press releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced S. 1434, the Energy Storage Promotion and Deployment Act, to establish an energy storage portfolio standard for electric utility companies. A utility may meet the standard with any combination of storage technologies and ownership, including storage located at homes or...

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich wants electric utilities to invest in storage technology. The New Mexico Democrat and Maine Sen. Angus King have introduced legislation to establish a national energy storage portfolio standard. The bill would set targets for energy storage to meet growing demand and encourage the integration of renewable energy, including...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after voting against Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) today: "Trade Promotion Authority is really just rebranded ‘fast-track' legislation designed to allow trade deals to be pushed through without proper congressional oversight or scrutiny. "TPA makes it...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A bill introduced by U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) to establish two wilderness areas, the Cerro del Yuta Wilderness and Rio San Antonio Wilderness, within the Río Grande del Norte National Monument northwest of Taos, New Mexico, received a positive hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, is an original cosponsor of legislation to reauthorize the energy programs included in the America COMPETES Act. The America COMPETES Act will be considered by the Senate Committee Energy and Natural Resources as part of...

The local coalition recently is hosting a series of anniversary events this week in Las Cruces; and if you didn't already get the chance, we hope everyone soon will take the opportunity to enjoy and celebrate this very special national monument right here in our own backyard. On May 21, 2014, we watched proudly as a proclamation establishing the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A bill introduced by U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) to create a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) received an important hearing today in the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  The bill, S. 1264, would create jobs, save consumers money, and reduce pollution. In...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Friday, May 15, and tomorrow, Saturday, May 16, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will attend events in Doña Ana County to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. Tonight, Senator Heinrich will help kick-off the celebration at an event sponsored by the Las Cruces...

New Mexico is at a crossroads. We’ve heard that before. But our challenge is even more basic than that. We need to fundamentally change the trajectory of our state. While we’ve seen positive economic signs across the country, the picture in New Mexico remains stark. Our state’s unemployment rate is higher than the national...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - This Saturday, May 16, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will travel to the U.S.-Mexico border region to discuss economic development and expanding community health services. Saturday afternoon, Senator Heinrich will visit the Santa Teresa industrial corridor and meet with officials from the Border Industrial Association and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -  Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich introduced a bill to create jobs, save consumers money and reduce pollution by creating a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES). The legislation, which would help the United States diversify its energy sources while establishing our leadership in clean energy...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) introduced legislation to launch a new National Laboratory Technology Maturation Program (NLTMP) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to facilitate successful commercialization of laboratory-developed technologies and boost regional, technology-driven economic...

New Mexico’s senators are co-sponsoring a bill that would establish two wilderness areas inside the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Tom Udall, D-NM, and Martin Heinrich, D-NM, announced Thursday (May 7) the introduction of the Cerros del Norte Act, which would create a combined 21,420 acres of wilderness in far northern Taos...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) have introduced a bill to establish two wilderness areas, the Cerro del Yuta Wilderness and Rio San Antonio Wilderness, within the Río Grande del Norte National Monument northwest of Taos, New Mexico. In 2013, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that they have reintroduced legislation to expand job opportunities and educational training for New Mexico youth through programs restoring, maintaining and preserving public lands. The Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2015 improves on the existing Public Lands...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - After U.S. Senate Republicans passed the joint budget resolution, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following 10 reasons why the Republican budget would hurt New Mexico's economy and weaken the middle class. "This Republican budget is all wrong for New Mexico. It increases tax breaks for millionaires and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that they have joined several of their colleagues to introduce the Raise the Wage Act, legislation that would increase the minimum wage to $12 by 2020. The Raise the Wage Act would also index the federal minimum wage to the median wage, raising wages for nearly 38...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement opposing “fast track” Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation that would expedite approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by revoking Congress’ authority to amend the deal: "Time and again we’ve heard the promises...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) continued his fight to permanently authorize and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Senator Heinrich is an original cosponsor of, S. 890, a bill to permanently authorize and fully fund...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, introduced a bill today, S. 1017, to amend the 80-year old Federal Power Act to provide the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) narrow authority to approve and site new priority electric transmission lines in cases...