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WASHINGTON – Last week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, hosted a roundtable with his Senate colleagues, including ENR Committee Democratic members, a local elected official, union representatives, a small business owner, and electrification and efficiency advocates to...

Washington, D.C. – 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.) issued the following joint statement: “Jay Mitchell has lost the trust of Northern New Mexico. He must resign. “As authors of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act, we have been clear that the...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, voted against an extension of funding for the Department of Homeland Security that does not yet include needed reforms to address lawlessness by the agency, while also welcoming Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Defense; Labor,...

Watch video here WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, appeared on CNN’s The Arena with Kasie Hunt today where he reacted to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) lawlessness. “We need a restoration of the rule of law within immigration enforcement. I want those folks to...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement calling for U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem to resign or be fired due to DHS’ lawlessness, including the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ICU nurse. “Kristi Noem lied about what we all saw with our...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined 15 Senate Democrats to send a letter demanding answers from U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon on the Trump Administration’s proposal to eliminate student loan repayment options for millions of Americans. The senators’ letter comes after the...

In 2025, inflation raised costs for New Mexicans across the board, including $162 more for housing and $217 more for transportation WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), joined JEC Democrats to release a new report finding that New Mexico families spent $1,355 more on average because of...

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich hosted three events in Las Cruces today. Heinrich visited Mayfield Student Health Clinic for a tour and a roundtable. Then he went had a news conference to discuss insurance premiums. Heinrich put health care costs at the center of his visit today. His team says that Republicans' efforts...

All five members of New Mexico’s all-Democratic Congressional delegation have signed on to a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins that requests the state be excluded from the Trump administration’s proposed repeal of the so-called Roadless Rule. The 24-year-old Roadless Area Conservation Rule was implemented to restrict...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), in sending a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum to rescind a July 15th, 2025, directive that...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, and U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) released the following statements applauding House passage of legislation that mirrors Senate legislation they authored to repeal the ‘Arctic Frost’ provision, which...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the No Tariffs on Groceries Act, legislation to prevent President Trump from enacting tariffs that raise grocery costs for New Mexico families. The No Tariffs on Groceries Act will require congressional approval for any tariff levied on food or agricultural products. While Republicans...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, reintroduced the COLAs Don’t Count Act, bicameral legislation to exempt annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) from impacting the benefits of those who utilize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for food...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), founder and Co-Chair of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, applauded Senate passage of the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act (DEFIANCE Act), bipartisan legislation that gives survivors of sexually explicit “deepfake” images and videos the tools to fight back and...

Heinrich Cosponsors Legislation to Kick Hedge Funds Out of the Housing Market, Lower Housing Costs for New Mexico Families WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Humans Over Private Equity (HOPE) for Homeownership Act, legislation to kick hedge funds out of the housing market and lower housing costs for New Mexico...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which falls on Monday, January 19. “When Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. accepted his Nobel Peace Prize in December 1964, he spoke about the imperative to protest injustice and remedy poverty. He told the group gathered...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined 20 Democratic senators to send a letter urging U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to push back against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli Government’s efforts to annex the West Bank, which have accelerated in recent weeks. In their letter, the senators expressed concerns that...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), U.S. House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith, and U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr....

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, welcomed Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Commerce, Justice, and Science; Interior and Environment; and Energy and Water Development...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, joined 5 Senate Democrats to introduce the PUBLIC SAFETY Act, legislation that will redirect almost $75 billion from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and send it instead to local law enforcement to help keep communities safe in New...