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Roswell has received more than $2.1 million in federal funds to complete the final portion of a three-phase runway repair project. Federal Aviation Administration grants for the Roswell International Air Center and Artesia Municipal Airport will pay for the work on runways. Artesia will receive $3.15 million, while Roswell has been allocated $2.14...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the wake of Orlando terrorist attack, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and their Senate Democratic colleagues on the Senate Floor today to demand action to reduce gun violence. Senator Heinrich highlighted commonsense measures he supports to  prevent individuals on the terror...

Airports in Artesia and Roswell will receive $5.29 million in federal grant money to improve their infrastructure, Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced Wednesday in a joint statement. The Artesia Municipal Airport will get $3.15 million and the Roswell International Air Center $2.14 million for rehabilitation to runways, according to the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following a briefing yesterday for members of the Senate Intelligence Committee on the Orlando terrorist attack, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced his support for legislation to prevent individuals on the terror watch list and other suspected terrorists from purchasing guns and explosives. He is cosponsoring the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced $5,290,000 million in grants to support air transportation infrastructure projects at airports in Artesia and Roswell. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), an agency under the U.S. Department of Transportation, awarded the grants to fund airport rehabilitation...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted for the fiscal year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed the Senate by a vote of 85 to 13. Senator Heinrich secured key provisions in the legislation to benefit New Mexico's men and women in uniform,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 12, 2016) – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) made the following statement on the terrorist attack in Orlando:   "The mass shooting in Orlando, Florida was a heinous act of violence and has no place in our society. May the families and loved ones of the victims feel the support of the entire nation. As we learn...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich introduced legislation to preserve wilderness within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument (OMDP). The Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks Conservation Act provides permanent protection for some of Southern New Mexico's most scenic landscapes and will safeguard...

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 Deming on Tuesday, June 14, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Deming Luna County Senior Center. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security benefits,...

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 Silver City on Tuesday, June 14, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Western New Mexico University. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security benefits,...

(PHOTO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich with (left to right) Dr. Kathleen Schmeler, Director of MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas; Dr. Terry Box, Associate Professor and Director of Project ECHO, University of Utah; Dr. John Scott, Medical Director of Telehealth, University of Washington; and Dr. Sanjeev Arora, Director, Project ECHO,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Susan Collins (R-Maine), all members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, to introduce The Securing Energy Infrastructure Act of 2016, a bill to protect critical U.S. energy infrastructure from potentially catastrophic...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - As the Los Alamos National Laboratory faces thousands of job openings over the next five years New Mexico's community colleges are looking at how they can prepare their students for those jobs. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that representatives from the lab and community college presidents met in Santa Fe with...

Millennials were on the menu Wednesday, as administrators from seven Northern New Mexico colleges and universities met with community and human resources officials from Los Alamos National Laboratory to digest the implications of a generational shift that is affecting much of the country. Members of the Millennial Generation (a cohort of the...

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D–N.M.) wants to boost New Mexicans’ chances of filling approximately 2,000 vacancies at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in the next five years. To facilitate that goal, Heinrich gathered representatives from LANL and seven northern New Mexico colleges for a roundtable on Wednesday to discuss ways to tailor...

SANTA FE, N.M. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, convened a roundtable today with university and college presidents and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) representatives in Santa Fe to discuss increasing job training opportunities for positions at LANL. One third of LANL's...

Heinrich To Convene Roundtable On LANL Workforce Training With University And College Presidents SANTA FE, N.M. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will convene a roundtable on Wednesday, June 1, at 10:30 a.m. with university and college presidents and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) representatives in Santa Fe to discuss ways to increase...

(PHOTO:  U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich with (left to right) Col. Tony Haught, Vice Commander of the 377th Air Base Wing; Col. Rob Reyner, Commander of the 150th Special Operations Wing - N.M. Air National Guard; and Col. Dagvin Anderson, Commander of the 58th Special Operations Wing announcing a new Combat Rescue Helicopter fleet at Kirtland...

A small victory for Native cultures — an Acoma Pueblo shield did not go on the auction block in Paris earlier this week. After much protest from the United States, with top government officials weighing in on the side of Acoma Pueblo, the auction house pulled the shield. Now, to the bigger fight: staging a coordinated effort to return stolen...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement today after the EVE Auction House in Paris announced that it is canceling the sale of a shield used in religious ceremonies at Acoma Pueblo: "This is welcome news, and I am pleased that pressure from the Pueblo, federal officials, and the public at large forced...