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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) responds to a floor statement made this morning by U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on Congress's oversight of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): "I thank and recognize Chairman Feinstein for her efforts to set the factual record straight...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Monday, March 10 until approximately 9 a.m. ET Tuesday, March 11, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined Senators from the Senate Climate Action Task Force on the Senate floor to urge action on climate change.   Senator Heinrich delivered opening remarks on the Senate floor to helped kick off...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Immediately following votes tonight Monday, March 10 until approximately 9 a.m. ET Tuesday, March 11, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will join Senators from the Senate Climate Action Task Force on the Senate floor to urge action on climate change.  A significant number of Senators are expected to participate...

New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich is right on target in his criticism of the Central Intelligence Agency over two important issues. First, the CIA refuses to declassify a Senate report on the agency’s past detention and interrogation tactics that included waterboarding. Second, the CIA may have been spying on the U.S. senators who looked into...

I still remember my first job like it was yesterday. I worked as a busboy at a local family restaurant, during our small-town fair. While the job only lasted a few days, I can still recall how incredibly proud I was that I earned a few dollars. I must have done something right, because the next year, that same family hired me to bus tables and wash...

AlLBUQUERQUE, 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 Valencia County on Wednesday March 12, 2014. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security benefits, Medicare, immigration, veterans benefits,...

FARMINGTON, 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 Farmington on Thursday, March 13, 2014. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security benefits, Medicare, immigration, veterans benefits, student...

SANTA FE, 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 Santa Fe's Southside on Friday, March 14, 2014. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security benefits, Medicare, immigration, veterans benefits,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce met with Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to discuss the agency’s ongoing response to the incident at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad, N.M.  The lawmakers together reiterated the message that it is critical for the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Marin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined his colleagues on the VA Backlog Working Group, U.S. Senators Dean Heller (R-Nev.) Bob Casey (D-Pa.), David Vitter (R-La.) Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), today to unveil the 21st Century Veterans Benefits Reform Act, a comprehensive bill designed to reduce the...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich today applauded the news that President Obama incorporated into his Fiscal Year 2015 budget proposal a plan based on a bill they cosponsored to reform federal wildfire policy. The change, which still must be approved by Congress, would fund major wildfires the same as other natural disasters...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that the Bureau of Reclamation will provide $1.7 million for the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Project. Combined with previously enacted FY 2014 funding, these additional funds bring the total available for the project to over $2.3 million. The funding...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today released the following statement on Congress's oversight of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): “The Senate Intelligence Committee oversees the CIA, not the other way around. Since I joined the Committee, the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today released the following statement on President Obama's Fiscal Year 2015 budget proposal: “President Obama’s budget includes smart invests aimed at continuing to grow our economy and widening the door of opportunity for every family to work their way into the middle...

ALBUQUERQUE, 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 Santa Rosa on Friday, March 7, 2014. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security benefits, Medicare, immigration, veterans benefits, student...

Mike Connor has been confirmed to become the Obama administration’s next deputy secretary of the Department of the Interior, the number two position at the agency under Secretary Sally Jewell. Connor was confirmed February 27 by a vote of 97 to 0 in the Senate. “Mike is exactly the right person to help lead this...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Mark Udall (D-Colo.), who serve on the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following joint statement in response to reports that a large number of individuals, including Americans, may have had private online webcam videos intercepted in...

ALBUQUERQUE >> New Mexico's U.S. senators are backing legislation they say would help conserve water and promote sustainability. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich say the measure would expand grants and increase federal funding for conservation and drought-mitigation projects. It would also provide resources for collecting data and...

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 after the Senate confirmed New Mexican Michael Connor as the next Deputy Secretary of the Interior: “Mike Connor is a dedicated public servant with the experience and background...