press releases

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich voted to pass the Natural Resources Management Act, a historic bipartisan public lands package that includes several New Mexico conservation priorities championed by Udall and Heinrich, including landmark legislation to permanently authorize the Land and Water...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 6, 2019) -Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, spoke on the Senate Floor in support of a package of bipartisan public lands legislation that includes major conservation victories for New Mexico. VIDEO: Heinrich Champions Major Public Lands Package On...

The All Pueblo Council of Governors issued a statement Tuesday (June 26) in support of preserving the Río Grande del Norte and Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monuments, providing a united front against any attempts by the Trump Administration to reduce protections. In the statement, the 20 Pueblo governors noted the monuments "protect...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivered the keynote address at the New Mexico Outdoor Economics Conference in Las Cruces, highlighting the inextricable link between conservation and growing the Western economy. The two-day conference was the first event of its kind in New Mexico and featured business, elected, and...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – On Friday, May 4, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will be in southern New Mexico to unveil legislation to establish White Sands National Monument as a national park and highlight the economic force of the outdoor recreation industry in the region. At 8:30 a.m., Senator Heinrich will deliver the keynote...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) presided as acting Ranking Member of a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining hearing and worked to advance two conservation bills he introduced with U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump signed proclamations eliminating Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments and replacing them with five new and much smaller...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow, Thursday, October 5 at 7:30 a.m. MT/ 9:30 a.m. ET, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, will join a bipartisan group of Senators, the Nature Conservancy, the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, and other groups to highlight the successes of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The Land...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following questions raised with the Department of Interior’s (DOI) report on national monuments, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.) urged the White House to review the accuracy of the claims in the report...

WASHINGTON D.C.— Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall, top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, and Martin Heinrich, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that the Department of the Interior (DOI) is providing more than $1.1 million in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) raised concerns with the Department of Interior’s (DOI) report on national monuments and highlighted the lack of involvement from local land managers in the review...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich released the following joint statement on Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s report on national monuments, which was leaked to the media late Sunday:   “During Secretary Zinke’s review process, almost 3 million Americans —...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) lead a press conference at REI in Albuquerque with public lands, tribal, and community coalitions in opposition to President Donald Trump's executive order that could unravel dozens of national monuments, including Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks and Río Grande del Norte in...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – As the deadline nears for U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to complete his review of national monuments created under the Antiquities Act, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.) urged him one...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s visit to New Mexico this week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), co-chair of the Senate Outdoor Recreation Caucus, highlighted the strength of New Mexico’s outdoor recreation economy. According to a new report released today by the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  Today, in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) advocated for bipartisan legislation he introduced to provide America’s fourth graders and their families free entrance to all federally managed land, waters, and historic sites, including...

PHOTOS: Highlighting Overwhelming Public Support For National Monuments WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich led a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol with U.S. Senator Tom Udall and a number of other Senate Democrats on President Donald Trump's executive order that could unravel dozens of America’s national...

Heinrich To Lead Press Conference Highlighting Overwhelming Public Support For National Monuments WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 11 at 10:30 a.m. MT/ 12:30 p.m. ET, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), will lead a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol with a number of Senate Democrats and public lands and community...

In New Mexico, hunting is more than just a sport. It is a central part of our culture, a way to feed our families and ensure the future of our local outdoor recreation economy. Doña Ana County sportsmen and women have always appreciated the fact that they can drive a short distance from their homes and be able to pursue and harvest...

Last week, hundreds of local residents filled a Doña Ana County Commission meeting to voice their support for a resolution to urge President Trump to protect the public lands in Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. This was just the latest overflow crowd to demonstrate the community’s clear consensus that we should keep in...