press releases

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations committee, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) joined the full Senate in voting 79-18 for an omnibus appropriations bill to fund the government through September 2017. The U.S. House of Representatives approved the bill yesterday,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities held a hearing, "Department of Defense Laboratories and Their Contributions to Military Operations and Readiness." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) as prepared for delivery and a video...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and founder of the Congressional Directed Energy Caucus, helped secure $16.7 million for the rapid production and procurement of the Department of Defense’s first-ever directed energy weapon system to be fielded to U.S. troops in an...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), in an effort to push for transparency from the Trump administration, introduced the White House Visitor Logs Transparency Act of 2017 to require the White House to make its visitor logs public.  "The American people deserve to know that the President of the United States...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - On Wednesday, April 19, at 6 p.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will hold a town hall meeting at Atrisco Heritage Academy in the South Valley in Albuquerque. The senator will answer questions and discuss critical issues facing New Mexico. The town hall will be livestreamed on Senator Heinrich’s Facebook page:...

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.) announced that they have reintroduced the Bataan Congressional Gold Medal...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — On Monday, April 17, at 6 p.m. MT, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will hold a town hall meeting at the Las Cruces Convention Center. The senators will talk with constituents and answer questions about critical issues facing New Mexico. The town hall will be moderated by...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a letter today urging President Donald Trump to present a long-term strategy for Syria and to request the appropriate Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) from Congress....

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. strike in Syria: “Regardless of who is President, or which party occupies the White House, we have a moral obligation to act...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on the recusal of Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) from the House Intelligence Committee’s probe of Russian election meddling last year amid ethics accusations: “Chairman Nunes’...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement condemning the Assad regime’s horrific chemical weapons attack on civilians in Syria:  “I am disgusted and angered by the reports that chemical weapons were used in an attack in Syria...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Service Committee, released the following statement on news reports that Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's chief political strategist, has been removed from the National Security Council (NSC). In February, Senator Heinrich led a letter to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Beginning now until October 13, 2017, the Office of U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will accept applications from high school students and recent high school graduates seeking a service academy nomination. Being nominated is a significant honor and the application process is rigorous. "Each year, I have the honor of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 30, 2017) – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) asked a series of questions during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence open hearing related to the Committee’s investigation into Russian intelligence activities. The hearing, Disinformation: A Primer in Russian Active Measures and Influence Campaigns,...

Last month I visited the Jewish Community Center in Albuquerque on the same day that it was evacuated because of a bomb threat. This was the JCC’s second bomb threat within three weeks. These alarming incidents in Albuquerque and across the country aim to introduce fear into our communities and must not be tolerated. During my tour of the JCC...

VIDEO: Heinrich Questions Air Force Secretary Nominee Heather Wilson March 30, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M), questioned Secretary of the Air Force nominee Heather Wilson during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. During the hearing, Senator Heinrich emphasized the important role that New...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and founder of the first ever Congressional Directed Energy Caucus, delivered a keynote address at the Directed Energy Summit in Washington, D.C. highlighting his commitment to invest in directed energy technology. In his remarks,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) in advancing bipartisan legislation that aims to protect America’s energy infrastructure from potentially...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities held a hearing, “Russian Influence and Unconventional Warfare Operations in the ‘Grey Zone’: Lessons from Ukraine.” Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), as prepared for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement announcing that he will vote against confirming Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court:  “There is a darkening cloud over the Trump Administration due to its possible ties to Russia’s hacking and interference in our presidential...