press releases

WASHINGTON – Today, in response to calls from U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.), and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has granted an...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) are calling on President Joe Biden to approve a request from Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to direct the Federal Emergency Management...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement welcoming an announcement by the Biden-Harris Administration to increase pay for wildland firefighters. The announcement today includes unprecedented actions Senator Heinrich has advocated for on behalf of the wildland firefighter workforce that is funded...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the U.S. Forest Service report on the Gallinas-Las Dispensas Prescribed Fire that led to the Hermit’s Peak Fire: “This report makes it clear that the U.S. Forest Service made a number of preventable errors in the lead up to and in the execution of...

WASHINGTON (June 15, 2022) – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) are welcoming an announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will cover 100% of the costs through the Emergency Watershed...

WASHINGTON (June 11, 2022) – Today, in response to calls from U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Yvette Herrell (D-N.M.), President Joe Biden announced that his administration will waive the 25% non-federal...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) announced that President Joe Biden has approved a request to expand federal assistance eligibilities for Colfax, Mora, and San Miguel...

WASHINGTON (June 7, 2022) – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) are calling on President Joe Biden to approve a request from Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for expanded federal...

WASHINGTON – In the wake of wildfire devastation that has impacted communities and homes across the state, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) issued the following statement welcoming news that President Joe...

WASHINGTON (May 27, 2022) – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Forest Service’s finding that the Calf Canyon Fire on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest was caused by a pile burn...

ALBUQUERQUE – On Tuesday, May 31, at 10 a.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will tour the Whitfield Conservation Area to receive an update on damage sustained from the recent Big Hole Fire.  Senator Heinrich will meet with members of the Valencia Soil & Water Conservation District and Friends of the Whitfield...

WASHINGTON (May 26, 2022) – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) to introduce two bills to support efforts in New Mexico and across the country to put fires out faster and better protect communities from post-fire flooding. The Fire Suppression...

ALBQUERQUE, N.M. – On Tuesday, May 31, at 1:30 p.m. MT/ 3:30 p.m. ET, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will highlight over $15 million he secured to upgrade facilitates at the Cibola National Forest Air Tanker Base at Kirtland Air Force Base to allow the use of Very Large Air Tankers (VLATs) to fight wildfires. Media are...

WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) participated in an Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Submission for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).  WATCH: Heinrich Discusses Effective Federal Safety Coordination Efforts Around Los Alamos With NNSA Administrator During...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) are calling on President Joe Biden to approve a request from Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for additional federal assistance for the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is part of a bipartisan group of senators urging the Biden administration to establish a special pay rate for federal wildland firefighters to prevent staffing shortages as wildfires continue to spread in New Mexico and throughout the West. Due to an outdated policy, federal wildland...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Tomorrow, Thursday, May 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. MT the staff of U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan’s (D-N.M.) will hold Mobile Office Hours at the Glorieta Conference Center to provide direct assistance to New Mexicans who have been impacted by...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees funding for Military Construction, secured the approval of over $15 million for the Cibola National Forest Air Tanker Base (ATB) on Kirtland Air Force Base to upgrade facilitates to allow the use of Very Large Air Tankers (VLATs) to...

WASHINGTON – Today, during a key Appropriations hearing, U.S. Senator Martin (D-N.M.) requested the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to reduce cost-share requirements for disaster recovery programs and to send additional personnel and resources to New Mexico to help communities affected by wildfires access federal...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich’s (D-N.M.) staff will hold a series of in-person Mobile Office Hours in Peñasco, Las Vegas, and Glorieta Today, Friday, May 6, and tomorrow, Saturday, May 7, to provide direct assistance to New Mexicans who have been impacted by fires. Senator Heinrich’s staff will be on...