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TAOS, N.M. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), and U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland joined a community gathering with local leaders to commemorate the federal acquisition of 3,700 acres of land adjacent to the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument in Taos County, N.M....
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee, led a letter alongside 19 of his Senate colleagues urging Senate leadership to reject all anti-public lands “poison pill” provisions in the final agreement on the Interior, Environment, and...
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Shelly Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Cory Booker,...
IN THE NEWS
I’m standing in the heart of White Sands National Monument, in southern New Mexico, the largest gypsum dune field in the world. A sea of sand stretches as far as the eye can see—white waves and crests and curls, all uniformly rippled on the surface. The place is so vast that it’s visible from space.
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President Herbert Hoover established it as a national monument in 1933 and now U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich has introduced legislation to elevate White Sands to a national park.
That would certainly be good for New Mexico, resulting in increased visitation and enhanced recognition for the breathtaking site. Elected officials and community leaders have...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., introduced on Monday the White Sands National Park Establishment Act, a bill to designate White Sands National Monument as New Mexico's newest national park.
“The vision to create White Sands National Park has been driven by a diverse coalition of community leaders and local elected...
MARTIN’S BLOG
Dear Friend,
Last month, I joined the Honey Badger Conservation Crew from the Albuquerque Sign Language Academy (ASLA) to harvest honey at the Los Ranchos Agri-Nature Center.
You can read all about my visit with ASLA students in the Albuquerque Journal story below.
PHOTO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich harvests honey with Albuquerque Sign Language...
Dear Friend,
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 ticket to the middle class, and gave my parents stability and peace of mind in their retirement. These are opportunities that every American deserves.
VIDEO: U.S. Senator Martin...
Dear Friend,
Our Bipartisan Safer Communities Act was full of commonsense solutions. On gun violence, I helped negotiate a provision that made it a crime to traffic firearms out of the country – something most thought was already illegal but was fueling violence in Central America.
On health care, our bill included a provision that allowed mental...
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Heinrich Hosts Deputy Secretary of Energy for Launch of the State’s Federally Funded Home Energy RebatesHeinrich Hosts Deputy Secretary of Energy for Launch of the State’s Federally Funded Home Energy Rebates
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