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VIDEO: Heinrich Questions Attorney General Jeff Sessions In Senate Intel Committee Hearing  Heinrich Questions Attorney General Sessions In Senate Intel Committee Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questioned Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence open...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Tomorrow, June 13 at 12:30 p.m. MT/ 2:30 p.m. ET, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, is expected to question Attorney General Jeff Sessions when he testifies before the Committee in an open session.  WHO: U.S. Senator Martin...

WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, welcomed an announcement from the U.S. Army that it will be moving up plans to fund a $34 million project at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) to 2019 from 2023. The investment will fund an urgently needed Information Systems...

VIDEO: Heinrich Questions Former FBI Director James Comey In Senate Intel Committee Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questioned former FBI Director James Comey during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence open hearing on Russian Federation Efforts to Interfere in the 2016 U.S. Elections. A list of...

VIDEO: Heinrich Questions Top Intelligence Officials In Senate Intel Committee Hearing  WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questioned top intelligence officials during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence open hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Appearing before the Committee were...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at 10 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will question top intelligence officials during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence open hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Appearing before the Committee will be Director of National...

VIDEO: Heinrich Urges Resources For Air Force To Move F-16s to Holloman Air Force Base, Train More Pilots WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 6, 2017) —During a Senate Armed Service Committee hearing today on the U.S. Air Force budget and priorities, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) advocated for the resources needed to relocate two additional F-16...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  On Thursday, June 8 at 8 a.m. MT/ 10 a.m. ET, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, will participate in a hearing entitled “Russian Federation Efforts to Interfere in the 2016 U.S. Elections.” Senator Heinrich is expected...

WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representative Steve Pearce welcomed the U.S. Air Force’s announcement it has completed the Environmental Impact Assessment for the relocation of two additional F-16 training squadrons to Holloman Air Force Base for the creation of a new Formal Training Unit (FTU)....

SANTA FE, N.M. - On Friday, May 26 and Saturday, May 27, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will travel to Los Alamos and Española. During his visit, he will make a special announcement about the Manhattan Project National Historical Park and host a discussion on the economic impact of New Mexico’s growing craft beer and wine...

FARMINGTON, N.M. - On Monday, May 29, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will deliver remarks during a Memorial Day ceremony at Farmington’s Memory Gardens Cemetery. At the ceremony, Senator Heinrich will honor our nation's fallen heroes, veterans, and military families, and underscore New Mexico's proud tradition of answering the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the wake of the terrorist attack at a concert in Manchester, England, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is raising serious concerns over cuts included in President Trump’s FY2018 budget to critical Transportation Security Administration (TSA) programs that safeguard Americans at large events and while...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), members of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Dan Coats requesting a review and damage...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on the appointment of a special counsel in the Russia investigation: “I’ve been calling for a special counsel to be appointed for months because it ensures a level of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on reports that President Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian diplomats: “President Trump continues to display a disturbing pattern of recklessness. This latest...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led a group of bipartisan senators in sending a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis calling for the implementation of new hiring authorities at Department of Defense (DOD) labs and test ranges. The letter asks Secretary...

VIDEO: Heinrich Questions Acting FBI Director McCabe At Intelligence Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questioned top intelligence officials during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence open hearing on Worldwide Threats. The committee received testimony from Director of National Intelligence Daniel...

VIDEO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich questions NSA Director Admiral Michael Rogers WASHINGTON, D.C. –  In a U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) questioned National Security Agency Director and head of U.S. Cyber Command, Admiral Michael Rogers about Russian cyber...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, today released the following statement on the firing of FBI Director James Comey: “President Trump’s dismissal of FBI Director Comey smacks of President Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre. If this is an effort to stop the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, highlighted the nexus between small businesses and Labs in New Mexico during a hearing yesterday. He questioned former directors of Department of Defense (DOD)...