press releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and a bicameral coalition of congressional colleagues have introduced the Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020, which would require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide benefits for veterans suffering from four diseases associated with exposure to Agent...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich joined U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and a number of their Democratic Senate colleagues to introduce the Free COVID-19 Testing Act, which would expand free tests to confirm coronavirus (COVID-19) infections. The Free COVID-19 Testing Act would waive cost-sharing for COVID-19 diagnostic...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to distribute more than $6 million to New...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today sent a letter with Senate Democrats to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue, requesting that the USDA proactively work with all state agencies to ensure the availability of waivers that provide flexibilities for Child Nutrition Programs in the event of school...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) led a group of  bipartisan border lawmakers in introducing the Border Health Security Act of 2020, a new bill to strengthen multi-national...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich responded to New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s announcement that three individuals in New Mexico have tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). “The health of all New Mexico communities is our top priority in Congress....

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico is supporting legislation that would require employers to provide paid sick days immediately to workers to address the coronavirus crisis, and in preparation for future public health emergencies. The bill would require all employers to allow workers to accrue seven days of paid...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is supporting new, emergency paid sick leave legislation to provide paid sick days immediately to workers in light of the coronavirus crisis, and in preparation for future public health emergencies. This emergency paid sick days legislation requires all employers to allow workers to accrue...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) voted in favor of a $8.3 billion bipartisan, bicameral, coronavirus emergency supplemental Appropriations bill to respond to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The funds...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) has introduced the Pathways to Health Careers Act that builds on the success of the Health Profession Opportunity Grant Program using the same two-generation approach that combines job training with critical family supports that low-income parents need to succeed in achieving their health...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, March 5 at 2:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will hold a teleconference for reporters to discuss the introduction of the Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act and the Pathways to Health Careers Act. Both bills use a “two-generation” approach to helping families in...

WASHINGTON — Sen. Martin Heinrich expressed disappointment Tuesday with the U.S. Air Force on its work so far in remediating water contamination near Cannon Air Force Base. Heinrich, speaking at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, addressed Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett in response to comments the Air Force was working with...

Two of my paramount guiding principles as your senator are respect for science and respect for those who have served our nation. We owe all of our veterans who put their lives on the line to defend us the best possible medical care, based on the best available science. That’s why I was so appalled to learn that tens of thousands of Vietnam...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is providing New Mexicans with critical resources and raising awareness about the health threat posed by COVID-19, also known as coronavirus. Today, Heinrich launched a Coronavirus Resource Center on his website to provide information about the virus and tools to help New Mexicans stay...

WASHINGTON -- Today U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) reintroduced the bipartisan Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act to increase opportunities for families living in poverty. The bill aligns and links existing systems and funding streams to target both parents and children with support aimed at increasing...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with 41 Senate Democrats, have sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump condemning the Administration for stonewalling critical benefits to Vietnam veterans suffering from health conditions associated with their exposure to Agent Orange. In the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined Senate Democrats in demanding President Trump retract statements he made about cutting earned benefits like Medicare or Social Security in order to pay for his 2017 tax scam—a handout to corporations and the ultra-wealthy at the expense of working families...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 19, 2019) – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) passed bipartisan legislation to repeal a provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) known as the “Cadillac Tax,” which taxes high-cost health insurance plans and impacts middle-class health benefits. The Middle Class Health...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 11, at 2 p.m. MT/4 p.m. ET, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), will host a teleconference for reporters to discuss their bipartisan effort to repeal the so-called “Cadillac tax” on...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Nov. 21, 2019) – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), in collaboration with Bernalillo County, will host a Health Care & Open Enrollment Resource Fair tomorrow, Friday, November 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. MT at the South Valley Multi-Purpose Senior Center, 2008 Larrazolo...