press releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) are announcing $7,500,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for Taos Pueblo under the Indian Housing Block Grant Program (IHBG) Competitive Grant Program. The funding will be used by...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that New Mexico will receive $323,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This is the first of three years of funding that New Mexico will receive under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act that Heinrich negotiated and passed into law in June 2022....

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – At 6:30 p.m. MT on Thursday, September 7, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján, and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury, Teresa Leger Fernández, and Gabe Vasquez will bring together representatives from U.S. Military Service Academies for a virtual Q&A session.   The conversation is an opportunity for high...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in recognition of Labor Day:  “On Labor Day, we recognize the incredible work of the labor movement and the role that organized labor has played in building the middle class.  “As someone who grew up in a proud union household, I’ve seen the power of organizing up...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in response to the passing of former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson: “Governor Bill Richardson believed New Mexico could do big things. His ambition for our state meant he never accepted mediocrity, and always pushed us to fight for the future we...

CORONA, N.M. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) was joined by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Senior Advisor to the President John Podesta, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and other leaders to commemorate the groundbreaking of SunZia Southwest Transmission Project, two planned 500-kilovolt transmission lines located...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) announced over $6,618,321 in federal funding to San Miguel County for reimbursement for county road repairs as a result of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. The grant now awaits distribution by the New Mexico’s...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) welcomed President Joe Biden’s nomination of David O. Barnett Jr. for U.S. Marshal for the District of New Mexico. “David Barnett has dedicated his career to keeping Americans safe. As the FBI’s Counterintelligence Supervisory Special Agent in the Albuquerque...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to Medicare price negotiations beginning in 2026. This action was made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act, legislation Heinrich helped to negotiate and pass into...

CORONA, N.M. – This Friday, September 1, at 9:30 a.m. MT, in Corona, N.M., U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will be joined by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Senior Advisor to the President John Podesta to commemorate the groundbreaking of Sunzia Southwest Transmission Project, two planned 500-kilovolt transmission lines located...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after FEMA published the final regulations for the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act:  “The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses. It displaced thousands of New Mexicans for weeks and months on end. And in an instant,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, announced a total of $2,198,052 in grants from the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program to the Rio Rancho Public School District. The Emergency Connectivity Fund...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are announcing $1,050,000 in federal funds from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to improve New Mexicans’ access to quality, affordable...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Roger Marshall (R-Kans.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) announced a new, bipartisan bill to streamline the Natural Resource Conservation Service’s (NRCS) process for updating and adopting conservation practice standards that help farmers and ranchers improve soil health, build...

ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, welcomed USDA Under Secretary Jenny Lester Moffitt to the South Valley Economic Development Center to highlight the Nourish New Mexico program “As the Chair of...

ALBUQUERQUE – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, delivered a speech to the Albuquerque Economic Forum laying out his vision for an asset-based economic development approach to grow New Mexico’s economy and grow its middle class. “New Mexico competes best when we compete as ourselves,”...

CLOVIS, N.M. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) convened a meeting with leaders of the U.S. Air Force, including Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Ravi Chaudhary, Air Force Special Operations Command Commander Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, and Cannon Air Force Base Leadership, to discuss investments and...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $9,256,350 in funding from the Infrastructure Law for New Mexico-based Sacred Wind Communications to expand reliable, affordable, high-speed internet for...

CLOVIS, N.M. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the next portion of the Eastern N.M. Rural Water System. PHOTO: U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich...

CLOVIS, N.M. – In a visit with administration officials and academic leadership at Clovis Community College, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) highlighted his work in Congress to secure $1 million in Congressionally Directed Spending to expand the College’s Allied Health Program to include more in-demand health professions that will help...