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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will participate in a U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing tomorrow, Tuesday, May 5, at 10 a.m. ET/8 a.m. MT, where he will call for wildfire funding reform and highlight the importance of wildfire prevention programs in New Mexico, including hazardous fuel reduction,...

U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján today announced that more than $3.5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding will be awarded to New Mexico to help San Miguel and Santa Fe counties recover from severe fires and flooding. Pojoaque Valley Irrigation District will receive...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on forest health, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) advocated for wildfire funding reform to restore New Mexico's forests to healthy conditions in order to reduce catastrophic wildfires. The senator also discussed the affects watersheds have on outdoor...

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. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, will participate in a full committee hearing today, Thursday, February 26, at approximately 9:45 a.m. ET/7:45 a.m. MT on the U.S. Forest Service's fiscal year 2016 budget request. The committee will receive testimony...

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...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored S. 326, the Stewardship End Result Contracting Improvement Act, to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire. The bill would make it easier for federal land managers and businesses to partner on long-term, large-scale forest treatment. "Stewardship contracting is one of the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich joined the full Senate in voting 56-40 for a so-called “omnibus” appropriations bill to fund the government, including critical New Mexico programs, through September 2015, the end of the Fiscal...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) continued to push to reform federal wildfire policy by funding major wildfires the same way as other natural disasters, while freeing up funding to prevent future fires.  The committee considered the...

The senators will tour Arizona and New Mexico this week. Among the stops are the Apache-Sitgreaves, Gila National Forest and Luna, where the Wallow Fire burn scar remains. The 2011 blaze was the largest in Arizona’s history, burning nearly 860 square miles there, and eventually making its way across the New Mexico border. The tour is aimed at...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), who both serve on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will tour the Apache-Sitgreaves and Gila National Forests along the Arizona-New Mexico state border on Tuesday, April 22, to discuss forest restoration and related treatment, conservation, and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In an effort to help New Mexicans prepare for wildfire season, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today launched the "Wildfire Preparedness & Prevention Resource Center" on his website, to provide critical information about how to protect communities from the devastating effects of wildfires....