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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, and U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today led 10 Senate colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) through 2028. The legislation would also increase authorized annual...

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tina Smith...

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tina Smith...

WASHINGTON– Last week, at a ceremony at the New Mexico Veterans Memorial in Albuquerque, the Office of U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) presented former Cochiti Pueblo Governor and U.S. Marine Corps and Vietnam Veteran Dr. Joseph Suina with service medals he earned through his service.  PHOTOS: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich’s Office recognizes...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced he has secured $142 million in investments for 134 local projects across New Mexico with the Senate’s passage of all 12 appropriations bills.   The six bills that the Senate passed today include $28 million that Heinrich secured for...

Republican Calls to Repeal the ACA Jeopardizes Health Care for New Mexicans—MORE HERE Washington, D.C. – Ahead of the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this Saturday, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are touting record-breaking ACA enrollment, highlighting how Democrats have built on the successes of...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) held a press conference with New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, first responders, law enforcement, and a New Mexico resident personally impacted by the fentanyl crisis to highlight the urgent need for action and discuss efforts happening at all levels of government to keep families...

“In New Mexico, we have the 6th highest rate of overdose deaths in the entire country. Enough is enough. Any person lost to this crisis is one too many. We need an all-hands-on-deck approach to tackle this emergency with the urgency it demands.”

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) today introduced the Providing Resources and Opportunities for Health Education and Learning (PRO-HEAL) Act, legislation that would tackle the health care provider shortage in New Mexico and nationwide by expanding pathways to high quality, in-demand health care careers that...

We want to make sure that those surrounding communities get the benefit of additional economic development, additional jobs, additional manufacturing, but not have to shoulder the responsibility for all the other issues that are associated with the border. So simultaneously with this effort to more than triple the size of Santa Teresa, we are...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), 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.), welcomed $10 million for multi-purpose facilities for Tribes under the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund (CPF).  This investment...

WASHINGTON – On Friday, March 22 at 9:40 a.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will host a virtual press conference with New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, first responders, law enforcement, and a New Mexico resident personally impacted by the fentanyl crisis to highlight the need for action and discuss efforts happening at all...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M) and Lori Chavez-Deremer (R-Ore.) introduced the Postsecondary Student Success Act, legislation to support evidence-based practices that support student retention, completion, and success in postsecondary education.   Over the past two...

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.) today welcomed an announcement of historic federal funding of up to $8.5 billion to expand American semiconductor manufacturing, including in New Mexico. This...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that he cosponsored the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act, comprehensive legislation to put hard-earned wages back in workers’ pockets and crack down on employers who unfairly withhold wages from their employees. The bill would also give workers the right to receive full...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Senators James Risch, (R-Idaho), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah), all members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced the Geothermal Energy Optimization (GEO) Act to accelerate the adoption of geothermal energy...

WASHINGTON - Following the President’s signature of the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Fiscal, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that he has now secured more than $1.5 billion for New Mexico’s military installations during his tenure in Congress.  “Delivering for our service...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, 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.) welcomed $64,362,000 in U.S. Department of...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) introduced the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act, legislation to support homeownership among lower- and middle-income Americans by establishing a refundable tax credit worth up to 10 percent...