press releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján have introduced the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act to create a permanent, national paid family and medical leave program, offering a key solution to the country’s public health and economic challenges. The FAMILY Act, introduced by U.S. Senator Kirsten...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) have introduced the bipartisan Southern Border Communities Reimbursement Act of 2021, legislation to authorize funding through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) to reimburse localities and non-governmental organizations...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich’s (D-N.M.) request was granted by the Biden administration to retroactively reimburse state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments for 100% rather than 75% of eligible emergency costs related to fighting COVID-19. President Joe Biden directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...

WASHINGTON – In a letter to the National Economic Council, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Joint Economic Committee, is asking the Biden administration to support efforts to help women return to the workforce. Throughout the pandemic, women have been disproportionately affected by job losses. In December 2020, women...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today announced his new committee assignments for the 117th Congress. Senator Heinrich will serve on the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations and will take over as Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee. This also will be Senator Heinrich's fifth Congress serving on the U.S....

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) addressed the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce as part of its virtual "Business Beat" Speaker Series. Senator Heinrich discussed making smart investments in the long-term success of New Mexico’s diverse, creative, and resilient communities and in the assets that make the...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) are commending findings from a 2020 Economic Impact report released Wednesday, which found that Sandia National Laboratories is responsible for creating 460 new jobs while contributing $482.6 million to New Mexico...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Ranking Member on the Energy Subcommittee, participated in a hearing to consider the nomination of former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to lead the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). VIDEO: Heinrich Stresses...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the first AmeriCorps alum to serve in the Senate, welcomed the creation of a Civilian Climate Corps, which was initiated in the executive order signed today by President Joe Biden to tackle the climate crisis at home and abroad. "In times of crisis, Americans have always embraced service to...

WASHINGTON – Today, Friday, January 22, 2021 at 2 p.m. ET/ 12 p.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will participate in a virtual panel hosted by the Outdoor Industry Association as part of Outdoor Retailer, North America’s largest tradeshow in the outdoor industry drawing attendees from around the world. The virtual panel,...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined Xcel Energy to celebrate the completion of the Sagamore Wind Project, one of the largest wind farms ever built in New Mexico. “The completion of the Sagamore Wind Project is proof that eastern New Mexico is rapidly becoming one of the best places in the world to produce...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, Deb Haaland, and Xochitl Torres Small are urging Congressional Leadership to recognize the severe need to extend coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) payments allocated under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The hopes of Congress passing another COVID-relief package this week remain dashed for now. Congressional leadership remains at odds over what should be included in the bill while members of New Mexico's delegation remains hopeful for a deal. Rep. Deb Haaland is calling on Congressional leadership to include restaurants in any...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, Deb Haaland, and Xochitl Torres Small are urging the Trump administration to take immediate action on Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez’s recent request for a major disaster declaration. Tribal communities have been especially...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is urging Congressional Leadership to include a reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS) and maintain robust Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program funding as part of the Appropriations process. Heinrich, along with a bipartisan group of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) have introduced legislation to reauthorize the Donations Acceptance Program (DAP). The program enables U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to explore, create and facilitate...

New Mexico’s outdoor recreation industry is one of its fastest growing, and officials at the both the state and federal level advocated for it to receive more federal relief funds to survive the COVID-19 health crisis and maintain the momentum. Recently released data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) showed the outdoor...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is highlighting the power of outdoor recreation after a new report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released data that the industry yields $788 billion in economic output, comprises 2.1 percent of U.S. GDP, and supports 5.2 million jobs nationwide. The BEA, an agency of the U.S....

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative  Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $2,043,781 in Self-Help Homeownership Program (SHOP) Grants to Tierra Del Sol Housing...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) applauded $1.6 million in grants to three organizations that will support New Mexico military veterans and beginning farmers...