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WASHINGTON — Three Democratic senators are asking the CIA to publicly disclose more information on President Donald Trump's nominee to head the agency as uncertain confirmation proceedings gear up. The public knows little about Gina Haspel, a career intelligence officer who has been tapped by the president to be the next CIA director, because...

A trio of Democratic members of the Senate Intelligence Committee are signaling they have seen problematic classified information about CIA director nominee Gina Haspel’s career at the agency. Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California, Martin Heinrich of New Mexico and Ron Wyden of Oregon made the assertion in a letter sent Friday to CIA...

There’s been a lot of discussion lately about whether President Donald Trump will try to fire special counsel Robert Mueller or Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the two men who wield the most power in the Russia investigation. A series of scandals, with the FBI raiding the office of Trump’s personal...

As hundreds of thousands of American schoolchildren prepared to rally for gun law reform in Washington, Albuquerque and other U.S. cities late last month, Sen. Martin Heinrich marveled at the students’ power to change the national conversation. “It’s had more impact than anything I’ve seen in my years in elected...

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced a resolution recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in the United States. This resolution...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. –  On Tuesday, April 3, 2018, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will be in Albuquerque to present a Navajo Code Talker Congressional Silver Medal, and highlight his efforts on increasing opportunities for small businesses and improving public safety. At 9:30 a.m., Senator Heinrich will present a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force, cosponsored a resolution to honor the work and legacy of civil rights leader César E. Chávez.  “I'm proud to honor the visionary and fearless civil rights leader César...

(U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich meets with students from Aztec and Santa Fe High Schools in advance of the March for Our Lives, March 23, 2018. Download more photos here.)  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) met with high school students from Aztec and Santa Fe who traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Mayor Tim Keller will host a Public Safety and Consumer Protection Fair on Tuesday, April 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Manzano Mesa Multigenerational Center in Albuquerque, N.M. This event is part of their ongoing efforts to promote public safety and consumer protection in New Mexico. Over a dozen...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - At a press conference today in the Capitol, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined members of the Senate Select Committee On Intelligence to preview the Committee's findings and recommendations on threats to election infrastructure. VIDEO: Heinrich Calls For Bipartisan Measures To Improve U.S. Election...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement in support of student's calling for action on gun violence: “Like so many Americans, I have been deeply moved by the high school students and young people across the nation who have spoken out after losing classmates and friends to gun violence, and are...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the face of the opioid epidemic that is ravaging communities and gun violence that is endangering the health and wellbeing of America’s youth, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is calling for stronger federal investments that enhance student health and safety. In a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee...

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced a resolution to celebrate and recognize the heritage, culture and contributions of Latinas in New Mexico and throughout the United States during National Women’s History Month.    "New Mexico's rich history has been written in large...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced a bill to prohibit the sale of bump stock devices and other mechanisms which allow semi-automatic firearms to materially increase their rate of fire and effectively operate as fully automatic weapons. A bump stock...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the Net Neutrality National Day of Action, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham cosponsored a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) partisan...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a bipartisan group of Senators in introducing the Terrorist Firearms Prevention Act, a proposal to prevent individuals who are on the No Fly List from purchasing firearms. The legislation, led by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), is...

WASHINGTON – Following testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee that revealed significant discrepancies in the White House’s account of how long former Staff Secretary Rob Porter was permitted access to classified information without a full security clearance, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich joined a group of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich issued the following joint statement after voting against two immigration proposals, which would have wasted $25 billion to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. The senators supported a third bipartisan measure, introduced by Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Chris Coons...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement today on the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida: “Heartbreaking scenes like those that unfolded in Parkland, Florida should never happen. Yet, this nightmare of mass atrocity and incomprehensible acts of violence...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the Senate debates a long-overdue, bipartisan solution for Dreamers, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) spoke on the Senate floor to advocate on behalf of New Mexico Dreamers and reject President Trump’s “offensive and wasteful” border wall.  During his remarks, Senator Heinrich highlighted the...