press releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement applauding the inclusion of the FEND Off Fentanyl Act in the bipartisan National Security Supplemental that the Senate passed on Tuesday morning. A cosponsor of the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, Heinrich is leading efforts in the Senate to tackle the opioid epidemic and...

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after voting to support an aid package that would strengthen America’s national security by delivering aid to U.S. allies in Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific and humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza.

Artificial intelligence is already sowing chaos and confusion in US elections — from a bogus robocall impersonating President Joe Biden to a falsified hot-mic recording apparently designed to torpedo a Chicago mayoral campaign. The country urgently needs new laws to prevent deepfakes and other AI-created misinformation from overwhelming elections...

WASHINGTON – In an op-ed published by USA TODAY, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) slams Republicans’ hypocrisy following their vote to block a bipartisan border deal, emphasizes the need for real solutions — not political stunts — to our nation’s broken immigration system.   USA TODAY: Republicans claim to want border security. What they...

WASHINGTON – In an op-ed published by USA TODAY, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) slams Republicans’ hypocrisy following their vote to block a bipartisan border deal, emphasizes the need for real solutions — not political stunts — to our nation’s broken immigration system.   USA TODAY: Republicans claim to want border security. What they...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after voting to support an aid package that would strengthen America’s national security by delivering aid to U.S. allies in Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific and humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza. "I am pleased the Senate has finally passed...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 25 of their colleagues to file the Dream Act as an amendment to the National Security Supplemental.   The legislation would allow noncitizens without lawful status who were brought to the United...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, introduced the Pre-Apprenticeships To Hardhats (PATH) Act, legislation to strengthen the pipeline for careers in New Mexico, address rising workforce shortages, and grow the state’s economy through quality pre-apprenticeship programs.  “In New Mexico, we...

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich is addressing New Mexico's critical shortage of skilled workers by introducing the Pre-Apprenticeships to Hardhats Act. The bill, filed on February 13, 2024, aims to expand pre-apprenticeship programs, focusing on high school students and underrepresented populations.

New Mexico has a front-row seat to our country’s broken immigration system. Every day, we see the real-life consequences of that broken system on families and communities. The solutions aren’t easy, but they also are as clear as day. We need to tackle the huge backlog for lawful immigration, so it doesn’t take years for a person’s paperwork to be...

Friday, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, along with Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Angus King (I-Vt.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), led a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, along with Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Angus King (I-Vt.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), led a letter to the Food and Drug...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) wrote to U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, urging his support for the highest possible funding for Tribal housing programs, including those authorized in...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, was honored at a reception hosted by the Alliance of National Heritage Areas for his leadership to successfully pass the bipartisan National Heritage Areas Act at the end of the last Congress.  “Our National Heritage Areas...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after Republicans blocked a procedural vote to begin debate on the National Security Supplemental:    "Today I voted in favor of a bipartisan proposal to help improve border security and make our communities safer, strengthen our national security through support...

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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin, (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) along with 14 of their colleagues are filing their amendment to require that the weapons received by any country under the proposed national security supplemental are used in accordance with...

“To put it bluntly: Republicans chose to help Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, destabilize the Middle East, and stoke chaos and dysfunction at our southern border. All to preserve their political talking point,” Heinrich said in a statement Wednesday. “Republicans spectacularly failed to protect the American people and made our world more dangerous. The...

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.), are welcoming more than $16million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care program to support...