press releases

WASHINGTON — THE framers of the Constitution declared that government officials had no power to seize the records of individual Americans without evidence of wrongdoing, and they embedded this principle in the Fourth Amendment. The bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records — so-called metadata — by the National...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on the agreement reached on Iran's nuclear program: "The agreement reached today is a positive first step to limit Iran's nuclear program. The United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark Udall (D-Colo.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) urged U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli today to answer a series of questions regarding statements and oral arguments the government made to the U.S. Supreme Court. Statements made in the recent case Clapper v. Amnesty International...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced a key development in reaching common ground on the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project in New Mexico. In response to a letter Senator Heinrich sent to Undersecretary Frank Kendall in September, the Department of Defense (DoD) has agreed to commission a study by M.I.T. Lincoln...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a bill sponsored by U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), and John Cornyn (R-TX) to strengthen the missions at White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss cleared the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Earlier this year, Senator Heinrich, a member of the committee, along with...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with Senator David Vitter (R-LA), introduced S. 1669, the Military Equitable Reimbursement Act, a bipartisan bill that would allow the Department of Defense (DOD) to retain payments for costs incurred during support of non-governmental film productions.  Currently, DOD...

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - New Mexico's military installations could soon see a big benefit from movie making. Sen. Martin Heinrich introduced a bill Thursday that would allow individual military installations to get paid for their use during movie production. Heinrich says New Mexico's bases, like White Sands, are some of the most sought after in film...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) was one of four senators to vote against the FISA Improvements Act citing that the bill did not go far enough in curbing the bulk collection of law-abiding Americans' private records: "This bill falls short of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich are backing legislation that seeks to restore Americans' privacy rights by ending the government's dragnet collection of phone records and requiring greater oversight, transparency, and accountability with respect to domestic surveillance authorities.  "In 2001,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, warned today that the government shutdown jeopardizes national security. “House Republicans’ refusal to be responsible and keep the government running has serious consequences,” said Sen. Heinrich....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is lifting his hold on Secretary of the Air Force nominee Deborah Lee James. The New Mexico Senator blocked the confirmation process last week until questions were answered regarding planned cuts to the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) program based at Kirtland Air Force Base...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, is backing a surveillance reform bill to restore the constitutional liberties that have been eroded by widespread surveillance and end secret interpretations of the law that exceed the intent of Congress.  The Intelligence...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement today on the 12th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks: "Today, we pause to remember those who lost their lives during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. We also pay tribute to the heroic first responders and emergency workers who...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after President Obama's address to the nation on Syria: "When any country chooses to ignore the international norms against chemical weapons, they make a deeply immoral decision with worldwide implications and put American security at risk. There is no doubt...

Dear Friends, The last week has been the most difficult I have experienced in my more than eight years in public office. What I share with you now will not win me any popularity awards, and some of you may well never forgive me for my decision today. All I ask is that you read this entire letter and seek to understand how I came to make this...

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement today on the proposed Senate resolution to authorize the use of military force against the Assad regime in Syria: "I commend President Obama for seeking congressional approval for military action against the Assad...

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 today on the president's plan to seek congressional approval for military action against the Assad regime in Syria: "I want to commend President Obama's decision to seek congressional approval for...

NEW MEXICO - Staff for members of the New Mexico Congressional Delegation will hold information sessions for high school students interested in applying to the U.S. military service academies. Service Academies Nights give prospective applicants and their families the opportunity to speak to representatives from each military service academy...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) continued his effort to create buffer zones for White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss to preserve their critical missions. Senator Heinrich, along with Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and John Cornyn (R-TX), introduced...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) have introduced an amendment to S.744, the senate immigration reform bill, that will help increase bilateral trade and improve ports of entry along the Southwest United States border. The amendment would extend the commercial and private hours of operation for vehicles...