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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, had the following initial reaction after negotiators in Vienna announced that Iran and the P5+1 reached a nuclear agreement: "I welcome the fact that this accord will prevent Iran from being...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich welcomed the beginning of construction on a new road to improve traffic flow and safety at the Columbus Port of Entry (POE). The new road will be east of the existing vehicle entry to the Columbus POE and is expected to be completed in November...

The youngest Democrats in the Senate want to stake their claim on the party’s foreign policy agenda, and they hatched their plan in the most old school of ways — over dinner together. While most senators refer to each other as “my friend,”Christopher S. Murphy, Brian Schatz andMartin Heinrich actually are...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after President Obama announced an agreement to re-open embassies in the United States and Cuba: "Re-opening our embassy in Havana and agreeing to open a Cuban embassy in Washington, D.C. is a positive step in changing the course of our relationship with...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich strongly urged the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to take steps to minimize harm to federal employees in New Mexico and across the country who were affected by the recent data breach that resulted in the theft of millions of employees' personal information. In a...

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. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted for the fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed by a vote of 71 to 25. The bill includes key provisions Senator Heinrich worked to include that benefit New Mexico's men and women in uniform,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivered a speech on the Senate floor today to highlight the success of the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program President Obama announced three years ago that has offered temporary deportation relief and work authorization to more than 660,000 undocumented young...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 16, 2015) - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to pass an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), reaffirming the United States' ban on the use of torture on detainees. Senator Heinrich is a cosponsor of the amendment, which passed by a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 12, 2015) - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) are inviting U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske to visit the Santa Teresa Port of Entry (POE) and border industrial zone in southern New Mexico to see firsthand how federal and private investments in the Santa...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, has introduced an amendment to the fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would authorize $25 million for the Department of Defense's (DOD) STARBASE education program.  The STARBASE Program allows...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) today released forward-looking and pragmatic foreign policy principles to guide America's role as a global leader in the 21st Century. The principles, as laid out in an op-ed published today in Foreign Affairs, provide a clear alternative...

The United States faces unprecedented challenges abroad. The post-colonial status quo in the Middle East is breaking down, and terrorist groups such as Islamic State (also called ISIS) and al Qaeda present a grave threat to U.S. national security. Traditional powers such as Russia and China are challenging international norms and pushing the...

The United States faces unprecedented challenges abroad. The post-colonial status quo in the Middle East is breaking down, and terrorist groups such as Islamic State (also called ISIS) and al Qaeda present a grave threat to U.S. national security. Traditional powers such as Russia and China are challenging international norms and pushing the...

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, voted for the USA Freedom Act of 2015, which passed the Senate by a vote of 67 to 32. The legislation will end the National Security Agency's (NSA) bulk collection program that has allowed the government to collect billions of Americans' private records...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) tonight brushed back claims by proponents of mass surveillance and called on the Senate to move quickly to a full debate of the USA FREEDOM Act, in a colloquy on the Senate floor. View the full colloquy here: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement after voting for the bipartisan USA Freedom Act of 2015, which would end the bulk collection of Americans private records. The measure failed to overcome a filibuster despite receiving 57 votes, just...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement today in honor of Memorial Day: "Memorial Day offers us all a moment to reflect and honor the fallen heroes who've made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. We remember their bravery, celebrate their lives, and embrace the families they've...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, is calling for the passage of the USA Freedom Act of 2015 to ensure the Intelligence Community has an updated legal framework to strengthen national security while also protecting the privacy rights of Americans. The legislation will...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted to advance the committee's fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill includes key provisions Senator Heinrich worked to include that benefit New Mexico's men and women in uniform, military...