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WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a grant, totaling $6.69 million, to fund the construction of a veterans' cemetery in Gallup, New Mexico.   Currently, the...

Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Steve Pearce, Ben Ray Luján, and Michelle Lujan Grisham, and U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich encouraged Boeing to conduct the Phantom Express development contract at Spaceport America (SPA) with support of White Sands Missile Range (WSMR). “New Mexico offers a number...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and U.S. Representatives John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) led a coalition of Democratic House and Senate members in sending a letter to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) urging the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to authorize an Energy Technology Maturation Program at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to facilitate successful commercialization of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  Following the revelation that Russia purchased Facebook advertisements during the 2016 election, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement: “Every day it seems like there is a new development about Russia’s efforts to undermine our...

WASHINGTON – After winning election to the U.S. Senate in 2012, Martin Heinrich was contemplating possible committee assignments when he got a phone call from then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The longtime Nevada Democratic power broker had good news. He planned to grant Heinrich a plum assignment on the Senate Energy and Natural...

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today regarding the path forward in Afghanistan: "Since 9/11, we have been at war in Afghanistan and it is now the longest war in our nation's history. Sending additional U.S. troops into...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On Wednesday, August 23, 2017, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will be in Albuquerque to announce major developments in support of New Mexico’s contribution to national defense and to highlight opportunities to strengthen the pipeline for jobs in science and technology.  Wednesday morning at...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement regarding the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia: “This weekend's events have truly shocked me as much as they have the rest of the nation. Three people lost their lives and scores were wounded during the 'Unite the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Steve Pearce (R-N.M.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary for Nuclear Security General Frank...

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced a bipartisan bill to make certain that women serving in the National Guard and Reserves can take maternity leave without worrying about how it will affect their creditable military service. The...

New Mexico has long been at the center of technology innovation. Research and development at our national laboratories, universities and military installations has led to major breakthroughs in computing, energy, health care and national security. The technology industry is a driving force in creating jobs and expanding economic growth. In 2016...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted 419-3 to approve legislation, which has been long opposed by the Trump administration, sanctioning Russia, Iran and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced provisions he secured in the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that support New Mexico's men and women in uniform, military installations, national laboratories, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant...

VIDEO:  Heinrich Questions Witnesses On Russian Efforts To Undermine Democratic Institutions At Home And Abroad WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 28, 2017) — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questioned key officials during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence open hearing to examine Russia’s interference in recent and future...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing today on the U.S. Department of Energy’s budget and priorities, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) secured a commitment from Secretary Rick Perry to maintain Los Alamos National Lab’s (LANL) plutonium mission into the future. VIDEO: Heinrich...

VIDEO:  Heinrich Questions Key Officials On Security Of U.S. Elections In 2018 And Beyond  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questioned key officials during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to further examine Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. elections. The hearing featured...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 21, 2017 at 7:30 a.m. MT/ 9:30 a.m. ET, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will question key officials during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to further examine Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. elections. The hearing will feature two panels and will focus...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) a member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, voted for bipartisan legislation that codifies and expands sanctions against the government of Russia in response to its cyber-attacks and interference in elections; its violations of the territorial integrity of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement on the shooting at a congressional baseball practice: "It is shocking and troubling news that our colleagues were under attack this morning. Truly sick that someone would turn a firearm on our nation's leaders. Our thoughts will be with Congressman...