As New Mexico continues to rebuild in the aftermath of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon, Cerro Pelado, McBride, and Black fires, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored two bills aimed at improving the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) mitigation of disasters like flooding and wildfires.
U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) today issued the following statement ahead of the Biden Administration lifting the Title 42 public health order
New Mexico is among 25 states that are members of a national voter data groupaccused of partisanship in its work to expand voter rolls and lacking in transparency, an analysis by the Enchantment State News found.
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) introduced legislation this week to empower teachers and schools to better serve students.
On May 5, the Conservation Lands Foundation (CLF) honored U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) with the Stewart Udall Conservation Award in recognition of his longtime leadership and successful record of achieving community-driven conservation victories in New Mexico.
U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) announced over $18 million in federal funding for to help recovery efforts for New Mexicans impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire.
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, and U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), a member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, teamed up to introduce the Lake Access Keeping Economies Strong (LAKES) Act.
U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Quantum Sandbox for Near-Term Applications Act to establish a public-private partnership for near-term quantum application development and acceleration.
On May 4, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led a bipartisan group of senators in calling on the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to take further action to remove barriers to buprenorphine, a lifesaving drug used to treat opioid use disorder.
Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a motion to stay a lawsuit filed by the city of Eunice which seeks to nullify the Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care Act.
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee and a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after the Senate voted to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution that will roll back a two-year pause on retroactive tariffs on imported solar panels and cells.
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) to reintroduce the Kids Online Safety Act, comprehensive bipartisan legislation to protect children online and hold Big Tech accountable.
On May 3, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act to protect Chaco Canyon and the greater sacred landscape surrounding the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
On May 3, Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act to protect Chaco Canyon and the greater sacred landscape surrounding the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a statement following the filing of another lawsuit against a public higher education institution related to sexual abuse.