press releases

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 on the CIA's redactions to the executive summary of the Committee's study of the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program. "I was disappointed to learn of the CIA's extensive use of redactions...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), released the following statement today after voting to pass the Conference Report for the Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act. The proposal, cosponsored by Senator Heinrich, will improve veterans' access to health care services and address serious...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a leading voice in addressing the current Central American refugee crisis on the southern border and staunch advocate for comprehensive immigration reform, voted in favor of S.2648, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act. The bill failed on a procedural vote that would have...

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 today after receiving a briefing on the results of a CIA Inspector General investigation, which confirmed that the agency improperly searched computers used by Senate Select Committee on Intelligence...

 “Congress has an opportunity – and a responsibility – to act on pragmatic measures before time and resources run out.” "Public support and good economics have not been enough to convince House Republican leaders to hold a vote on immigration reform, but they can't turn a blind eye to the current humanitarian crisis...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will deliver a speech on the Senate Floor continuing his call for action on the Central American refugee crisis and bipartisan Senate immigration reform bill, today at approximately 4 p.m. ET/ 2 p.m. MT. Senator Heinrich is a proponent of the Senate's Emergency Supplemental Funding Bill, a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich's (D-N.M.) bill to improve hunting and fishing access on public lands received a key hearing in the Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee.  The Hunt Unrestricted on National Treasures (HUNT) Act, introduced by Senator Heinrich last September, would unlock countless public lands in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after S. 2569, the Bring Jobs Home Act, failed to overcome a procedural hurdle that requires 60 votes, with a vote of 54 to 42. The bill, supported by Senator Heinrich, would protect and promote U.S. job growth by ending a tax incentive for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) voted today to pass H.R. 5021, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014, a bill that will prevent an immediate reduction of nearly $129 million in annual funding for construction on roads, bridges, and transit systems in New Mexico, which will support more than 1,600...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) continued his effort to strengthen New Mexico's energy economy by improving the process of energy production permits on federal public land. The committee, of which Senator Heinrich is a member, considered two...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement today after voting to confirm Robert McDonald as the next U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA): "Robert McDonald's military and private sector experience will help him provide the leadership and management needed at the VA. I am confident he will contribute...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced they have sent a letter to Mexican Ambassador to the United States, Eduardo Medina Mora, asking him to work with the Mexican Federal Customs Agency to restore crossing hours for export vehicles at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry. Earlier this month, the...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty and the New Mexico Primary Care Association, are hosting the "ACA and You", a health care information event, on Thursday, July 31, 2014 in Deming, N.M.  At the event, attendees will have access to well-trained health care guides...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce announced that U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will visit Carlsbad, N.M., on Aug. 12 for a discussion about the ongoing recovery at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). Last month, the lawmakers invited Moniz to visit to get an...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivered a speech on the Senate floor today on the current Central American refugee crisis. As a leading voice in addressing the crisis along the southern border and a staunch advocate for comprehensive immigration reform, Senator Heinrich countered Republican proposals that aim to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will deliver a speech on the Senate floor today at approximately 4:30 p.m. ET/ 2:30 p.m. MT on addressing the current Central American refugee crisis. As a leading voice in addressing the crisis on the southern border and a staunch advocate for comprehensive immigration reform, Senator...

PHOTO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich discusses ways to improve care at the Albuquerque VA Medical Center with VA Secretary nominee Robert McDonald. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) met with Veterans Administration (VA) Secretary Nominee Robert McDonald in his Washington D.C. office yesterday where they discussed ways to...

Seeing hundreds of people wait at a train station for hours, signs in hand as a show of support, would gladden the heart of any politician — especially in an election year. That was the scene on a recent train tour, but not because of politicians on board. No, the crowds were there to support the train itself: Amtrak’s Southwest Chief...

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich was in southeastern New Mexico Friday on what his office called an innovation, technology and job creation tour. Heinrich addressed about 175 students at the Roswell Job Corps Friday afternoon and later spoke with students at the International Law Enforcement Academy-Roswell. Heinrich, of Albuquerque, began his tour Friday...

WASHINGTON – Today, as the acting Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary visits New Mexico, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich urged the VA to move quickly to hire a qualified permanent director for New Mexico's VA hospital to help it immediately begin the work to regain the trust of veterans and address serious problems with...