press releases

WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 23, at 10 a.m. ET/ 8 a.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will Chair a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies to review the FY 2022 Budget Request for the Department of Veterans Affairs...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivered remarks on the Senate Floor ahead of a procedural vote to start debate on S.1, the For The People Act. VIDEO: Heinrich Delivers Speech On Senate Floor In Support Of The For The People Act [HD DOWNLOAD LINK HERE] Senator Heinrich is calling for comprehensive reforms...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked debate on the For The People Act:  “Senate Republicans should be ashamed of their refusal to even debate the For The People Act. But this cannot be the end of the story. The promise of our democracy depends on us...

WASHINGTON – In response to the newly-released 2021 KIDS COUNT Data Book that ranks New Mexico 49th in the nation for child well-being, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), is hopeful that the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) that he helped secure in the American...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - In an ongoing effort to provide top-notch constituent service, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced his next round of Virtual Mobile Office Hours for McKinley and San Juan counties. The session will take place at 9 a.m. MT on Thursday, June 24. During this time, Senator Heinrich’s staff will be available to...

WASHINGTON – Ahead of the vote tomorrow in the Senate on whether to start debate on S.1, the For the People Act, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is calling for comprehensive reforms to defend our democracy, reduce the influence of dark money and powerful special interests, and stop the wave of Republican voter suppression...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in support of the President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will nominate Xochitl Torres Small to serve as the Undersecretary for Rural Development in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Torres Small, who is from Las Cruces, New Mexico, previously...

Two of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich’s conservation bills — one to ban new hard-rock mining in the Pecos watershed and the other to create a wilderness area near Taos — are gaining momentum. The New Mexico Democrat presented the bills this week to a Senate Energy and Natural Resources subcommittee in Washington, D.C., arguing both...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court overwhelmingly rejected the Republican-led states’ effort to dismantle the health care law:  “If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that having access to affordable health care can mean life or death....

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) participated in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies hearing on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget request for the U.S. Department of Interior.  VIDEO: Heinrich Pushes Forward On Protections For Tribal Objects Of Patrimony, Chaco...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is welcoming an announcement that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) will establish a joint federal-state task force on electric transmission.  "Planning delays continue to stand in the way of...

WASHINGTON - In a virtual discussion, “Energy Forward: Reinventing the Grid,” hosted by Axios today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) discussed policies he’s working on to build a cleaner, more reliable U.S. power grid.  During the interview, Senator Heinrich stated that one of his priorities “is trying to secure...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after the Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation that he co-sponsored to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. Juneteenth recognizes the moment, on June 19, 1865, when U.S. Army General Gordon Granger announced to formerly enslaved people in Galveston,...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) Chaired the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies hearing to review the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget request for military construction and family housing. VIDEO: Heinrich Chairs Hearing To Review FY22 Budget Request For...

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) hopes that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) sees the "opportunity" to build a more "prosperous West Virginia" by supporting an infrastructure bill that would only require 51 votes for passage, Heinrich told Axios at a virtual event on Wednesday. Why it matters: Manchin, a moderate, is opposed to passing an...

WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 16, at 10 a.m. ET/ 8 a.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will Chair the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies hearing to review the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget request for military construction and family housing. On May...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined a bipartisan group of senators in a letter to Small Business Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman urging her to disburse Shuttered Venue Operator Grant funding to struggling live entertainment venues as soon as possible. Senators Heinrich and...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) participated in a Senate Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing to review the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. VIDEO: Heinrich Pushes Budget...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) participated in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing to review the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget request for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). VIDEO: Heinrich Pushes For Climate Action, Clean Energy Priorities For New Mexico [HD DOWNLOAD LINK HERE] During...

WASHINGTON - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has responded to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Senate Democrats’ December 2020 request for a public assessment on the threat posed by QAnon to the United States. A copy of the public assessment, prepared by the FBI and the U.S....