press releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a long-time proponent of accountable immigration reform and strong advocate for the DREAM Act, released the following statement today after President Obama called on the House of Representatives to take action and pass a bill to fix our broken immigration system: “Earlier this summer,...

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 Mountainair on Friday, November 1, 2013. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security benefits, Medicare, immigration, veterans benefits, and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Reps. Steve Pearce, Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham announced they have sent two joint, bipartisan letters to President Obama, urging him to respond quickly to separate requests for disaster assistance for the state of New Mexico and Santa Clara...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich today announced that the budget agreement to end the government shutdown will provide additional funding over the previous fiscal year’s levels for a number of programs important to New Mexicans. The bill – a continuing resolution to fund the government through Jan. 15...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement today after voting in favor a bipartisan measure containing an agreement reached by the Democratic and Republican leadership of the Senate to reopen the government and avert default. Under the Senate's bipartisan deal, funding to run the government will be...

Sen. Martin Heinrich, in a speech delivered on the Senate floor Tuesday, said the government shutdown is hitting New Mexico particularly hard because nearly one-third of its gross domestic product has come from federal dollars. The federal government has been partially shutdown because of an impasse in the House of Representatives over funding of...

Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., said those who aren’t concerned about the effects of the federal government’s shutdown are ignoring the impact it’s having in New Mexico. Heinrich made his remarks Tuesday in a speech on the Senate floor. “In my home state of New Mexico there is no question that this government shutdown has...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivered a speech on the Senate floor to underline the devastating impacts of the government shutdown on New Mexico’s economy and middle-class families.  Below are Senator Heinrich’s remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. President, in the midst of the current...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released a statement on the President's nomination of Janet L. Yellen to be the next Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.  “I am pleased with President Obama's selection of Dr. Yellen to serve as Federal Reserve Chairman and I fully support her...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Reps. Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham are working to ensure that federal workers in New Mexico are not financially hurt in the long-term by the federal government shutdown. New Mexico is home to roughly 27,000 federal workers, and Sandia National Laboratories...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivered a speech on the Senate floor calling on House Republicans to pass a clean continuing resolution and end the government shutdown. His remarks as prepared for delivery are below: Mr. President, we are here today with our government's doors shuttered because...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, warned today that the government shutdown jeopardizes national security. “House Republicans’ refusal to be responsible and keep the government running has serious consequences,” said Sen. Heinrich....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is lifting his hold on Secretary of the Air Force nominee Deborah Lee James. The New Mexico Senator blocked the confirmation process last week until questions were answered regarding planned cuts to the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) program based at Kirtland Air Force Base...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement today: "Closing down the government strikes at the heart of New Mexico’s economy and our middle-class families. And that was the decision Republicans made tonight."

A year ago, then-Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., introduced a proposal to finally catalog inaccessible public lands and identify feasible access routes, complete with a mechanism to purchase rights of way. It didn’t make it through the House, in great part due to timing, so now-Sen. Heinrich is trying again. His reintroduced HUNT Act –...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement today: "The vote today in the House to sabotage ObamaCare is a vote to shutdown the government. This would be devastating for New Mexico. A government shutdown would ripple throughout the entire economy, shake consumer confidence, delay critical services...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, is backing a surveillance reform bill to restore the constitutional liberties that have been eroded by widespread surveillance and end secret interpretations of the law that exceed the intent of Congress.  The Intelligence...

 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement today after voting in favor of H.J. Res. 59, a short-term Continuing Resolution to fund the government from October 1, 2013 through November 15, 2013. The bill passed by a vote of 54 to 44. The Senate bill now returns to the House of Representatives for...

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Sen. Martin Heinrich is sponsoring a bill that would allow hunters and anglers better access to federal lands. The Hunt Act would require federal land management agencies to create public access to areas that are currently inaccessible. Heinrich says opening up these “land-locked areas" could bring a big boost to New...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On a press teleconference today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) discussed S. 1554, the Hunt Unrestricted on National Treasures (HUNT) Act, a bill he introduced to improve access to public lands for hunters, anglers, and outdoor recreation users.  He was joined on the call by Frank Hugelmeyer, Board Member of the...