press releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, along with U.S. Representative Steve Pearce, praised the Department of Homeland Security's final rulemaking decision to extend the current border commercial zone from 25 to 55 miles in Southern New Mexico. In an effort to promote border commerce, Mexican nationals...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, who serves on the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on the news that the federal government has collected the phone records of millions of Americans:  "The large scale collection of information regarding innocent Americans' telephone calls is deeply...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today requesting to extend the hours of operation at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry to 24 hours per day. Currently, the commercial hours of operation are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.  "Extending...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of the New Mexico delegation met with members of the Clovis Committee of 50 and U.S. Air Force leadership today for a breakfast discussion on supporting the military community at Cannon Air Force Base. U.S. Sens. Udall and Heinrich, as well as U.S. Reps. Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham, attended the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Justice collecting Associated Press phone records: "As a member of the Intelligence Committee, I understand the importance of protecting classified information. However, I'm deeply troubled by the actions taken with regard to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bill to add buffer zones for White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss. This represents a three-party agreement between the two military installations and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).   "This bipartisan effort will...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomes the announcement of key steps taken by the Obama Administration to begin the transition to a new export control system.  On March 8, 2013, President Obama issued an executive order that updates certain export and import controls that have not been comprehensively updated...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) released the following statement after voting to confirm John Brennan as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Brennan was confirmed by a bipartisan vote of 63 to 34. “Mr. Brennan is a dedicated public servant who has protected our nation against those who would do us harm,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Intelligence Committee today voted 12-3 to advance to the full Senate the nomination of John Brennan to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency. U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), who serves on the committee, released the following statement after the vote: “Today I voted in support of John...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement on his vote to confirm Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense: “I am pleased with Senator Hagel’s confirmation. I look forward to working with him to provide our service members with the resources they need to carry out their missions,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), released the following statement supporting Senator Chuck Hagel’s nomination to become the next Secretary of Defense: “Senator Hagel and I met in my office last night to discuss issues impacting New Mexico, especially as they relate to the future of our defense installations,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich released the following statement after voting to confirm Senator John Kerry as the next United States Secretary of State:    “Senator John Kerry has built an extraordinary and distinguished career of service to our country.  As a Vietnam War veteran and the chairman of the...