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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, will participate in a full committee hearing to explore ways to improve federal wildland fire management on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Members of the committee will question and receive testimony from the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a bill sponsored by U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) to designate two wilderness areas in the Río Grande del Norte National Monument, cleared the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Watch a video clip from the markup here.  "Communities around the Rio Grande Del Norte...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA) cleared the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senator Heinrich, a member of the committee, led a bipartisan group of senators, including U.S. Senators Dean Heller (R-NV)...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will consider several bills of importance to New Mexico sponsored by U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) during a markup on Thursday, May 16, 2013. The markup begins at 10 a.m. ET/8 a.m. MT and will be streamed live online. Among the...

Our careers in public life both began with conservation advocacy. Before we ever came to Washington, we were fighting at the local level to protect the environment for future generations. Chris first became involved in politics as a 24-year-old member of his local Planning and Zoning Commission who decided to run for a seat in the state...

Our careers in public life both began with conservation advocacy. Before we ever came to Washington, we were fighting at the local level to protect the environment for future generations. Chris first became involved in politics as a 24-year-old member of his local Planning and Zoning Commission who decided to run for a seat in the state legislature...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In celebration of Earth Day, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich today reintroduced legislation to designate the 45,000-acre Columbine-Hondo area in Taos County as wilderness – a proposal with strong support from the local community. A companion bill will be introduced in the House tomorrow by Representative...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bill to add buffer zones for White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss. This represents a three-party agreement between the two military installations and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).   "This bipartisan effort will...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, released the following statement after voting to confirm Sally Jewell as the next United States Secretary of the Interior:  "Sally Jewell will be an outstanding Secretary of Interior. As fellow engineer, I am confident...

PHOTO: Retired U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich joined President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, at a National Monument Proclamations Signing Ceremony in the Oval Office to establish the Río Grande del Norte in northern New Mexico as a U.S. National Monument....

WASHINGTON, D.C. - From the Oval Office to Taos, New Mexicans and members of the Congressional Delegation today celebrated the Río Grande del Norte National Monument Proclamation that was signed by President Barack Obama.   The national monument designation is widely welcome by Taos and Rio Arriba county residents. A recent...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Retired U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will join President Obama at a National Monument Proclamations Signing Ceremony in the Oval Office on Monday, March 25, to establish the Río Grande del Norte in northern New Mexico as a U.S. National Monument.  The signing ceremony is...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of the New Mexico Congressional Delegation today applauded the decision by President Barack Obama to create a national monument to protect the Río Grande del Norte in Northern New Mexico. The president will hold a National Monument Proclamations Signing Ceremony at the White House on Monday. The Bureau of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, released the following statement supporting Sally Jewell’s nomination to become the next Secretary of the Interior:  “I am pleased to announce my support for Sally Jewell’s nomination. President...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, questioned Secretary of Interior nominee Sally Jewell during her confirmation hearing about important issues to New Mexico, including responsible access to public lands, wildlife management, renewable energy...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will consider Secretary of the Interior nominee Sally Jewell on Thursday, March 7, 2013. The hearing begins at 10 a.m. EST/8 a.m. MST and will be webcast live on the committee's website. WHO: U.S. Senator Martin...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, released the following statement after meeting with Secretary of the Interior nominee Sally Jewell: "Secretary of the Interior nominee Sally Jewell and I met today in my office to discuss issues important to New...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich today reintroduced legislation to expand job training and educational opportunities for youth, while helping repair and restore the country's public lands.   The Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2013 improves on the existing Public Lands Corps by expanding the scope of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led a group of western Senators, including Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Dean Heller (R-NV), in introducing a bill to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA). FLTFA allows the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the...

Albuquerque, N.M. - U.S. Sens. Tom Udall, Martin Heinrich and Congressman Ben Ray Luján will be in Taos on Saturday to meet with community stakeholders and discuss their efforts to protect the Río Grande del Norte. Sens. Udall and Heinrich will also highlight upcoming legislation to protect the Columbine-Hondo. The meeting will take...