Mexico, and Hanford and Oak Ridge in Washington and Tennessee, contributed to...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich praised the enactment of S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (AICA), a major science bill that includes a number of significant provisions Udall and Heinrich championed to help boost New Mexico’s economy. The bill, which passed both houses of Congress last...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement regarding the declassified intelligence report released today confirming Russian hacking and propaganda efforts aimed at the 2016 U.S. presidential election: "The Russian hacking directed...

Addiction to prescription opioid pain relievers and heroin is a growing public health epidemic that’s taking a heartbreaking toll on families and communities across the country. For years, without adequate treatment resources, communities in New Mexico have suffered through some of the highest rates of opioid and heroin addiction and overdose...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questioned senior intelligence officials about cybersecurity threats, including Russia's hacking of the U.S. presidential election. The committee received testimony from Director Of National Intelligence James R. Clapper, Jr.;...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on the passage of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Rules Package, which included a rule change that will make it easier for Congress to give away public lands: “House...