press releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored S. 326, the Stewardship End Result Contracting Improvement Act, to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire. The bill would make it easier for federal land managers and businesses to partner on long-term, large-scale forest treatment. "Stewardship contracting is one of the...

WASHINGTON, D.C.  - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) today issued the following statement applauding the announcement that Senate Republicans and Democrats would gather together for a bipartisan lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. "We believe that regular bipartisan gatherings, such as the one scheduled for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement today on President Obama's Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal: "Recognizing that our nation's deficit has been cut by two-thirds since 2009, the president's budget proposal acknowledges that it's time to propel our economic recovery forward by investing in our...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a group of 26 senators in supporting updating overtime rules to ensure more middle-class workers are paid fairly for overtime hours. In a letter to President Obama, the senators urged the administration to increase the income threshold to $56,680 per year to strengthen overtime...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, released the following statement today after voting against legislation to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline: “Tar sands are not the right choice to meet our future energy needs. Instead of focusing on the past, which...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich's (D-N.M.) delivered an opening statement before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources today during a hearing on a bill he introduced with U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) to improve the process for reviewing permits to export U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) to our allies and create...

ARMINGTON, 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 Friday, February 6, 2015. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security benefits, Medicare, immigration, veterans benefits, student loans,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a letter, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich urged Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to pass a clean bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the remainder of the fiscal year.  The letter was signed by forty-five Senators, including two Independents calling for a DHS funding bill...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich welcomed news that Cannon and Kirtland Air Force bases will temporarily house a total of seven CV-22 Osprey until they can be permanently based to serve the U.S. Pacific Command. Air Force officials have advised the lawmakers’ offices that three CV-22s will be based at...

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A long-stalled New Mexico energy project has finally gotten the green light from the feds. It’s a power transmission line backers believe will bring thousands of jobs to the state. The Obama administration is calling the $2 billion transmission line a win for the state’s economy and the...

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, and U.S. Congressman Ben Ray Luján.  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment Katherine Hammack,...

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich meets with Defense Secretary Nominee, Dr. Ash Carter, January 22, 2015. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after meeting with Defense Secretary nominee, Dr. Ashton Carter: "We need strong leadership to address...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, delivered a speech on the Senate floor today in opposition to legislation to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.  "I would argue that the sooner we commit ourselves to a clean energy, job-incentive future, the sooner we...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Reps. Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has approved $15.6 million conditional funding for the New Mexico State Veterans' Home in Truth or Consequences to construct a new 59 bed facility. The construction...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is cosponsoring the Women's Health Protection Act, a bill to make it illegal for states to chip away at women's reproductive rights. The legislation would protect a woman's right and ability to determine whether and when to bear a child by limiting restrictions on the provision of abortion...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement in response to efforts to cover up the facts of the committee's report on the CIA detention and interrogation program: "It would be unprecedented and misguided for the Executive Branch to relinquish...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), released the following statement tonight after President Obama's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress: "Tonight, the president laid out a clear vision to increase opportunities for all Americans and strengthen our middle class. While our nation's economy is progressing,...

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which is celebrated on Monday, January 19, 2015: “On Martin Luther King Day, communities across New Mexico come together to honor Dr. King’s profound lessons of justice and equality. He gave a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement today after President Obama announced a plan to expand paid sick and family leave for working families. In New Mexico, there are an estimated 270,000 workers currently without paid sick leave. "The fact that we are the only developed country in the world that...

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 Hobbs on Friday, January 16, 2015. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security benefits, Medicare, immigration, veterans benefits, student loans, and...