press releases
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WASHINGTON D.C.— Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall, top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, and Martin Heinrich, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that the Department of the Interior (DOI) is providing more than $1.1 million in...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after Senate Republicans decided not to vote on Graham-Cassidy, their last-ditch health care bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act: “We need to remember that real people’s lives hang in the balance when we...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), spoke on the Senate floor to hold Republicans accountable on their last-ditch TrumpCare bill, Graham-Cassidy, and highlight the damaging impact it would have in New Mexico. Below are Senator Heinrich's remarks as prepared for delivery: After the rushed and secretive...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, U.S. Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), members of the Senate Energy Committee, introduced a job-creating measure that will help strengthen our country’s energy infrastructure. ...
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WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Steve Pearce and Ben Ray Luján announced federal funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce for economic development projects at the Village of Questa and New Mexico State University. The...
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As senators who proudly represent the world-class scientists at New Mexico’s national laboratories, research universities, military installations and high-tech businesses, we call on policymakers to use science as a guiding light. Our capacity to seize opportunities and face the many challenges ahead rests heavily on our ability to make...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) issued the following joint statement in response to the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC) decision ruling that imported solar panels are causing "serious injury" to U.S. manufacturers in Section 201 global safeguard case...
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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...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is standing up against President Trump and Senate Republicans' latest attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. He released a video today on his Facebook page calling on New Mexicans to keep speaking out about what they stand to lose under the Graham-Cassidy health care proposal...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) raised concerns with the Department of Interior’s (DOI) report on national monuments and highlighted the lack of involvement from local land managers in the review...
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WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, members of the Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force, have cosponsored a Senate resolution to recognize Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15-Oct. 15 and recognizes the culture, heritage, history, and contributions of the Hispanic community in New...
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich released the following joint statement on Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s report on national monuments, which was leaked to the media late Sunday: “During Secretary Zinke’s review process, almost 3 million Americans —...
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WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich joined a bipartisan group of six other senators in urging U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to help New Mexico's pecan farmers increase exports by taking action to lower the tariffs on pecan exports to India. India’s current high tariffs...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, joined a coalition of Democrats in the House and Senate to unveil the Child Care for Working Families Act, a comprehensive plan to address early learning and child care issues for working families. The bill would improve...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement on cosponsoring U.S Senator Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) Medicare for All bill: “America is the wealthiest country on Earth, yet despite our health care progress in recent years, we still spend far too much of our GDP on health care and some...
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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...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 1 p.m. MT/ 3 p.m. ET, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, will introduce bipartisan legislation in a Subcommittee on Energy hearing to authorize an Energy Technology Maturation Program at the U.S....
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WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) urged Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to uphold the agreement to defer all leases on land near Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The area is currently...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released a video statement on his Facebook page to DREAMers following President Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: Video transcript: “I'm Senator Martin Heinrich and I have a message for DREAMers. President Trump...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement regarding President Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: "President Trump's decision to end DACA protections is a heartless and grave mistake. We should never be a country that kicks out some of our...
