press releases

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that he will soon introduce the Zero-Emission Homes Act of 2021, legislation to provide rebates for the purchase and installation of electric appliances and equipment in single-family homes and...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is leading a group of Democratic senators in calling on Senate Leadership to prioritize the historic investments proposed in President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan for natural infrastructure restoration, resilience, and reclamation. In a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer...

New Mexico’s two Democrat U.S. Senators introduced legislation last week aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from energy development and shifting the nation to lower carbon forms of power with their state at the helm. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) announced on July 23 the Clean Hydrogen Future Act, which would establish a program to...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are welcoming $25 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the Village of Los Lunas.  The funding will be used to design and construct a new interchange on I-25 at Morris Road, a river crossing, four signalized...

WASHINGTON –  U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced the bipartisan Championing Apprenticeships for New Careers and Employees in Technology (CHANCE in Tech) Act, legislation to create earlier pathways to high-paying careers in the information technology (IT) industry. Preparation for IT careers can...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement after the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) released its report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). Senator Heinrich helped secure language in the Intelligence Authorization Act...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after a group of Democratic and Republican senators agreed on a bipartisan infrastructure framework:  “Just days ago, surface temperatures in the Siberian Arctic hit 118 degrees Fahrenheit. That should scare the hell out of us. We need action on...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) are leading a bipartisan group of senators in a call to have the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program adopt an initiative to make access to funding more equitable for all states. In a letter sent yesterday to U.S. Department of Transportation...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and his Senate Democratic colleagues are lauding the bipartisan House passage of S.J. Res 14, their resolution that disapproves the Methane Rescission Rule, as provided by the Congressional Review Act. In April, Senator Heinrich, along with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and...

WASHINGTON – Due to record applications for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored bipartisan legislation to boost the fund with an additional $60 billion to help New Mexico restaurants and other eligible businesses keep their doors open. Senator Heinrich helped establish the $28.6 billion fund...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced the Advancing the Clean Hydrogen Future Act of 2021. This legislation would establish a research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) program to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of...

New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich sees a clean energy future. He introduced legislation on Wednesday to support that vision.   The legislation — dubbed the Advancing the Clean Hydrogen Future Act of 2021 — would create an authorization of $200 million annually over a five-year span focused on the research, development,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calf.) introduced the Colorectal Cancer Detection Act, legislation to increase access to and participation in colon cancer screenings. Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and women in the United States....

WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 23, at 10 a.m. ET/ 8 a.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will Chair a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies to review the FY 2022 Budget Request for the Department of Veterans Affairs...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivered remarks on the Senate Floor ahead of a procedural vote to start debate on S.1, the For The People Act. VIDEO: Heinrich Delivers Speech On Senate Floor In Support Of The For The People Act [HD DOWNLOAD LINK HERE] Senator Heinrich is calling for comprehensive reforms...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked debate on the For The People Act:  “Senate Republicans should be ashamed of their refusal to even debate the For The People Act. But this cannot be the end of the story. The promise of our democracy depends on us...

WASHINGTON – In response to the newly-released 2021 KIDS COUNT Data Book that ranks New Mexico 49th in the nation for child well-being, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), is hopeful that the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) that he helped secure in the American...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - In an ongoing effort to provide top-notch constituent service, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced his next round of Virtual Mobile Office Hours for McKinley and San Juan counties. The session will take place at 9 a.m. MT on Thursday, June 24. During this time, Senator Heinrich’s staff will be available to...

WASHINGTON – Ahead of the vote tomorrow in the Senate on whether to start debate on S.1, the For the People Act, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is calling for comprehensive reforms to defend our democracy, reduce the influence of dark money and powerful special interests, and stop the wave of Republican voter suppression...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in support of the President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will nominate Xochitl Torres Small to serve as the Undersecretary for Rural Development in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Torres Small, who is from Las Cruces, New Mexico, previously...