press releases

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.), along with Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), introduced bipartisan companion bills in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives to prohibit schools from...

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 Truth or Consequences on Thursday, May 11, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Truth or Consequences Senior Center. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that his proposal to reinstate year-round Pell Grants was secured in the omnibus appropriations bill that was approved in the Senate yesterday. The deal includes provisions from the Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act, which Senator Heinrich co-sponsored, that would...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, introduced bipartisan legislation to restore urgently needed federal funding for vital resources in rural counties in New Mexico and across the country. The bill will extend payments to counties for two...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, highlighted the nexus between small businesses and Labs in New Mexico during a hearing yesterday. He questioned former directors of Department of Defense (DOD)...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after House Republicans voted to pass their health care bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act: “President Trump and Republicans in Congress are rushing through a disastrous plan that threatens health coverage for thousands of New...

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations committee, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) joined the full Senate in voting 79-18 for an omnibus appropriations bill to fund the government through September 2017. The U.S. House of Representatives approved the bill yesterday,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich joined U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), to introduce comprehensive federal legislation to ban discrimination against LGBTQ Americans. The Equality Act of 2017 would ensure full federal non-discrimination equality by adding...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a vote today by Senate Republicans to undo rules meant to help workers at small businesses save for retirement, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced the Preserve Rights of States and Political Subdivisions to Encourage Retirement Savings (PROSPERS) Act to ensure states and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities held a hearing, "Department of Defense Laboratories and Their Contributions to Military Operations and Readiness." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) as prepared for delivery and a video...

VIDEO: Heinrich Calls For PILT & SRS Funding At Energy And Natural Resources Committee Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) highlighted the need for full funding of the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program and called for the reinstatement...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) introduced bicameral legislation, the Middle Class Creating Higher Education Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically (CHANCE) Act, to increase access to affordable post-secondary education for low- to moderate-income students....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and founder of the Congressional Directed Energy Caucus, helped secure $16.7 million for the rapid production and procurement of the Department of Defense’s first-ever directed energy weapon system to be fielded to U.S. troops in an...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich  (D-N.M.) released the following statement in honor of May Day:  “Hispanic, Latino, and immigrant communities have long helped write the economic, social, and cultural story of New Mexico and the nation. I know the promise that America represents for families. I know how hard...

Massive ray guns that use microwaves to instantaneously down a swarm of incoming enemy drones are approaching prime-time reality, and could propel New Mexico into a leadership role in the next wave of modern defense technology. The Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base is leading an effort to move such weapons out of the lab and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to President Trump’s executive orders removing protections and moving to reopen risky offshore drilling, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to introduce the Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act, a major piece of legislation to permanently protect the Arctic from...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, introduced legislation that will better position New Mexico and the nation’s workforce for good-paying clean energy jobs. The Energy Workforce for the 21st Century Act was developed with input from the oil, gas,...

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich joined a group of 31 Democratic senators, led by Senator Tom Udall, in condemning President Trump’s executive order which threatens national monuments by directing the Department of Interior to review, and possibly modify or rescind, prior monument designations. The senators...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at reviewing national monument designations made by his predecessors, including the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks and Rio Grande...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), in an effort to push for transparency from the Trump administration, introduced the White House Visitor Logs Transparency Act of 2017 to require the White House to make its visitor logs public.  "The American people deserve to know that the President of the United States...