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Climate hawks in Congress had mixed reactions yesterday to the Biden administration’s expected effort to expand domestic production of critical minerals by invoking the Defense Production Act. Some were cautiously optimistic. Others downright apprehensive. Still others were looking for more action on other priorities. Taken together, those...

A $1.5 trillion federal spending plan included dollars for local projects throughout eastern New Mexico supporting services like public safety, water infrastructure and the military. President Joe Biden signed the bill, known as the “omnibus bill” into law earlier this month after it passed the U.S. House and Senate. The...

WASHINGTON – Today, 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.) announced that New Mexico will receive over $22 million made available through the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) thanks to the Infrastructure...

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) joined with four other senators in urging the administration of President Joe Biden, via a recent letter, to support the nation’s shift away from fossil fuels in light of the recent energy crisis brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. After the events in Ukraine, world leaders -- including...

WASHINGTON – Today, Tuesday, March 29, at 11:45 a.m. ET/9:45 a.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), will join fellow members of the Senate Climate Task Force to discuss the geopolitical and economic benefits of a clean energy transition and steps to take now toward energy independence. Senator Heinrich, the founder and Co-Chair of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), founder and Co-Chair of the Electrification Caucus, is leading an effort in Congress to lower energy costs and create healthier homes for New Mexico families through electrification. Today, during a Senate Climate Task Force meeting on the economic benefits of a clean energy transition,...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) met with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s nominee to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, following Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement at the end of this term. The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for Judge Jackson last week and is expected...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the first AmeriCorps alum to serve in the United States Senate, issued the following statement on the confirmation of Alvin Harlyn Warren, of Santa Clara Pueblo, to serve as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency more...

WASHINGTON – At the request of U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the U.S. Air Force provided an updated plan to establish a new training mission for the AC-130J aircraft at Albuquerque’s Kirtland Air Force Base. The Air Force plans to initiate the Formal Training Unit relocation this year, which will result in aircraft and...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico will be the new location for training pilots and other crew members to operate a type of large attack planes flown by the Air Force Special Operations Command, a member of the state’s congressional delegation announced Friday. The establishment of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) hosted a virtual information session for local government leaders in New Mexico on the historic transportation funding opportunities available through the recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “My goal in hosting these sessions is to...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) reintroduced the bipartisan Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act to increase opportunities for families living in poverty. The bill aligns and links existing systems and funding streams to target both parents and children with support aimed at increasing...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) sent a letter to President Joseph R. Biden urging him to employ his existing executive authorities to advance the development and widespread adoption of clean energy and energy-efficient...

SOCORRO – After years of community advocacy, the Eagle Picher Battery Superfund site is set to receive $19 million in federal funds to clean it up, with the money split into $3 million for soil excavation and building demolition, and $16 million for a pump-and-treat remedy for the contaminated groundwater. The New Mexico Environment...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) have secured over $18 million in Congressionally Directed Spending for New Mexico colleges and universities in the historic bipartisan Omnibus Appropriations Agreement for Fiscal Year 2022. The new law also makes a number of investments in college access,...

WASHINGTON – Electrification Caucus Co-Chairs U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and U.S. Representatives Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) and Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) issued the following statement in advance of President Joe Biden releasing his fiscal year 2023 (FY23) budget proposal: We reiterate our strong commitment to...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are welcoming an announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), and the city of Socorro, N.M., that funding from the Infrastructure Law will allow the remedy for the Eagle Picher Superfund site...

WASHINGTON – Last week, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) addressed the attendees of the 87th Annual North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference to highlight their bipartisan legislation, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. For more than eight decades, the Wildlife Management Institute...

The Electrifying America’s Future Resolution (S. Res. 224) addresses the renewable energy on the demand side of the United States energy economy. This piece of legislation works to incentivize the electrification of homes, businesses and buildings while creating jobs and modernizing the grid. POW Alliance Members Caroline...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, was recently honored by Ducks Unlimited (DU) for receiving the Wetlands Conservation Achievement Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to conservation and restoration of...