press releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are welcoming $45 million in federal investments from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop an approximately six-mile, four-lane highway connecting the Santa Teresa Port of Entry with State Road 273 in Sunland Park. “For years,...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – An important bird, crucial to New Mexico’s Pinon Pine is at risk for extinction. Now, lawmakers in Washington, including Senator Martin Heinrich, are fighting to keep them and so many other endangered species from dying off. Senator Martin Heinrich, a hunter himself, knows how important our public lands and...

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich visited a place in Santa Fe on Friday that offered the best hope for spotting a pinyon jay, a bird that has grown more elusive as its numbers have fallen. But alas, seeing the blue-hued bird known for plucking nuts from piñon cones and reseeding the trees wasn’t in the cards for Heinrich during his visit to the...

WASHINGTON – On Friday, September 9, at 9:30 a.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act becoming law with labor leaders at the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 412 in Albuquerque. This event will showcase how cost-saving home electrification benefits championed...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) are welcoming $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) heading to Santa Fe Community College (SFCC). The funding will support...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) are welcoming $11,379,976 in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) aimed at supporting victims of crime and breaking the cycle of violence. “New Mexico’s Congressional...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) are welcoming $2,568,244 in federal funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to three New Mexico airports.   “Airports are pillars of...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed the New Mexico Supreme Court's final ruling to uphold public stream access. “Today our state Supreme Court reaffirmed the constitutional rights of all New Mexicans to their public waters. This is a...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – At 7 p.m. MT on Thursday, September 8, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján, and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury, Yvette Herrell, and Teresa Leger Fernández will bring together representatives from U.S. Military Service Academies for a virtual Q&A session. The conversation is an...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined 11 colleagues led by U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to track and address racial disparities in the nation’s public health response to the monkeypox...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On Thursday, August 18, at 10 a.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will join BlueHalo for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the grand opening of its Gibson Boulevard SE facility and expansion in Albuquerque. Senator Heinrich has played a key role in strengthening New Mexico’s ability to create the jobs of...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 17, at 9:30 a.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will head to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Southwest Climate Hub in Las Cruces to discuss climate action – including historic provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act. The Southwest Climate Hub assists New Mexico,...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) hosted a discussion in Las Cruces with local health care providers and advocates to talk about current and future plans to provide abortion services to New Mexicans and others from nearby states.  “Like the overwhelming majority of the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement commending President Joe Biden for signing the Inflation Reduction Act into law. The historic legislation, which passed out of the Senate and the House, will fight inflation, lower prescription drug and health care costs, make the greatest investments in...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14) — The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act was passed in late June and it allowed for more extensive background checks and is expected to help prosecute firearm traffickers more severely. We spoke with U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich from New Mexico who helped write this new bill to include a law that would help stop gun...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – On Wednesday, August 17, at 2 p.m. MT / 4 p.m. ET, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) will join U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for a roundtable discussion with AARP New Mexico highlighting the prescription drug pricing...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 16, at 10:30 a.m. MT, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) will visit Berino to highlight how the Infrastructure Law will deliver critical funding for water and sewer improvements for New Mexico’s colonias. Senators Heinrich and Luján...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Today, Monday, August 15, at 1:45 p.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), will hold an in-person media availability with New Mexico reporters to highlight the impacts of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Senator Heinrich will be in Las Cruces to discuss local implementation efforts with U.S. District...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), and City of Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller are welcoming $11,466,938 in federal investments from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to construct a mile long,...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – On Monday, August 15, at 2:30 p.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will meet with members of the New Mexico State University (NMSU) student chapter of The Wildlife Society and researchers from the NMSU Department of Fish, Wildlife and...