press releases

Heinrich: “Shame on Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans...This isn’t over.” WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans let the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) expire:  “Shame on Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans for letting RECA...

New Mexico will receive new resources to expand access to mental health and substance use services as one of 10 states selected for program WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming the...

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich stopped by the KRWG Public Media studios recently to talk about many issues. The Democratic senator talked with Anthony Moreno about housing issues, water concerns, gun violence, border infrastructure, fires, and other issues facing the country. Transcript: Anthony Moreno: Joining us is Democratic U.S. Senator Martin...

Heinrich: “Shame on them.” WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked the passage of the Right to Contraception Act, legislation he cosponsored to codify the right to contraception in federal law:   “Once again, Senate Republicans have blocked legislation to protect women's...

WASHINGTON – Today, during a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Budget Request for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) asked FBI Director Christopher Wray about how the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act has helped law enforcement reduce gun violence, tackling the skyrocketing rise of ghost...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement on President Biden’s executive order to strengthen border security:  “Our immigration system and border security need a reset and the President’s Executive Order is an important step in delivering that.   “Now we need to use this moment to reform the system. That...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming the U.S. Department of Energy’s announcement of a $1.5 million award from the Infrastructure Law that will help working families in Doña Ana County...

Heinrich provided keynote remarks at community celebration in Silver City over the weekend, passed resolution in the Senate recognizing historic anniversary of the world’s first designated and protected wilderness SILVER CITY, N.M. – Today marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Forest Service designating the Gila Wilderness in southwestern New...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich announced that his Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion (GOSAFE) Act has been introduced in the House by U.S. Representative Lucy McBath (D-Ga.). The GOSAFE Act, originally introduced by Heinrich in November, is a commonsense proposal designed to protect communities from gun violence while...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming $9,502,108 from the White House’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program to provide New Mexico’s law enforcement agencies new...

TAOS, N.M. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is welcoming the federal acquisition of 3,700 acres of land adjacent to the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument in Taos County, N.M. Championed by Heinrich, the acquisition was announced by...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming $6.9 million in Infrastructure Law funding to help Albuquerque Public Schools replace older, diesel school buses with 20 new electric school buses.   “Electrifying school...

GALLUP– U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich(D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) honored Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura by renaming the VA clinic in Gallup, New Mexico, for the late Staff Sergeant Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura, who died on November 29, 2022, and earned the Medal of Honor for his service in World War II and the Korean...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the co-founder and co-chair of the Electrification Caucus, is welcoming the White House’s announcement of a Federal-State Initiative to Bolster America’s Power Grid to accelerate improvements to the electric transmission and...

Upgrades made possible through $15 million Heinrich secured in 2022 ALBUQUERQUE - In an op-ed published in the Albuquerque Journal, Col. Mike Power, Kirtland Air Force Base Installation Commander, highlighted the importance of newly completed upgrades at the Cibola National Forest Air Tanker Base to help the U.S. Forest Service fight wildfires in...

WASHINGTON – Today, during a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Budget Request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) pressed NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on NASA-caused damage to New Mexico’s groundwater at the White Sands Test...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after Republicans once again blocked the Senate from even beginning debate on bipartisan border security legislation: “For years, my Republican colleagues have insisted that the only real long-term solution to secure our border was for Congress to pass legislation....

VIDEO: Heinrich questions Secretary Granholm at Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) WASHINGTON – Yesterday, during a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee to review the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Budget Request for the U.S. Department of...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming $4,588,132 to increase access to healthy foods at Roadrunner Food Bank, support student mental health at Tribal schools, assist with computer...

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich took the above photo of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks on Saturday, May 18, 2024. LAS CRUCES — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in recognition of the 10-year anniversary of the designation of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. “On the ten-year anniversary of...