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WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) announced that the Department of Health and Human Services released over $1.17 million in emergency grants to 16 community health centers, Pueblo...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement calling on the Trump administration to create a special enrollment period to allow people without health insurance to purchase an Obamacare plan through the health insurance marketplaces during the COVID-19 pandemic: “Now more than ever, Americans need to...

U.S. Sen. Martin Henrich of New Mexico joined a coalition of senators pushing for funding for the “clean energy” industry when drafting legislation to relieve America’s economy as it struggles to rebuild amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Originating in China, the virus recently spread globally and into the U.S., stymieing demand for...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today announced that for the health and safety of both staff and visitors and to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19, his New Mexico-based offices will operate on a remote-basis effective tomorrow, March 24. This is in coordination with Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s stay-at-home...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined every member of the Senate Democratic Caucus in a letter to President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence demanding answers about medical supplies and equipment in the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) critical to...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, along with 17 Senate colleagues, today sent a letter calling on Congress to include support for the United States’ clean energy industry and workforce in any economic aid packages. Senator Heinrich has been a champion for...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, Deb Haaland, and Xochitl Torres Small today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging the Department of State to take immediate action to repatriate New Mexicans living, working, and traveling abroad and to provide these...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich are calling on health insurance companies to remove barriers to care for Americans who find themselves diagnosed with COVID-19. In a letter to CEOs for Kaiser Permanente, Aetna, Humana, Cigna Corporation, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Anthem, and UnitedHealth Group, the senators...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement urging the Trump administration to do everything possible to engage the researchers and scientists at New Mexico's national laboratories to find solutions to the coronavirus pandemic. "Our national labs employ some of the best and brightest minds on Earth, and they...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, Deb Haaland, and Xochitl Torres Small today sent a letter to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Kristine L. Svinicki, to urge the NRC to delay any public meetings and to extend the 60-day public comment period regarding the...

Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-NM, said more action needs to be taken to increase how many tests for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are processed in New Mexico and provide economic assistance to people directly impacted by the pandemic. “I strongly believe that our first, second and third priority need to be bringing all our resources to bear in...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- New Mexico's congressional delegations is calling for quick and more relief for people and businesses in the state. U.S. Senator said he supports a proposed measure that would send checks to Americans. "I do think that direct payments like that are one of the more efficient ways to stimulate the economy," Heinrich said. "I...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that the recently-enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act will result it an estimated $250 million increase in federal Medicaid funding for New Mexico over a 12-month period to provide added relief...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to introduce legislation that would ensure New Mexicans and all Americans are still able to vote safely by expanding early in-person voting and no-excuse absentee...

New Mexico U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich said during a press conference Thursday that he received confirmation the Food and Drug Administration approved money that will eventually help provide more supplies for New Mexico.   “I’m pleased to announce this morning that we received confirmation that the FDA has granted an...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today held a teleconference with New Mexico-based reporters to discuss the latest on efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic. On the call, Senator Heinrich announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Abbott's molecular test for...

WASHINGTON — The New Mexico congressional delegation – U.S. Senator Tom Udall, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, Deb Haaland, and Xochitl Torres Small – issued the following statement on reports their offices are receiving that New...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) voted to pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, legislation to provide free nation-wide testing for COVID-19 and initial economic relief for the impacts of the pandemic and the associated public health response. The bill is the second...

WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, Thursday, March 19 at 9:30 a.m. MT/ 11:30 a.m. ET, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will hold a teleconference for reporters to discuss the latest on efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic. A recording of the call will be made available upon request. ***Press interested in attending should RSVP at...