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Press releases from: June 2024

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READOUT: Heinrich, Luján Visit Ruidoso, Meet with Firefighters, First Responders, Local and Tribal Leaders, & Families Impacted by South Fork and Salt Fires
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TO THE PRESIDENT’S DESK: Heinrich Bill to Extend Federal Programs to Support Local Fire Departments Passes Senate
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N.M. Delegation Announces President's Approval Of Major Disaster Declaration For New Mexico Fires
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N.M. Congressional Delegation Calls on President Biden to Grant State's Major Disaster Declaration Request in Response to Severe Wildfires

Press releases from: May 2024

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Heinrich Presses Forest Service Chief on Wildland Firefighter Housing, Fencing to Keep Trespass Cattle out of Valles Caldera National Preserve, Re-opening of Sitting Bull Falls Recreation Area
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VIDEO: Heinrich Highlights Drought Mitigation Investment in the Rio Grande, Presses Bureau of Reclamation on Completion of Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Project, Questions U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Plans to Improve Public Safety & Wildfire Response Along the Bosque

Press releases from: April 2024

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N.M. Delegation Welcomes Over $9 Million for New Mexico’s Schools, Roads, County Services, Wildfire Mitigation from Infrastructure Law
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Las Vegas Optic Two years later, we still have a long way to go to recover from the worst fire in our state’s history

Press releases from: March 2024

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N.M. Delegation Welcomes Nearly $2 Million to Restore Watersheds Damaged by Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire

Press releases from: August 2023

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Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Welcome $6 Million for Wildfire Recovery
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Heinrich Welcomes White House Supplemental Request to Invest in Securing Southern Border, Repairing Broken Immigration System, Fighting Opioid Epidemic, Bolstering Wildland Firefighter Pay, & Supporting Ukraine

Press releases from: May 2023

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Heinrich Joins Effort to Improve Wildfire, Disaster Response in New Mexico

Press releases from: March 2023

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Heinrich Calls for Extension of Federal Programs to Support Local Fire Departments, Cosponsors Bipartisan Fire Grants and Safety Act
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N.M. Delegation Announces Over $11 Million in Infrastructure Law Funding to Bolster Wildfire Resilience in Advance of 2023 Fire Season

Press releases from: January 2023

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N.M. Congressional Delegation Urges FEMA to Update Wildfire Claims Process

Press releases from: December 2022

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N.M. Congressional Democrats Announce Additional $1.45 Billion for New Mexicans Impacted by Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire

Press releases from: November 2022

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N.M. Congressional Democrats Announce Beginning Of FEMA Claims Process, Public Comment Period For Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act

Press releases from: October 2022

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N.M. Congressional Democrats Announce USDA Will Cover 100% Of Cost Share For Producers Impacted By Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire

Press releases from: September 2022

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N.M. Congressional Democrats Secure $2.5 Billion In Aid For New Mexicans Impacted By Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fires
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N.M. Congressional Democrats Fight To Include $2.5 Billion For New Mexicans Impacted By Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fires In Government Spending Proposal