press releases

Albuquerque, N.M. — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) met with veteran-serving health care providers to discuss the impacts of the Trump Administration’s cuts to reimbursement rates for essential home health care services for veterans. The rate cuts come as the Administration is reportedly spending nearly $900 million a day on their war...

Albuquerque, N.M. — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) met with veteran-serving health care providers to discuss the impacts of the Trump Administration’s cuts to reimbursement rates for essential home health care services for veterans. The rate cuts come as the Administration is reportedly spending nearly $900 million a day on their war...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Founder and Co-Chair of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, applauded Senate passage of the bipartisan Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), legislation he cosponsored to protect children online and safeguard their privacy, and hold Big Tech accountable.  Heinrich...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) demanding answers from the...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in response to President Trump firing Kristi Noem as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security: “Kristi Noem should never have been nominated or confirmed as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. And I've been calling for her to resign or be fired...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), issued the following statement on permitting reform: “After discussions with our colleagues, we have...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the co-founder and co-chair of the Bicameral Electrification Caucus, and U.S. Representative Lou Correa (D-Calif.) introduced bicameral legislation to establish a new federal tax credit to enable local small businesses,...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement condemning Senate Republicans for blocking a War Powers Resolution he cosponsored, which would direct President Trump to end military operations in Iran if not explicitly authorized by Congress. “Following the law is not optional. Following the Constitution is not...

WASHINGTON – During a business meeting on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to consider pending nominations and legislation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, voted no on advancing former Congressman Steve Pearce’s nomination for the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Heinrich...

WASHINGTON – During a business meeting on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to consider pending nominations and legislation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, voted no on advancing former Congressman Steve Pearce’s nomination for the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Heinrich...

PHOTOS SANTA FE, N.M. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, toured the Early Childhood Center of Excellence at Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) and met with educators and teacher apprentices to discuss their work to expand the APRENDE workforce development program, which provides...

PHOTOS SANTA FE, N.M. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, hosted a roundtable with New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver and local election officials to discuss the unprecedented threats to Americans’ right to vote and New...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the American Homeownership Act, legislation to get housing out of the hands of corporate landlords and into the hands of New Mexico families. Wall Street landlords have exacerbated the housing crisis in New Mexico and nationwide by buying up a large share of the housing market –...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits (WORK) to Save Lives Act, bipartisan legislation to help tackle rising rates of opioid overdoses with increased access to overdose reversal medications like naloxone. The National Safety Council found that while 75 percent of employers report seeing...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement opposing former Congressman Steve Pearce’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM): “I have known Congressman Pearce a long time. And while I appreciate his testimony...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, released the following statement in response to news that the U.S. has attacked Iran without Congressional approval, with President Trump calling for regime change in the country. “President Trump promised to end wars, not start them. Now he has put...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed a resolution celebrating Black History Month, which he is an original cosponsor of: “American history cannot be told without Black history. And Black history is American history – full stop. Black Americans have played an integral role...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations and Ranking Member of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee, and Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner...

WASHINGTON — In his opening statement at a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to consider pending Trump administration nominees, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee’s Ranking Member, expressed his concerns about Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management, former New Mexican Congressman Steve...

WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to consider pending Trump administration nominees, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee’s Ranking Member, and Committee Democrats secured key commitments from former Congressman Steve Pearce, President Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management....