Martin Heinrich
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Recent News About Martin Heinrich
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Heinrich Statement on Debt Ceiling Vote
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after voting to pass the debt limit legislation that now heads to President Biden’s desk:
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Heinrich, Luján Welcome Air Force Decision to Make Kirtland AFB the Preferred Location for Space Delta 11
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are welcoming the announcement that the Department of the Air Force has selected Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, N.M. as the preferred location for Space Delta 11, a new training mission that will fall under the U.S. Space Force Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM).
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Heinrich, Cornyn, Padilla Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Address Mental Health Care Shortages
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Alex Padilla (D-C.A.), and U.S. Representatives Grace Meng (NY-06), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Yvette Clark (NY-09), introduced the Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act to address severe mental health care provider shortages and improve access to affordable services at community health centers.
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Heinrich Introduces Bicameral Legislation to Build a More Resilient, Reliable Electric Grid
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced legislation to incentivize the construction of new electric transmission infrastructure to meet our decarbonization goals and support the energy transition, while building the clean energy workforce of tomorrow. U.S. Representative Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) will introduce companion legislation in the House.
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Heinrich Announces Transmission Permitting Reform Legislation
On June 1, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced the Facilitating America's Siting of Transmission and Electric Reliability (FASTER) Act. The FASTER Act addresses key obstacles slowing down the siting, planning, and permitting process.
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N.M. Delegation Welcomes $17.5 million to Provide Clean and Reliable Electricity, Lower Utility Costs
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and 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.) are welcoming $17.5 million from the Department of Energy (DOE) — funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — to reduce impacts due to extreme weather and ensure the reliability of the power sector’s infrastructure, so communities in New Mexico have access to affordable, reliable, clean electricity anytime.
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Heinrich, Braun Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, and U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, are introducing the bipartisan Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Act of 2023.
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Heinrich Statement on Memorial Day
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in commemoration of Memorial Day:
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Heinrich Slams Supreme Court’s Ruling Undermining EPA’s Authority to Enforce Clean Water Act
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, which undercuts the EPA’s authority to address pollution in New Mexico’s waterways:
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Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández, Vasquez Announce $61 Million in Federal Funding to Lower Utility Costs, Improve Public Safety
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming over $61 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to lower utility costs and improve public safety for rural and underserved communities in New Mexico.
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Heinrich, Luján Introduce Legislation Seeking Healing for Stolen Native Children and their Communities
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and over two dozen colleagues in introducing the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act, legislation that seeks healing for stolen Native children and their communities.
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Heinrich Joins Effort to Provide U.S. Service Members Access to Protected Leave for Abortion & Reproductive Health Care Services
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is cosponsoring the Protecting Service Members and Military Families’ Access to Health Care Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) to codify the Department of Defense’s (DOD) February 16, 2023 policy to ensure service members and their families can access non-covered reproductive health care, including abortion services, regardless of the state in which they are stationed.
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Heinrich Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Childhood Cancer Research
During Brain Cancer Awareness Month, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is joining Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) in introducing the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0.
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Sunzia Will Transform New Mexico's Economy
The largest renewable energy project in America will start right here in New Mexico, and it just received a key approval from the Bureau of Land Management.
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Heinrich, Lujan, Stansbury Welcome Over $2.2 Million in Federal Funding for Cancer, Drug Abuse and Addiction Research, and Health Centers in New Mexico
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) are welcoming over $2 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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Heinrich Announces “Kids to Parks Day” Resolution
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Shelly Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Cory Booker, (D-N.J.) to announce their bipartisan resolution that encourages children to get outdoors and promote healthy outdoor recreation by designating May 20, 2023 National Kids to Parks Day.
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Heinrich Announces Legislation to Improve Electric Transmission Planning
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced legislation to jump start the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) interregional transmission planning process.
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Heinrich, Sanders, Gillibrand, and Omar Seek to Expand and Make Permanent Universal School Meals
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Representative Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) announced the Universal School Meals Program Act, legislation that provides a permanent solution to end child hunger in schools by offering free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to all students, preschool through high school, regardless of income.
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Heinrich, Grijalva Introduce Legislation to Modernize Antiquated Mining Law
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Representative Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, introduced House and Senate versions of the Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act to modernize the nation’s severely antiquated Mining Law of 1872
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Heinrich Announces Approval of New Training Mission at Kirtland Air Force Base
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomes the U.S. Air Force’s approval of Albuquerque’s Kirtland Air Force Base as the designated location to host a new training mission for the AC-130J aircraft.