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WASHINGTON -- Everyone on Capitol Hill seems to be an expert on the Iran deal these days. But one freshman Democrat in the Senate has better credentials than most -- he actually has a background in science and engineering. And he drew on that expertise to become one of the first senators in either party to declare that he will vote in favor of the...

In the first decade of this century when we were entangled in the War in Iraq, Iran’s nuclear program surged ahead rapidly, adding thousands of centrifuges, building complex nuclear facilities and stockpiling highly enriched uranium. In the absence of real negotiations and before the most recent sanctions, Iran built a nuclear infrastructure...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today to consider the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) discussed the impacts the deal has on U.S. national security. Senator Heinrich has expressed support for the deal following its announcement earlier this...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during a U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources markup hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) advocated for legislation to promote renewable energy development on public lands, community solar, and reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The hearing was held to consider...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter this week to Office of Management and Budget (OPM) Director Shaun Donovan, U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Reps. Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham called for prompt action on upcoming federal standards to curb natural gas waste. New Mexico is the nation’s leading producer of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) to introduce S.1755, a bill to extend the Residential Energy Efficient Property Tax Credit (25D) by five years. The legislation would extend a successful tax credit...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 13, 2015) - During a teleconference call with reporters, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and U.S. Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (Ariz.-03), the Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, unveiled the Tribal Tax Incentive for...

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today debuted legislation to open up renewable energy tax credits to Native American tribes. While the Senate scrambles to extend tax incentives for the expanding alternative energy sector, Heinrich and Grijalva offered their bills to give federally recognized Indian tribes...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced S. 1723, the Promoting Renewable Energy with Shared Solar (PRESS) Act, a bill to boost access to renewable energy through community solar projects.  "This bill is a great opportunity to put solar energy within the reach of more families in New Mexico and around the...

Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico is prepared to unveil legislation today that would allow residents tapping into communal solar projects to offset power from traditional power plants and more easily connect to the grid. Heinrich's bill, S. 1723, the "Promoting Renewable Energy with Shared Solar Act of 2015," would amend the Public...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, today introduced the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act in an effort to reduce the federal government's energy consumption and save taxpayer dollars. The bipartisan legislation would require the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Monday, June 29, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will be in Albuquerque to highlight the clean energy economy, participate in the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Ribbon Cutting and Groundbreaking, and deliver a speech at the New Mexico Voices for Children Annual KIDS COUNT Conference. Senator Heinrich will start...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 16, 2015) - In a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing to confirm Dr. Monica C. Regalbuto as Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) focused his questions to the nominee on WIPP recovery and opportunities for local small businesses to...

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) says he grew up a "utility brat." He was raised on a cattle ranch in a small town in central Missouri, where his father, Peter, worked as a utility lineman on the side and his mother, Shirley, worked on a factory assembly line, inspecting wheels. Heinrich said at a Progressive Policy Institute event in Washington,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday morning, U.S. Senator Heinrich (D-N.M.) will deliver the keynote address at the Progressive Policy Institute's event, The Future Grid: A Smarter Way to Power America. Senator Heinrich, a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, is a leader on building a robust 21st century...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) discussed measures he has sponsored to boost tech transfer, create an energy workforce development program, and establish a national energy storage standard. These bills include S.784, the Microlab Technology...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that the Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments has received a $250,000 grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to promote entrepreneurship and business development in Luna, Grant, Hidalgo and Catron counties. Udall and Heinrich helped lead a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will participate in a U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing tomorrow, Tuesday, June 9, at 9:30 a.m. ET/7:30 a.m. MT on energy accountability and reform legislation.  This is the final hearing before the committee leaders begin their work on comprehensive...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, announced he introduced S. 1407, the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act, with U.S. Senators Dean Heller (R-Nev.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Jon Tester (D-Mont.). The bipartisan bill simplifies the permitting...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced S. 1434, the Energy Storage Promotion and Deployment Act, to establish an energy storage portfolio standard for electric utility companies. A utility may meet the standard with any combination of storage technologies and ownership, including storage located at homes or...