press releases

Washington – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich joined 23 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to congressional leaders urging them to include strongly supported reforms to the foster care system in any end-of-year budget agreement. The Family First Prevention Services Act would allow states to use federal foster care funds...

Washington, D.C. – In a letter, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) urged President Obama to take action and protect the young immigrants known as DREAMers from deportation and ensure that they are not targeted by the incoming Trump Administration. In particular, he called on the President to use his presidential pardon power. “I...

WASHINGTON, D.C.  — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the Obama Administration announced that it will not grant the final easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline: "President Obama has just risen to the challenge and listened to all of our voices to reject the current route of the Dakota Access...

TAOS — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., had a strong response to a Utah congressman’s recent suggestion that President-elect Donald Trump should undo national monument designations. “Any admin that tries to reverse 100-year history of #PublicLands that belong to every American, is going to have to do it over my dead body,”...

Regarding Sen. Martin Heinrich’s letter to President Obama requesting that he rescind Monday’s eviction at Standing Rock: This is a very welcome breakthrough. With Heinrich’s leadership, other senators and Congress members will step forward. I also predict that the “arbitrary” date of Dec. 5 will be overturned by the...

Washington D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced a $700,000 grant awarded to Doña Ana County as part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) grant program to improve the health and social outcomes of individuals suffering from...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined several of his colleagues on the Senate Intelligence Committee in sending a letter to President Obama urging him to declassify information relating to the Russian government and the U.S. election. “We believe there is additional information concerning the Russian Government and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) called on President Obama to work with the Corps of Engineers and the Department of Justice to de-escalate the violence at Camp Oceti Sakowin in North Dakota. In particular, he questioned the decision to close the area to demonstrators of the Dakota Access pipeline on December 5,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomed the Senate’s passage of S. 2873, the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act, a bill to boost access to high-quality health care in hard-to-reach regions. Senator Heinrich cosponsored the bill, which aims to better integrate the University of New Mexico School...

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 Mobile Office Hours in Reserve on Friday, December 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Reserve Senior Center. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security benefits,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the Dakota Access pipeline: "Today is Thanksgiving and I cannot help but reflect on our history in these United States and how often it has not lived up to the rosy picture of Pilgrims and Indians sharing a meal in friendly company that I saw in...

WASHINGTON D.C. - In a letter sent today to the Department of Commerce International Trade Administration, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich urged the Acting Undersecretary for International Trade to improve relations with Mexico in trade, export and manufacturing by increasing funds for state and local agencies that provide resources and...

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 Mobile Office Hours in Lordsburg on Monday, November 21, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Ena Mitchell Senior Center. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security...

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representative Steve Pearce applauded the U.S. Air Force’s interim decision to relocate two additional F-16 training squadrons to Holloman Air Force Base for the creation of a new Formal Training Unit (FTU). The Air Force will move the F-16s from Hill Air...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, November 17, at 8 a.m. MT/ 10 a.m. ET, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), who was selected to serve as ranking member of the U.S. Joint Economic Committee in the 115th Congress, is participating in a hearing entitled, "The Economic Outlook." Senator Heinrich is expected to question U.S....

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after being selected as ranking member of the U.S. Joint Economic Committee in the 115th Congress. Senator Heinrich currently serves, and will continue to serve, on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources, Intelligence, and Armed Service Committees. "Too many...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on Donald Trump's appointment of Steve Bannon, the former leader of the far-right website Breitbart News, as White House chief strategist and senior adviser: "This first major decision made by our president-elect as he shapes his administration sends an alarming...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Reps. Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham welcomed the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) final rule to save taxpayers' money and energy resources and reduce harmful emissions by curbing the wasteful venting, flaring and leaks of natural gas.  The BLM's...

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 Mobile Office Hours in Cloudcroft on Friday, November 18, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Cloudcroft Senior Center. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security...

ROSWELL, N.M. – As part of U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich’s ongoing effort to help New Mexico veterans access quality health care, his office will co-host an informational session for veterans and health care providers on the Veterans Choice Program on Thursday, November 17, 2016, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at American Legion Post #7 in...