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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...

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 – U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Reps. Steve Pearce, Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham wrote a letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel underlining their strong support for the Department of Defense's (DoD) manufacturing innovation institute competition, and requesting the DoD choose the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released its internal nationwide audit report: "The internal audit revealed that far too many New Mexicans have waited far too long for care.  VA doctors, nurses, physical therapists, and others play...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivered a speech on the Senate floor to honor the life and service of Chester Nez, the last of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers who passed away last Wednesday. Mr. Nez, and 28 other Navajo Code Talkers, helped develop a code using their Native language which played an integral...

U.S Senator Martin Heinrich meets with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Kathleen Ferguson, May 21, 2104.  WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham secured key commitments from the U.S. Air Force to address the impacts of a major fuel spill at Kirtland Air...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - At an open Senate Intelligence Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)questioned Intelligence Officials on the bulk collection and warrantless searches of the phone calls and emails of Americans under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The hearing today was held to address the House-passed USA...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján issued the following statements celebrating the life and service of Chester Nez, the last of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers, who died Wednesday morning, and honoring the historic role the Native American Code Talkers played in the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomed a key development in reaching common ground on the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project in New Mexico. U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Chuck Hagel sent a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell today announcing DoD's approval for the Bureau of Land...

As the stars and stripes were hoisted from half-staff to the top of a flag poll during the Tularosa Memorial Day observance, a solemn silence of reverence for the nation's fallen ensued. On Monday, American Legion Post 108 and the Friends of Historic Tularosa organizations hosted their annual Memorial Day observance ceremony at the Tularosa...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in honor of Memorial Day: "Memorial Day is more than just a holiday weekend. It's a time where communities throughout New Mexico and across the country come together and pay tribute to the men and women who selflessly gave their lives to preserve the freedom...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich today issued the following statement on the release of the Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management initial accident investigation report related to the February 14 radiological release at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near...

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...

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. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after he voted to declassify the committee’s Executive Summary and the Findings and Conclusions of its Study of the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) detention and...