press releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich joined their Senate colleagues in introducing the Protect Women’s Health from Corporate Interference Act to restore the contraceptive coverage requirement and other services guaranteed by the Affordable Care Act and prevent employers from imposing their beliefs on...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement today after voting to approve the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. The Committee passed the bill by a vote of 12-3.  Senator Heinrich successfully amended the bill to require that the...

As a country, we value the twin promises of freedom and opportunity. Those ideals are important no matter where you were born. Our immigrant communities have helped write the economic, social and cultural story of America. But our immigration system is broken. As the son of an immigrant, I'm especially concerned by the refusal of Republican leaders...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 27, 2014) - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement calling on House Republicans to act on the Senate bipartisan immigration reform bill that passed the Senate one year ago. "After a vigorous public debate last year, the Senate passed a common-sense proposal to reform our country's...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 26, 2014) - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Mark Udall (D-Colo.) pressed the Obama administration today for additional transparency on U.S. drone policy, including its interpretations of when it can take lethal action outside of declared war zones and against Americans. The senators - all...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mark Udall (D-Colo.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) urged President Obama to take immediate steps -- while Congress works to pass true surveillance reform -- to end the ongoing bulk collection of Americans' phone records. The senators, who all serve on the U.S. Senate Select Committee on...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement today on the decision by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to cancel the Washington, D.C. football team's trademark registration: "The U.S. Patent Office took a positive step today toward the goal of changing the Washington, D.C. football team's name....

Forty-nine senators signed off on a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, urging him to push to rename the team to show “that racism and bigotry have no place in professional sports.” The Redskins name controversy has been going on for years. Owner Dan Snyder has refused to change the team’s name and Goodell has defended...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich joined the Senate in voting unanimously to confirm Damon P. Martinez to be U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico. Martinez has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney since 2001 and as acting U.S. Attorney since March 2014. He is highly experienced in cases concerning...

SILVER CITY >> U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich discussed national security and surveillance with students from Silver High and student loans with students from WNMU as part of a full day of events Wednesday in Silver City. Heinrich also met with the NM Green Chamber of Commerce's southwest chapter, the Volunteer Center and the Wellness...

Not long after former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden last May released documents revealing that the NSA was secretly collecting and analyzing bulk telephone data – including from millions of Americans – New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich made known his strong opposition to the practice. In October, Heinrich, a...

For U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., the government should strive to enhance national security without infringing on privacy rights. On Friday morning, Heinrich addressedUNM students on the topic of cyber security, describing it as a vital field in need of reform. “We need to reign in the dragline approach to surveillance and focus on...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, delivered the keynote address at the University of New Mexico National Security Studies Program spring symposium on April 11, 2014. Senator Heinrich's speech focused on balancing civil liberties with national security in a digital...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich today issued the following joint statement on the U.S. Department of Justice report, which found that the Albuquerque Police Department has engaged in a pattern and practice of excessive and fatal force:  “The Justice Department's report makes sobering findings about the use...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, will deliver the keynote address at the University of New Mexico National Security Studies Program spring symposium on Friday, April 11, 2014 at 10 a.m. Senator Heinrich’s speech will focus on balancing civil liberties with...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich released the following statement on Senate Republicans effort to prevent debate on the Paycheck Fairness Act,  a bill aimed at combatting wage discrimination on the basis of gender. “At a time when our economy is still recovering, it is disappointing to know that my colleagues on...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement today after President Obama signed an Executive Order that would promote equal pay for equal work amongst federal contractors. Senator Heinrich also marked Equal Pay Day by urging Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill aimed at combatting wage...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement today on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in McCutcheon v. FEC. The Court in a 5-4 decision struck down aggregate limits on campaign donations: "This deeply flawed Supreme Court decision continues down a path that equates money with speech and corporations with...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force, cosponsored a resolution to honor civil rights leader César E. Chávez.  "César Chávez was a fearless leader and deeply committed to improving the lives of others. He was a champion of justice, tirelessly...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on President Obama's proposal to rein in the N.S.A.'s bulk phone records collection program:  "The President’s proposal to end the mass collection of phone records for millions of...