press releases

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich urged lawmakers in Congress to act on bipartisan funding bills that are critical to help sustain jobs and support economic growth across New Mexico. Their call came as debate in the Senate on a package of bills to fund agriculture; transportation, housing and urban development;...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Reps. Steve Pearce, Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham wrote a letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel underlining their strong support for the Department of Defense's (DoD) manufacturing innovation institute competition, and requesting the DoD choose the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement today after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a "Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet" Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that could include a "fast lane" for online content delivery.  The FCC will extend a four-month public...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will deliver the spring 2014 University of Missouri College of Engineering commencement address on Saturday, May 17 in Hearnes Center. "I am deeply honored return to my alma mater and address the 2014 graduating class of the University of Missouri's College of Engineering," said Sen....

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement today on protecting an open Internet. The statement comes in light of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) scheduled May 15 meeting to consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Commission's 2010 Open Internet Order. "Like many New Mexicans, I have...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted to advance S. 2262, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) to create jobs, reduce pollution, and make our country...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) was recognized by the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) for having one of the best websites in Congress, awarding Heinrich.Senate.Gov with a 113th Congress Gold Mouse Award. "I'm honored to share this award with New Mexicans. I'm especially proud that my website was recognized...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján, announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded the Bloomfield Fire Department with a $1,023,494 grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program. The grant funds will be...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and Climate Action Task Force, issued the following statement welcoming the news that Jornada Experimental Range in Las Cruces will be the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Southwest Regional "climate hub." The USDA...

On a tour Thursday, Jan. 23, of Sapphire Energy’s research and development facility in the West Mesa Industrial Park, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich addressed the unique nature of the advanced biodiesel industry and the challenge it poses for legislators. “Advanced bio-fuels are caught between the silos of agricultural regulations and oil...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced federal funding to help develop a new high-tech business district in Albuquerque.  STC.UNM, the technology-transfer and economic-development arm of the University of New Mexico (UNM), will receive a $1,498,048 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, successfully included an amendment to S. 1317, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Reauthorization Act of 2013, to expand the development and testing of new space technologies within NASA's Flight...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) has been appointed to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. He will temporarily fill the seat left vacant by the death of New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg until the special election on October 16. The committee has jurisdiction over all matters relating to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after attending President Obama's speech at Georgetown University on climate change this afternoon: "I applaud and share President Obama's commitment to tackling our current climate crisis. His plan puts in place common-sense solutions to cut carbon pollution,...

Thank you, Mr. President for the opportunity to address this chamber today. Mr. President, I am a strong believer that innovation is what America does best.  That boundless wonder and curiosity can lead to revolutionary discoveries. That diligence and optimism can break down barriers. Mr. President I’m a believer that technology, and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, along with Reps. Ben Ray Luján, Michelle Lujan Grisham, and Steve Pearce announced they have introduced a bill to strengthen the nation's Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education and training programs in New Mexico and the U.S. The STEM Support...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with representatives from the U.S. Foreign and Commercial Service, the New Mexico Aviation Aerospace Association, and the Professional Association of Aerospace Contractors of New Mexico will host a workshop for aerospace and aviation suppliers on Friday, June 7, 2013.  The...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will tour the Algae Cultivation Testbed facility at New Mexico State University (NMSU) on Wednesday, May 1. The testbed  offers both outdoor and greenhouse facilities designed specifically for research and development around optimizing algal biofuel production, including algae-based...

CARLSBAD, N.M. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will tour the Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring & Research Center (CEMRC), a division of the College of Engineering at New Mexico State University, on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. CEMRC Director Russell Hardy and scientific group leaders will give Sen. Heinrich an overview of the radiochemistry...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced federal grant funding for the University of New Mexico’s (UNM) School of Engineering. The Federal Department of Transportation will be granting $48,758to the UNM School of Engineering for a project that seeks to increase interest in transportation and engineering...