press releases

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — On Monday, April 17, at 6 p.m. MT, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will hold a town hall meeting at the Las Cruces Convention Center. The senators will talk with constituents and answer questions about critical issues facing New Mexico. The town hall will be moderated by...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.) announced a funding award of $1.6 million to the University of New Mexico to train STEM workers for jobs specializing in the development of microsystems....

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall introduced a resolution urging the Secretary of the Navy to name the next nuclear-powered submarine of the United States Navy “USS Los Alamos” to honor and recognize the contributions the residents of Los Alamos have made to the United States...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, following the release of the Trump administration’s preliminary 2018 budget proposal, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) outlined the severe impact it would have on New Mexico. “President Trump’s proposed budget would be devastating for New Mexico,” said Senator Heinrich. “Investments...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich sent a letter to Energy Secretary Rick Perry inviting him to visit Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico. “The work at Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories is critical to meeting DOE’s mission of assuring national security through...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement opposing the confirmation of former Texas Governor Rick Perry, President Trump’s nominee for U.S. Department of Energy Secretary. “I want – and we all need – Rick Perry to be successful as our next Secretary of Energy. But his past...

Congressional Democrats including New Mexico Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich are pushing back against the Trump administration to prevent it from interfering with scientific research and publicly available information. The state’s senators are among 27 co-sponsors of a bill introduced into Congress this week that would amend the 1998...

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined 25 of their Senate colleagues in cosponsoring a bill that would protect government scientists and their capacity to share information with the public from political interference. The legislation comes in the wake of recent reports...

WASHINGTON D.C. –  U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)  and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.) urged President Trump to reverse his executive order that freezes all federal hiring, to ensure that...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) voted against the confirmation of the former governor of Texas Rick Perry, President Trump’s nominee for U.S. Department of Energy Secretary. Heinrich made the following statement:  “Since the Trump...

SANTA FE, N.M. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) addressed a joint session of the New Mexico Legislature. Heinrich began his remarks by denouncing President Trump's executive order banning refugees and immigrants from entering the U.S. from several majority Muslim nations. “We are not a country that discriminates based...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Heinrich (D-N.M.) secured an agreement from the Trump Administration that it would not vacate the management of the nation's nuclear stockpile. "I'm pleased the Trump Administration listened to my concerns and agreed to maintaining continuity in the leadership of the NNSA during the transition. The...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questioned President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Retired General James Mattis during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing. Heinrich asked Mattis about the key threats to the security of the United States. Mattis replied, "I would consider the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today renewed his push to protect critical U.S. energy infrastructure from potentially catastrophic cyber-attacks by cosponsoring the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act. The...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich praised the enactment of S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (AICA), a major science bill that includes a number of significant provisions Udall and Heinrich championed to help boost New Mexico’s economy. The bill, which passed both houses of Congress last...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that Sandia National Laboratories will receive $2.4 million to identify crops that take in less water, reduce the need for nitrogen fertilizer, trap carbon deep in the soil, and improve soil quality. The project is being funded through one of the newest programs of the...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Dec. 20, 2016) -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced $25 million in authorized funding for the continuation of the nationwide STARBASE program, which motivates fifth grade students to explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) through...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, made the following statement in response to reports that the Trump transition team is asking the U.S. Department of Energy for the names of federal and national laboratory employees who have worked on climate policy during the...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that five New Mexico universities will receive more than $18.6 million to support Hispanic and low-income students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The University of New Mexico Valencia Branch Campus, New Mexico Highlands...

CARLSBAD — A meeting hosted by U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich encouraged small area businesses to look into opportunities to provide products and services to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant and other Department of Energy facilities on Wednesday. The meeting allowed small businesses to meet with representatives from the Supply...