press releases

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will participate in two key hearings to advance outdoor recreation, conservation, and clean energy priorities for New Mexico.  On Wednesday, February 9, at 10 a.m. ET/ 8 a.m. MT, Senator Heinrich will join fellow...

WASHINGTON (Feb. 8, 2022) – Today during a full Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on pending nominations, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), requested an update on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) investigation into the recent vandalism attack on sacred petroglyphs at La Cieneguilla near Santa Fe. WATCH:...

WASHINGTON (Feb. 8, 2022) – After several recent cyberattacks in New Mexico over the last month, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, is leading a request to hire and establish as soon as possible a New Mexico cybersecurity coordinator to strengthen state, local, and Tribal...

WASHINGTON (Feb. 7, 2022) – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released a New Mexico guide to the formula and competitive funding opportunities provided through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Signed into law by President Joe Biden in November 2021, this once-in-a-generation investment will deliver at least...

Washington (Feb. 4, 2022) – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), co-founder of the first-ever Electrification Caucus, and U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) led 17 of their Senate and House colleagues in a letter calling on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the Chairman of the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of...

WASHINGTON (Feb. 4, 2022) – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is part of a bipartisan, bicameral group of 45 lawmakers calling for the extension of expanded coverage of telehealth services to be included in must-pass legislation in February. Provisions from the CONNECT for Health Act were included in previous COVID-19 relief legislation...

WASHINGTON (Feb. 3, 2022) - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, legislation to make it easier for “Good Samaritans” such as state agencies, local governments, nonprofits, and other groups, to clean up and improve water...

GREENWIRE | Bipartisan legislation introduced today would make it easier for nonprofits and other outfits to help clean up abandoned hardrock mines by wiping away past liabilities for acquiring the sites. The bill, authored by Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), would clarity that so-called good Samaritans — potential property owners looking...

WASHINGTON (Feb. 1, 2022) – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, participated in a full hearing to examine state of U.S. territories – including Puerto Rico.  VIDEO: Heinrich Urges Congress To Respond To Will Of Puerto Ricans [HD DOWNLOAD LINK...

WASHINGTON (Feb. 1, 2022) – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement wishing U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján a full and speedy recovery: "My thoughts are with Senator Luján, who I am fortunate to count as both a colleague and a friend. I know that all of my fellow Senators and our constituents in New...

WASHINGTON (Jan. 31, 2022) - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed $43.7 million in the first phase of funding available to New Mexico from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to create jobs cleaning up orphaned oil and gas wells...

WASHINGTON (Jan. 27, 2022) – 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 $1.4 million in FY21 grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Tribal Transit Program (TTP) being awarded to five New Mexico Tribes. Tribes may...

WASHINGTON (Jan. 27, 2022) – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) met with the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters (SWRCC) and Carpenters Local 1319 to highlight how the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will create good-paying union jobs and economic opportunity for working families in New Mexico. PHOTOS: Heinrich...

WASHINGTON (Jan. 27, 2022) – 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.) and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) are welcoming $1.2 million in American Rescue Plan grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Funding will go to 11 Tribal and...

WASHINGTON (Jan. 26, 2022) — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) welcomed President Joe Biden’s nomination of Alexander M.M. Uballez for U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico.  “We are very pleased that President Biden accepted our strong recommendation to nominate Alexander M.M....

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On Thursday, January 27, at 4:15 p.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will host a press conference with the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters and Carpenters Local 1319 to highlight how the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will create union job and economic opportunities for working families...

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined more than 190 congressional Democrats in submitting an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in the case of West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Led by Chairman Tom Carper of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Chair Kathy Castor of the House Select...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On Wednesday, January 26 at 1:30 p.m. MT/3:30 p.m. ET, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), cofounder of the Electrification Caucus and member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will participate in a webinar hosted by the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment that will highlight some of the...

WASHINGTON (Jan. 21, 2022) – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) are welcoming over $1 million in grant funding from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) across New Mexico. These EDA planning investments...

WASHINGTON (Jan. 21, 2022) – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are welcoming almost $5 million in Indian Community Development Block Grants (ICDBG) to support Tribal housing projects in New Mexico. The funding, made possible by the American Rescue Plan, will be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond...