press releases

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm heard from industry officials Wednesday about what it will take to boost renewable energy development in New Mexico and across the nation as the Biden administration pushes its initiatives to reduce emissions and address climate change. Granholm took notes during a roundtable...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico state congressional leaders say there is still $200 million in federal money to help during the pandemic.  Volunteers helped New Mexicans fill out Emergency Rental Assistance Program applications at the state fairgrounds Tuesday.  "All of the economic impacts from COVID have not been evenly distributed over...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the situation in Afghanistan: “The rapid collapse of the Afghan government and security forces to the Taliban has created a desperate situation in Afghanistan. I’m encouraged to see the Biden administration working swiftly to support the evacuation...

ALBUQUERQUE - On August 18 and 19, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will be joined by U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm in New Mexico to showcase the state's clean energy potential and discuss an energy transition plan that supports workers and local economies. The trip follows the U.S. Senate passage of the...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The head of the U.S. Energy Department is scheduled to visit New Mexico as the Biden administration looks to promote its renewable energy initiatives. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will be accompanied by Democratic U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich for the two-day visit. They are expected to meet with local leaders and...

New Mexico’s small towns have been reinventing themselves through the state’s endless outdoor recreation opportunities. Historical mining and extracting industries have been declining since the mid-20th century from the influx of cheap internationally sourced labor and sources for precious metals. This has left many mining...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, commends the New Mexico State Game Commission for upholding the state’s proud tradition of protecting public access to public waters. Today, the Commission denied five applications from landowners that would have closed public...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico regulators have rejected the requests of landowners who sought to restrict public access to streams and rivers that flow through their properties, marking just the latest development in a legal battle that likely won’t end until the state Supreme Court weighs in. The state Game Commission voted on...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the Senate passage of the budget resolution to advance the Build Back Better agenda:  “The Build Back Better agenda is a game changer for our country. It will make once-in-a-generation investments in the American people, lower costs, cut taxes,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are commending the Honorable Martha Vázquez’s intention to assume senior status, effective January 1, 2022. Her announcement comes after 28 years of distinguished service on the federal bench.  “Since her first day on the bench, Judge...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, secured major wins for New Mexico in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to build back better. The bill includes provisions Senator Heinrich championed for transmission, advancements in clean energy and...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are welcoming the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the first piece of the Build Back Better plan that will make historic investments in creating good-paying jobs and solving climate change, and increase access to affordable...

SANTA FE - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) signed a letter from a number of senior and local New Mexico elected officials to state business leaders and commercial associations encouraging vaccination policies for employees and patrons that can help stem the rising tide of increased COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations.   New Mexicans...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Democratic governor and dozens of other elected officials are urging the state’s business community to require that employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 or alternatively undergo regular testing. Those steps are necessary to stop the current increased spread of the coronavirus as infections...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are applauding funding in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that will improve Tribal access to clean water. The provisions in the IIJA largely mirror the Tribal Access to Clean Water...

New Mexico’s Democrat leaders in Congress urged the federal administration to adopt methane emission restrictions like those recently enacted by the State of New Mexico. Earlier this year, Congress voted to reverse a decision under the administration of former-President Donald Trump that limited the U.S. Environmental Protection...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, secured over $28 million in funding for local investments in energy and water projects. The funding is included in the Energy and Water Development Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations bill that was reported out of Committee on a vote of 25 to 5...

Sen. Martin Heinrich said during a town hall with progressives in Nob Hill on Monday that he wants to make major changes to the Senate filibuster rule – but he acknowledged that those changes will someday allow the GOP to create laws he disagrees with. The New Mexico Democrat said that partisan gridlock has made it so Americans can’t...

Janeth Nuñez del Prado, a social worker in Albuquerque, said her father had booked a flight from Bolivia to the United States to try to get the COVID-19 vaccine, which he didn’t have access to in his home country. But he fell ill shortly before the trip. And on May 27, Hugo Nuñez del Prado, a 62-year-old father of five, died...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, secured several major investments for New Mexico in the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2022. The bill was reported out...