press releases

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - On Monday, April 17 and Tuesday, April 18, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will travel to southern New Mexico to highlight job creation opportunities in the region’s economy. Senator Heinrich will begin his visit on Monday, April 17 in Santa Teresa, where he will meet with business leaders of the Border Industrial...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - On Saturday, April 15, at 1:15 p.m. at the Albuquerque Fire Academy, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) along with Albuquerque City Councilors Pat Davis and Isaac Benton will announce a major development for the City of Albuquerque’s solar energy initiatives. Senator Heinrich will also announce new legislation he...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - On Wednesday, April 19, at 6 p.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will hold a town hall meeting at Atrisco Heritage Academy in the South Valley in Albuquerque. The senator will answer questions and discuss critical issues facing New Mexico. The town hall will be livestreamed on Senator Heinrich’s Facebook page:...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — On Monday, April 17, at 6 p.m. MT, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will hold a town hall meeting at the Las Cruces Convention Center. The senators will talk with constituents and answer questions about critical issues facing New Mexico. The town hall will be moderated by...

In New Mexico, thousands of jobs and a sizable portion of the state’s economy are supported by the oil and gas industry, which plays a critical role in meeting our nation’s energy needs. The industry has been a driving force for southeastern New Mexico, which is why when oil was trading as low as 30 dollars a barrel, it was a big hit to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) in advancing bipartisan legislation that aims to protect America’s energy infrastructure from potentially...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) sent a letter to President Trump urging him to rescind the Executive Order issued today that attempts to reverse multiple major U.S. initiatives to combat climate change. The Senators joined eight other U.S. Senators from six Western states...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. ET, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and founder of the first ever Congressional Directed Energy Caucus, will deliver a keynote address at the Directed Energy Summit in Washington, D.C. To watch via livstream, click...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, welcomed the announcement from Xcel Energy that it will be building a wind farm in Roosevelt County, highlighting the impact it will have to the local economy. “The Sagamore Wind Project will be the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, following the release of the Trump administration’s preliminary 2018 budget proposal, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) outlined the severe impact it would have on New Mexico. “President Trump’s proposed budget would be devastating for New Mexico,” said Senator Heinrich. “Investments...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement opposing the confirmation of former Texas Governor Rick Perry, President Trump’s nominee for U.S. Department of Energy Secretary. “I want – and we all need – Rick Perry to be successful as our next Secretary of Energy. But his past...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, voted in support of Secretary of the Interior nominee U.S. Congressman Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.). “While we are clearly not going to agree on every issue, I believe it's very important to have a Westerner in this...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Before the Senate’s vote on Scott Pruitt’s nomination for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) spoke on the Senate floor in opposition of his confirmation. Heinrich called on Pruitt to review the EPA’s decision to not pay for damages to water...

PHOTO: Heinrich Speaks At Wind Works For America Rally WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, joined energy leaders to advocate for wind power and showcase New Mexico’s potential to be at the epicenter of America's clean energy economy. The...

Congressional Democrats including New Mexico Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich are pushing back against the Trump administration to prevent it from interfering with scientific research and publicly available information. The state’s senators are among 27 co-sponsors of a bill introduced into Congress this week that would amend the 1998...

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined 25 of their Senate colleagues in cosponsoring a bill that would protect government scientists and their capacity to share information with the public from political interference. The legislation comes in the wake of recent reports...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) blasted the Trump Administration’s approval of a final easement to build the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and its failure to undertake meaningful consultation with Native American tribes. In a letter to President Donald Trump, Heinrich and other members of the Senate Energy and...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) along with 24 Senate Democrats, led by U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), urged Senate leaders to defend the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Methane and Natural Gas Waste Prevention Rule, which protects air quality and prevents the waste of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) voted in support of Secretary of the Interior nominee U.S. Congressman Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources business meeting. “While we are clearly not going to agree on every issue, I believe it's very important to have a Westerner...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) voted against the confirmation of the former governor of Texas Rick Perry, President Trump’s nominee for U.S. Department of Energy Secretary. Heinrich made the following statement:  “Since the Trump...