press releases

New Mexico has deep roots in developing space technology and contributing to our nation’s space program. At a time when few Americans recognized the true potential of rocketry, physicist Robert Goddard moved to Roswell to conduct his research in 1930. While living there, he developed various new rocket systems, and launched the first flight...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, delivered a speech on the Senate floor today on the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, a bill he introduced with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to enhance opportunities for hunters,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A hearing on the provisions of S. 556, the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act, under the jurisdiction of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is scheduled for a hearing today, Thursday, March 12, at 10 a.m. ET/8 a.m. MT. The Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act, which Senator Heinrich introduced last month with Chairman of the Senate...

SANTA FE, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) addressed a joint session of the New Mexico Legislature where he discussed leveling the playing field for hard-working New Mexico families and diversifying the state's economy. In his remarks, Senator Heinrich focused on the need to work together in building a two-generation approach to...

SANTA FE, N.M. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will address a joint session of the New Mexico Legislature on Monday, March 9, 2015, at approximately 11 a.m. MT. Senator Heinrich will discuss New Mexico priorities and how best to level the playing field for hard-working families across the state.   Santa Fe - Monday, March 9, 2015...

WASHINGTON, D.C (March 4, 2015) - During a Senate Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) discussed the importance of funding for the U.S. Department of Energy's Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program. A list of today's witnesses can be found here. Senator Heinrich is...

FARMINGTON — New Mexico's U.S. senators are among a bipartisan group of congressional members who plan to introduce a bill that would provide long-term funding for a program that provides revenues to counties throughout the country, including approximately $2.2 million a year for San Juan County. Since 1976, counties have received millions of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 27, 2015) - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) voted to approve a spending bill that funds the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the remainder of the fiscal year and does not include additional anti-immigrant provisions or unfairly target DREAMers. He urged House Republicans to reconsider their risky plan to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on the U.S. Forest Service's fiscal year 2016 budget request, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) continued his fight to reform federal wildfire policy. He urged the need for more resources to restore New Mexico's national forests to healthy conditions in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that they have joined a bipartisan group of senators to introduce legislation that will ensure rural New Mexico communities continue to get the services they need by restoring mandatory funding to the Payment in Lief of Taxes (PILT) program. Last year, all but one of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 24, 2015) - Today, during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on the U.S. Department of the Interior's fiscal year 2016 budget request, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) advocated for the continuation of forest restoration projects at the Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern New Mexico to...

During the darkest days of the Great Recession, one of the lone bright spots was America’s energy industry. Increased oil and natural gas production powered the manufacturing renaissance that pulled our economy back from the brink. If a recovery is going to continue, we’ll need the energy sector to keep providing the power. Today,...

Former Sen. Jeff Bingaman, Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and Rep. Ben Ray Lujan addressed a standing room only crowd during a celebration for the newly created Manhattan Project National Historic Park at Mesa Public Library on Saturday. Heather McClenahan, who is executive director of the Los Alamos Historical Society and served as the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) confirmed with U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz that the recovery effort at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is on track to return the facility to normal operation by the current target date of 2018. WIPP,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich heralded the Bureau of Reclamation's more than $2.2 million investment in drought relief projects in New Mexico, which was made possible by funding Udall secured in last December's "omnibus" funding bill. The funds recently released for Western drought response include $700,000...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) was appointed ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on National Parks. Heinrich will also serve on the Energy and Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittees. "America's public lands are part of the fabric of our democracy. In New...

As the national economy shows signs of real improvement, New Mexico's recovery has been challenging and slow. Working families want to know when we will see more jobs, higher salaries and access to quality education at every level. The state Legislature has an opportunity to put New Mexico in a position to provide that economic security and rebuild...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U. S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will join senior Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) officials on Friday, February 13, to announce the release of an economic impact report conducted by the University of New Mexico's Bureau of Business and Economic Research. The study...

TAOS, N.M. - On Saturday, February 14, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Senator Tom Udall, U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján, and former U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman, will attend events in Taos and Los Alamos to celebrate the designation of the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness area in Taos County, and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivered a speech on the Senate floor today urging Senate Republicans to pass a clean appropriations bill to fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The House-passed DHS funding bill includes a number of anti-immigrant provisions, including deporting DREAMers, which Republicans...