press releases

Marlene Simon, one of scores of people who gathered to protest Tuesday evening outside the federal courthouse in Santa Fe, said she now worries other women will have to experience what she went through in 1969. Just 19 years old, she had an illegal abortion after she was raped. Simon said she was scared and ashamed and had no one to talk to about...

Several hundred people crowded outside Downtown Albuquerque courthouses Tuesday evening to rally for abortion rights. “We really need to act and not wait,” said Melissa Belfry, one of the demonstrators who gathered outside the state and federal courthouses, and marched in Downtown Albuquerque. “This is a good start, trying to get...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz), led a bipartisan group of 19 colleagues in a letter urging President Joe Biden to expedite and bring to a swift conclusion the administration’s investigation into solar panels and cells imported from Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and...

Government programs provide insurance for ranchers if they lose their forage crops due to lack of rain, but the scarcity of rain gauges in New Mexico has limited the usefulness of this insurance, according to legislators who secured funding to build a network of weather stations throughout the state. State Sen. Pat Woods, R-Broadview, told NM...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is celebrating that bipartisan legislation he cosponsored to digitize public land mapping records to increase outdoor recreation and improve hunting and fishing access for sportsmen and women has been signed into law by President...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) applauded the U.S. Senate’s unanimous agreement on an extension of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) program for two years, allowing individuals more time to apply for the compensation they deserve. Senators...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), founder and Co-Chair of the Electrification Caucus and member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is welcoming news from the Biden administration that the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project has reached a significant milestone.  The Department of the Interior and...

Key improvements to the City of Carlsbad’s Double Eagle Water System moved forward after a $2 million federal grant, according to the U.S. Department of Economic Development Administration (EDA). The grant was from EDA’s American Rescue Plan’s (ARP) Economic Adjustment Assistance Program, read a news release from EDA. Passed by...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) introduced bipartisan legislation to support both the research and management of chronic wasting disease (CWD). The bill would authorize $70 million per year, split evenly between these dual purposes. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would administer the...

WASHINGTON – As areas of New Mexico continue dealing with wildfire mitigation and devastation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, cosponsored legislation to strengthen the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) wildfire preparedness and response efforts. “In...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) joined Canary Media Senior Reporter Julian Spector for a live, virtual conversation on clean energy in a time of global conflict. Senator Heinrich plays a leading role in clean energy policy, serving on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the Senate Select Committee on...

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 $536,200 in American Rescue Plan grant funding to the Pueblo of Jemez for a feasibility study for the Tribe’s energy independence. This grant is funded by the American Rescue...

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich visited Northern New Mexico last week, making two stops in Taos to discuss domestic violence with Community Against Violence (CAV) staff and affordable, sustainable housing with representatives from the town, county and state. On Wednesday afternoon (April 20), Heinrich met with community leaders involved with CAV to...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján are welcoming $2 million in American Rescue Plan grant funding to the City of Carlsbad to replace critical water infrastructure on the Double Eagle Waterline. The investments from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) are expected to create 200 jobs and...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced the Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act, legislation to modernize the nation’s severely antiquated hardrock mining law. “Unlike other 19th century western settlement laws, which have long since been reformed...

WASHINGTON – Today, Tuesday, April 26, at 4 p.m. ET/2 p.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), founder and Co-Chair of the Electrification Caucus, will join Canary Media Senior Reporter Julian Spector for a live, virtual conversation “Clean energy in a time of global conflict.”  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...

EL PRADO, N.M. - Ahead of Earth Day, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) met with local leaders to discuss affordable housing needs in Taos County, reducing energy burdens for low-income New Mexicans, and addressing the climate crisis. PHOTOS: Heinrich Discusses Net-Zero Housing, Home Electrification With Local, State Leaders In El Prado Senator...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) was joined by U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona for a visit to Jemez Pueblo. PHOTOS: Heinrich Visits Jemez Pueblo With Education Secretary Cardona Senator Heinrich and Secretary Cardona met with Pueblo of Jemez Governor Raymond Loretto and additional Tribal leaders...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement in recognition of Earth Day tomorrow: “Earth Day offers us the opportunity to renew our commitment to pass on a healthy and livable planet to future generations. As the father of two teenage sons, I know just how attuned our kids and young Americans are to how...

TAOS, N.M. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) hosted a discussion with representatives from the Taos Community Against Violence to highlight the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.  PHOTOS: Heinrich Joins Local Taos Leaders To Discuss VAWA Reauthorization Senator Heinrich supported a bipartisan reauthorization of the...