press releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 28, 2019) – Today U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a group of 27 senators in calling for Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to meet the administration’s previously set deadline of July 1 to begin printing materials for the 2020 Census and move forward without adding a politically...

WASHINGTON -- On September 28, 2018, the Honorable Judith C. Herrera announced her intention to assume senior status after 15 years of distinguished service on the federal bench. Judge Herrera’s announcement, effective July 1, 2019, will create a vacancy in Albuquerque, N.M., for a U.S. District Judge for the District of New Mexico. In...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 13, 2019) – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich reintroduced the Military Justice Improvement Act, which would professionalize how the military prosecutes serious crimes by moving the decision over whether to prosecute them to independent, trained, professional military prosecutors. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich joined a group of 46 Senate Democrats in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month. The resolution highlights the contributions that LGBTQ individuals have made to American society, notes several major milestones in the fight for equal treatment of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) vote to affirm that voice services providers may, by default, block unwanted calls, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today sent a letter to the heads of AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon, urging the phone carriers to deploy...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in honor of Pride Month, which is celebrated during the month of June.  “During Pride, New Mexico celebrates our vibrant and proud LGBTQ community and the progress we've made in the march for equality. But we also acknowledge that too many...

(U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) meets with Executive Director Malinda Williams and Clinical Director Rachel Cox of Community Against Violence, June 4, 2019)  WASHINGTON, D.C. - On June 4, 2019, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) met with Community Against Violence, an organization in Taos serving adult and child survivors of sexual...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich issued the following statement on the death of Johana Medina Leon, a transgender woman who was held in ICE custody at the Otero County Processing Center:  “Our staff has toured the Otero County Processing Center and raised concerns about the treatment and conditions for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 4, 2019) – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the United States Senate passing the 19th Amendment, which gave all American women the constitutional right to vote:  “Our nation’s democracy was founded on the right to vote and...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich issued the following statement on the death of Johana Medina Leon, a transgender woman who was held in ICE custody at the Otero County Processing Center:  “Our staff has toured the Otero County Processing Center and raised concerns about the treatment and conditions for...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, secured key commitments from U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt following his visit to Chaco Canyon today.  "I invited Secretary Bernhardt to New Mexico to see firsthand how special Chaco Canyon is...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomed the Senate passage of S. 151, the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, a bill he cosponsored to give regulators more time to find scammers, increase civil forfeiture penalties for those caught, promote call authentication and blocking...

WASHINGTON — On September 28, 2018, the Honorable Judith C. Herrera announced her intention to assume senior status after 15 years of distinguished service on the federal bench. Judge Herrera’s announcement, effective July 1, 2019, will create a vacancy in Albuquerque, N.M., for a U.S. District Judge for the District of New...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 2, 2019) – In response to the murderous attacks at the Poway Synagogue in California and the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pennsylvania, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) introduced legislation to ensure that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides state and local law enforcement...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., today sent a letter to the Trump administration urging the declassification of information relating to Attorney General William Barr.  The letter, addressed to National Security Advisor John Bolton and the Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, is a...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján and Deb Haaland introduced the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act, S. 1079, a bill to withdraw the federal lands around Chaco Canyon from further mineral...

WASHINGTON – TODAY, Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. MT, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, along with U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, the U.S. House Assistant Speaker, and Deb Haaland, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, All Pueblo Council of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich reintroduced the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019.  The legislation would expand coverage of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to cover victims in New Mexico including the Tularosa Downwinders and Post-1971 Uranium...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 28, 2019)– In recognition of César Chávez Day, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored a resolution to honor the legacy and accomplishments of civil rights leader César E. Chávez.  “César Chávez was a visionary and fearless leader who fought tirelessly for...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján, along with U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Deb Haaland and Xochitl Torres Small, led a group of Senate and...