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WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and a majority of the Senate Democratic Caucus in announcing plans to file an amendment to the forthcoming national security supplemental package that reiterates longstanding U.S. policy in support of a two-state...

PHOTOS | VIDEO   Roundtable participants included Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart, Actress Melissa Joan Hart, Actor Wilson Cruz, ESPN Reporter Sarah Spain, mother of Covenant School shooting survivor Melissa Alexander, Marine Corps veteran John Hambley, & Fashion Designer Whitney Port   WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich...

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with the non-profit advocacy group March Fourth, hosted a roundtable at the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday to discuss new gun legislation introduced by Heinrich and three other U.S. senators. Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart also spoke at the event, along with a New Mexico resident & hunter,...

Actress Melissa Joan Hart joined Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and other advocates to rally support for his legislation that would restrict access to certain semi-automatic firearms, large-capacity magazines and related conversion devices.

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) introduced a resolution to recognize National Board Certified Teachers by designating the last week of January as “National Board Certified Teacher Week.” The resolution also encourages administrators, school...

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and March Fourth, a nonprofit advocacy group with a mission to end mass shootings in America, are hosting a roundtable discussion Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol with New Mexico law enforcement, firearm owners, influential voices and advocates for responsible gun ownership to discuss Heinrich’s newly introduced gun...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the co-founder and co-chair of the Electrification Caucus, joins advocates in New Mexico in welcoming last week’s guidance from the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that will significantly...

WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, January 24 at noon ET/10 a.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and March Fourth will host a roundtable discussion in the U.S. Capitol with New Mexico law enforcement, firearm owners, influential voices, and advocates for responsible gun ownership, to discuss his newly introduced gun legislation, the Gas-Operated...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Jim Risch’s (R-Idaho)  legislation, the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, passed out of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee with strong bipartisan support. This legislation would make it easier for “Good Samaritans,” such as state agencies, local...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after voting to pass a continuing resolution to keep federal agencies funded through March. “Passing this continuing resolution today will help us avoid an unnecessary government shutdown that would have hurt New...

WASHINGTON – This week, ahead of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Senate Democrats to host a briefing on the state of abortion rights in America, the chaos and cruelty of the abortion bans that have been enacted in Republican-led states since Roe was overturned, and...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), held a hearing exploring potential policy solutions to increase access to affordable and stable housing in New Mexico and across the country. “There is a serious housing crisis in New Mexico and across the country – impacting...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, along with U.S. Representative Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.), led 134 lawmakers in sending...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), and 13 bipartisan Senate colleagues, to call on the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry leaders to address long-term drought in the upcoming Farm Bill. “Agriculture is the...

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 15. “Martin Luther King Jr. dared the American people to dream. To dream of a nation that lived up to its full promise of freedom, justice, and economic opportunity for all. To dream of a...

WASHINGTON –  Today, during a hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) highlighted how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act have spurred a domestic manufacturing boom in New Mexico and across the country, creating thousands of high-quality jobs, strengthening...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) are welcoming nearly $68 million in competitive federal grant funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Charging and Fueling Infrastructure...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.)joined U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in announcing an amendment to maintain the congressional notification requirement for all U.S. assistance to foreign militaries. Specifically, the amendment would strike a provision in the proposed national security supplemental...

WASHINGTON – Last week, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee urging the inclusion of initial funding of $10 million to establish the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (USAISI) in the Fiscal Year 2024...