press releases

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 Major Disaster Declaration for New Mexico in the wake of severe wildfires. Today, the...

WASHINGTON – As many areas in New Mexico continue dealing with the devastation and mitigation of wildfires 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.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) are calling on President...

WASHINGTON – As areas of New Mexico continue dealing with wildfire mitigation and devastation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, cosponsored legislation to strengthen the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) wildfire preparedness and response efforts. “In...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed $4 million in funding for New Mexico through the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) aimed at reducing the risk of severe wildfires, supporting local economies, creating jobs and enhancing forest and...

ALBUQERUQUE, N.M. – On Saturday, April 16, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) met with the Southwest Are Type 1 Incident Management Team 2 for a fire briefing and tour of key impacts areas of the McBride and Nogal Fires.  Senator Heinrich also met with Lincoln County and Village of Ruidoso Emergency Managers to discuss recovery...

WASHINGTON (Nov. 3, 2021) – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is applauding the Senate passage of a bipartisan Senate resolution he cosponsored to recognize the bravery and sacrifice of wildland firefighters and first responders in New Mexico and across the U.S. The...

TAOS, N.M. – At 9:15 a.m. MT on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will meet with Carson National Forest staff and community members participating in the Forest Mayordomo Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFRP) near Valdez, New Mexico. The group will highlight wildfire safety and fire protection...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the first AmeriCorps alum to serve in the Senate and a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, today unveiled legislation to expand national service programs to help address the historic COVID-19 joblessness crisis by establishing a 21st Century Conservation...

As firefighters across the West continue to battle what experts are describing as one of the most destructive wildfire seasons in recent memory, a group of U.S. senators, including Democrats Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, are trying to get a sense of how prepared the National Guard is to help combat large-scale blazes. Udall and...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a group of 12 senators in a letter to Chief of the National Guard Bureau, General Daniel R. Hokanson requesting an assessment of the  National Guard’s current firefighting capabilities to better coordinate resources with state and local efforts. The...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) participated in a key Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on wildfire management in the midst of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The impacts of COVID-19, combined with high levels of drought throughout the West, will create unprecedented wildland...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – At 9 a.m. MT, on Friday, May 31, at the National Weather Service Center in Albuquerque, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will visit the National Weather Service Center to receive a briefing from experts on their outlook for the upcoming fire...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 28, 2019) – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), ranking member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee joined seven Western Senate colleagues in urging the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) announced the passage of the Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act by unanimous consent in the Senate. He introduced the bipartisan legislation with U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) to streamline scientifically-recognized vegetation...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Congressman Ben Ray Luján announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved a request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant declaration for the Ute Park Fire burning in Colfax County. The Fire Management Assistance Grant Program...

Many of us in New Mexico are fortunate to have a national forest right outside our backyard. We rely on these forests for drinking water and firewood, to fill our freezers, and to support our outdoor recreation economy. However, as temperatures heat up and we enter fire season after a particularly dry winter, we are also acutely aware that some of...

Many of us in New Mexico are fortunate to have a national forest right outside our backyard. We rely on these forests for drinking water and firewood, to fill our freezers, and to support our outdoor recreation economy. However, as temperatures heat up and we enter fire season after a particularly dry winter, we are also acutely aware that some of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -  U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced the passage of several conservation measures that he has championed to expand access to public lands and improve the health and resiliency of New Mexico’s land, water, wildlife, and the communities that...

WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined the full Senate in voting 65-32 for an omnibus appropriations bill to fund the government. The U.S. House of Representatives has approved the bill, and the president signed...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With wildfire season underway, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is helping New Mexicans prepare and stay safe with the wildfire Preparedness & Prevention Resource Center that provides information on how to protect our communities from the devastating effects of wildfires. The online resource center includes...