press releases

VIDEO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich receives the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership's 2016 James D. Range Conservation Award at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., April 27, 2016. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) received the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership’s 2016 James...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) will hold a conference call with members of the press tomorrow, Thursday, April 28 at 11 a.m. EDT to discuss provisions within S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act that enhance opportunities for hunters, anglers, and outdoor recreation enthusiasts,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 20, 2016) - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) secured final Senate passage of key provisions of the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act, legislation he introduced with Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). Senator Heinrich also advanced conservation...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, voted for the Energy Policy Modernization Act, a bipartisan energy package that cleared the Senate today by a vote of 85 to 12. Senator Heinrich worked to secure key provisions in the bill to boost New Mexico's energy...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 19, 2016) - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, secured key provisions of the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act, a bill he introduced with Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee U.S. Senator Lisa...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will deliver a speech on the Senate floor today, Tuesday, April 19, at approximately 2:45 p.m. ET/12:45 p.m. MT on the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act. Provisions from the legislation that Senator Heinrich and Chairman of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today joined David Perdue (R-Ga.) and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) in introducing bipartisan legislation to reauthorize Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) to ensure that our federal law enforcement officials and first responders are adequately trained for...

In the past 55 years, the U.S. has spent more than $6 billion researching how to apply “focused energy technologies” — which include lasers, microwaves and electromagnetic radiation — for use in military weapons, an enterprise that has been growing in New Mexico. Last month, programs to develop directed-energy weapons at...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and James Inhofe (R-Okla.), who serve on the Senate Armed Services Committee, have introduced the Directed Energy Weapon Systems Acquisition Act of 2016, a bill to accelerate the development and transition of directed energy technology capabilities for our nation's military. The bill...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 6, 2016) - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) touted a new economic report released by the Small Business Majority, a national small business advocacy organization, that demonstrates the strong link between the protection of public lands and economic growth. The report shows that the 11 national monuments designated by...

Renewable energy, economic development, water issues and veterans’ needs are a few of the discussions state and local officials held Thursday with U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich during his visit to Tucumcari. Heinrich started Thursday’s visit by climbing to the top of the North American Wind Research and Training Center’s 1.5-megawatt...

ROSWELL, N.M. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will travel to Quay, Curry, and Roosevelt counties on Thursday, March 24, and Friday March 25, to host discussions with students about college affordability and job training opportunities at three Hispanic-Serving Institutions in eastern New Mexico: Mesalands Community College, Clovis Community...

(PHOTO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich speaks at the Raytheon Ktech facility in Albuquerque, March 23, 2016) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced a $10 million investment in directed energy development in New Mexico.  A $4.8 million award from the U.S Air...

Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will be in Santa Fe on Wednesday, March 23 at 3:30 p.m. to meet with seniors and volunteers with AARP Foundation's Tax-Aide program at Santa Fe Community College. The program is the nation's largest, free, volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance service. It is available to low- and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 4, 2016) - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) raised the issue of investing in additional training facilities and infrastructure to handle the increased workload of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) personnel during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing yesterday on the U.S. Air Force Budget. The committee received...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, issued the following statement in support of adding the site of the Gold King Mine spill that polluted the Four Corners region last summer to the Superfund National Priorities List. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper formally...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, March 3 at 11:30 a.m., U.S. Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Javier Palomarez will hold a bipartisan press conference on the U.S. Capitol grounds to address the delay in confirming Roberta Jacobson to be...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will participate in three key committee hearings to advocate for New Mexico priorities. On Wednesday, March 2, Senator Heinrich will participate in a Joint Economic Committee hearing to discuss strengthening New Mexico's middle class and leveling the playing field for hard-working...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) urged the U.S. Department of Labor to promptly extend overtime pay to millions of Americans who work long hours without fair pay. Last year, the agency proposed an expansion of overtime pay protections that could benefit 5 million Americans, including 20,000...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has approved Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for workers laid off from Freeport-McMoRan’s Tyrone copper mine. More than 200 employees lost their jobs when the mine reduced production last year, severely impacting the local...