press releases

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and over 130 lawmakers sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel, applauding the successful pilot of the Direct File program, and urging them to make it permanent and expand its...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) introduced bipartisan legislation with U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) to support education in rural communities by allowing teachers on a J-1 visa to waive their two-year return home requirement and work up to five years in the U.S., if they enter into a contract with their employing...

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M), a member of the National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded the Senate’s passage of his bipartisan resolution designating May 18, 2024, as National Kids to Parks Day to empower young New Mexicans and their families to get outdoors and enjoy healthy...

WASHINGTON – This week, during a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) asked Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo about how the CHIPS and Science Act is revitalizing American semiconductor manufacturing, including at Intel’s facility in Rio Rancho, N.M.;...

WASHINGTON – Today, during a hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to review the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Budget Request for the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) pressed U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore on the inadequacy of housing for wildland firefighters, the need to complete fencing in...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D- N.M.) joined Senate colleagues to urge President Biden to use executive authority to lower food prices for families in New Mexico and across the country. Americans are facing sky-high food prices, caused by excessive price gouging by food and grocery giants. A small group of players dominate those...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement in recognition of the life of Jicarilla Apache Nation President Edward Velarde: “President Velarde was a dedicated leader guided by his passion for serving others and rooted in Apache tradition and culture. As President of the Jicarilla Apache Nation and as a veteran,...

Today, during a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Budget Request for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees funding for both agencies, urged Commissioner Camille Touton of the Bureau of Reclamation to expand...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, co-chair and co-founder of the Senate Artificial Intelligence (AI) Caucus, hosted a press conference with his colleagues on the Bipartisan AI Working Group, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), following the release of their roadmap for...

WASHINGTON — Today, at 10:15 a.m. MT/12:15 p.m. ET, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), co-chair and co-founder of the Senate Artificial Intelligence (AI) Caucus, will host a press conference with his colleagues on the Bipartisan AI Working Group, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.),...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, co-chair and co-founder of the Senate Artificial Intelligence (AI) Caucus, alongside the Bipartisan Senate AI Working Group comprised of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), released a roadmap for the development of legislation on artificial...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, 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 announcing $60 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to help Doña Ana and Sierra County...

WASHINGTON — U.S. SenatorMartin Heinrich (D-N.M.), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, urgedhis colleagues on the Senate and House Appropriations Committees to address illicit weapons trafficking operations in the Western Hemisphere. “Recently, members of Congress have expressed reasonable concern regarding federal agencies’ efforts to...

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 $11,855,081 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Capital Fund Program to support 21 public...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) led 15 of their colleagues in a letter to Senate Appropriators urging them to provide the United States with the tools to combat the fentanyl crisis by continuing robust funding for border security and drug interdiction initiatives.  In their letter, the senators push for...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after the Senate successfully passed bipartisan legislation to provide a five-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). “With this bipartisan legislation, we are lowering travel costs for...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, and John Kennedy (R-La.) announced that their bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) through 2028 has passed the Senate as part of the America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE)...