press releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) applauded Apple’s announcement that it will provide, through the White House ConnectED initiative, six New Mexico schools with grants to help increase technology in the classrooms. "For New Mexico's students to succeed in the 21st century, they need 21st century...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that the Air Force has awarded a $7.4 million contract to Albuquerque’s Stellar Science Ltd. Co. to support research and development into directed energy at Kirtland Air Force Base. Kirtland is home to the Air Force...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced $65,000 in federal grant funding to improve public television reception in rural areas of McKinley County. The grant, made available by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program, will allow New Mexico PBS to replace...

PHOTO: (from left) Los Alamos Commerce & Development Chairman Bill Wadt, Sen. Heinrich, Los Alamos Cooperative Market General Manager Steve Watts, and U.S. Represenatative Ben Ray Luján at 2014 Google eCity Award event in Los Alamos. LOS ALAMOS, N.M. -- Today, at a public event at the Los Alamos Co+op Market, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich...

PHOTO: Senator Heinrich delivering a keynote address at the International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS) in Las Cruces. LAS CRUCES, N.M. - U. S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivered a keynote address at the International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS) on Thursday, October 16, 2014 in Las...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, October 17, 2014, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will present the Los Alamos business community with the 2014 Google eCity Award. He will be joined by representatives from Google, as well as members of the Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation, the Los Alamos Cooperative Market, the Los Alamos...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U. S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will deliver a keynote address at the International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS) on Thursday, October 16, 2014 in Las Cruces. Senator Heinrich's speech, entitled, "A New Frontier: From the Land of Enchantment to Space," will focus on the considerable expertise...

(PHOTO: Sen. Heinrich with OptiSource staff in Albuquerque on October 10, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) toured OptiSource, a photonics manufacturing facility in Albuquerque, to discuss its latest projects and how research and development can help spur innovation and job creation.  Optisource, a local photonics...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Steve Pearce, Ben Ray Luján, and Michelle Lujan Grisham welcomed an  announcement by the White House to award more than $200 million in public and private investment to create an Integrated Photonics Manufacturing Institute, led by the...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded $547,000 to support a Regional Innovation Cluster in Southeastern New Mexico.  The award to Emerging Technology Ventures (ETV), a New Mexico company, supports work to create an unmanned systems research...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced today that IEC-SoCal Braiding and Continental Machine were awarded contracts to manufacture missile defense components in Albuquerque. The contracts are part of a $149 million contract awarded to Raytheon by Rafael for the Iron Dome Weapon short-range rocket defense system. ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that 11 community colleges in New Mexico will receive $14,999,863 in federal funding to provide innovative training programs, in partnership with local businesses, to help New Mexican adults advance into high-wage careers. The...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored a bill to expand engagement in afterschool programs focused on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields and encourage New Mexico students to pursue STEM careers. The bill, S. 2543, the Supporting Afterschool STEM Act, would help provide resources to support...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - During a visit to the University of New Mexico's Science & Technology Park on August 28, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) was briefed on Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) projects from Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory. The projects ranged from software that helps prevent...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will promote education and job training in Albuquerque next week. On Wednesday, August 27, Senator Heinrich will deliver a keynote address at the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce's Congressional Delegation Luncheon Series. The Senator's speech will focus on high-quality education and...

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that NASA has awarded the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium $500,000 to support the Community College Technical Schools (CCTS) Student Launch Program and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in New Mexico. The Student...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will travel to Santa Fe, Eddy, and Lea Counties Monday, August 11 and Tuesday, August 12. On Monday, August 11, 2014 Senator Heinrich will deliver opening remarks at a public meeting in Santa Fe with Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and Department of the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will travel to Chaves and Bernalillo Counties beginning tomorrow, Friday, July 18, to host an innovation, technology, and job creation tour. Early Friday morning, Senator Heinrich will tour the Southwestern Native Aquatic and Recovery Center in Dexter and meet with staff to discuss the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement today after voting to approve the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. The Committee passed the bill by a vote of 12-3.  Senator Heinrich successfully amended the bill to require that the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 23, 2014) - In an effort to ensure an open Internet, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored S. 2476, the Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act, a bill that would direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish rules that prohibit preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic. The...