press releases

“Republicans are using their position of power to tell people when, how, or with whom to start their families. Shame on them.” PHOTOS  WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after Senate Republicans once again blocked the passage of the Right to IVF Act, legislation he introduced as an original cosponsor...

“Once again, Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would protect families’ freedom to start and grow a family with IVF. Republicans are using their position of power to tell people when, how, and with whom to start their families. Shame on them,” Heinrich said in a press release following the vote. “Let me be clear: I will never stop...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined Senate colleagues Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) to introduce the Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act, legislation to ensure individuals with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), or kidney failure, continue to have access to private health care. The legislation follows...

WASHINGTON – This week, the brand new National Wilderness Coalition honored U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, with its inaugural Wilderness Champion Award in recognition of his longtime leadership and successful record of prioritizing wilderness conservation as a critical tool for...

WASHINGTON —This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joinedmembers of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus in calling on President Bidento lift the restrictions on Ukraine that are currently preventing them from using long-range weapons to strike legitimate military targets inside Russia. “In the spirit of our shared commitment to...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M) are reintroducing the bipartisan, bicameral Defenders of Bataan, Corregidor, and Attu Congressional Gold Medal Act to honor the heroic veterans who defended Bataan and Corregidor in the Philippines and Midway, Wake, Guam, Java, Mindanao, and...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming $33,494,691from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for upgrades at airports across New Mexico.  This federal funding includes grants from the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in recognition of the life of Dr. Charles F. (Charlie) McMillan, the former Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.  “Julie and I extend our sincerest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Dr. Charlie McMillan. He had an incredible...

Tri-State's selection was made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act 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 welcoming the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) selection of the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after the U.S. Justice Department publicly announced its coordinated response to Russia’s efforts to influence the 2024 U.S. presidential election. This follows Heinrich’s past work on the Committee, in which...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Founder and Co-Chair of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, was featured as one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in AI. Heinrich is the only member of Congress included in the list.   TIME Magazine: Martin Heinrich, U.S. Senator for New Mexico, 100 Most Influential People...

New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich has long been a leader in AI legislation on the hill: He co-founded the AI Caucus in 2019 after observing the rapid development of machine learning. A couple of years later, when ChatGPT, Dall-E and similar AI tools exploded into the national consciousness, Heinrich says his fellow legislators started requesting...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) welcomed $2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help working families in New Mexico lower...

Program based on Heinrich’s Zero-Emission Homes Act and passed into law through the Inflation Reduction Act will help working families in New Mexico make homes more energy efficient and purchase clean and efficient appliances, lower energy bills, and create healthier homes ALBUQUERQUE - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in recognition of Labor Day. VIDEO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich Labor Day Statement, September 2, 2024. “I grew up in a proud union home. My father was a lineman and a member of the IBEW. His union wages allowed me to attend college, provided my family with a...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) welcomed the U.S. Department of Energy’s announcement that it has awarded $3,536,789 from the Infrastructure Law’s Renew America’s Nonprofits Program to...

WASHINGTON – U.S. SenatorMartin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee,U.S. Senator 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.) arewelcoming $16.6 million from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded to organizations...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) welcomed President Joe Biden’s nomination of Sarah Davenport for U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico.  “Sarah Davenport has built an impressive legal career as a federal prosecutor in New Mexico and strong roots in her home community of Las Cruces,”...

CARLSBAD, N.M. — In an ongoing effort to provide top-notch constituent service, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich's (D-N.M.) staff will hold in-person Mobile Office Hours at Carlsbad City Hall from 10 a.m. MT to 12 p.m. MT on Wednesday, September 4.  Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security benefits,...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, U.S. Senator 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.) welcomed the announcement that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $191,000...