Statements and posts
67 press releases and posts, newest first.
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Opposed BLM proposal to rescind 2024 onshore oil and gas leasing rule.
“[…] BLM’s newly proposed rule threatens to dismantle this common-sense progress. We are deeply concerned that the proposed changes shift cleanup liabilities back to the public, restrict community and private landowner participation, and distort the balance required to manage America’s public lands responsibly.”
Oil and Gas RegulationAI-read
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Introduced bipartisan bill to codify State Department program for international nuclear energy cooperation.
“Nuclear energy is an important part of our clean energy future, and the United States should lead in advancing its safe and responsible deployment around the world. By working with our allies and partners through the FIRST program, we can strengthen energy security, support American innovation, and promote the highest…”
EnergyAI-read
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Criticized Supreme Court decision allowing Trump ballroom construction funded by taxpayers.
“I’ll keep fighting to ensure taxpayers aren’t footing the bill for Trump’s vanity projects while the cost of everyday expenses continues to soar.”
Government SpendingAI-read
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Heinrich Cosponsors Legislation to Combat Maternal Health Crisis
Cosponsored legislation to expand Medicaid coverage for maternal health services including doulas and midwives.
“By expanding access to trusted providers like doulas, midwives, Tribal midwives, and lactation support professionals, this legislation can help make sure mothers get the care they need. That’s especially important in New Mexico, where more than half of all births are covered by Medicaid.”
Health Care CoverageAI-read
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Demanded DOI accountability for destroying official records and using disappearing messages.
“We write to request information regarding the Department of the Interior’s compliance with federal records retention requirements. We are deeply concerned by recent reports that officials at the Department have reportedly engaged in actions in violation of the Federal Records Act.”
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Condemned Trump administration proposal to repeal Roadless Rule protecting 45 million acres.
“Hunters, anglers, and public land lovers of all stripes will not take the Trump administration’s assault on the Roadless Rule sitting down. These are our backcountry campsites, our wild trout streams, and the security habitat where we chase elk in the fall.”
Roadless Rule Rescission OppositionPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesAI-read
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Joined colleagues in demanding EPA withdraw proposal to weaken drinking water PFAS protections.
“As far back as the 1950s, scientists observed that PFAS compound could accumulate in human bloodstreams. It took decades of advocacy and heroic scientific research to reach the historic moment in 2024 when EPA finally promulgated the very first national drinking water standards for PFAS compounds. We cannot afford to…”
Environmental ProtectionAI-read
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Sent letter requesting Government Accountability Office investigation into Puerto Rico's drinking water crisis.
“Puerto Rico is experiencing drinking water supply shortages and service interruptions affecting households and economic activity.”
Water InfrastructureAI-read
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Heinrich Calls for a Full GAO Audit of Trump’s Ballroom Project
Called for GAO audit of Trump administration's $300 million White House ballroom project.
“Simply put, no president has the authority to unilaterally demolish and remodel the country’s White House in such a significant manner without congressional approval.”
Government SpendingAI-read
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Called for GAO investigation into Trump administration's private mining investments and potential conflicts of interest.
“The government’s expanded use of these new financial tools has raised concerns that we request the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) examine, including whether and how the federal government is assessing financial risks, protecting taxpayer funds, and managing potential conflicts between its roles as investor…”
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Led letter opposing Interior's wilderness policy review as threat to public lands protections.
“Given this administration’s obsession with development and disposal of public lands, it seems clear that this comment period is really just a ploy to weaken protections for public lands”
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Led 34 senators opposing Trump's executive order reducing Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monument protections.
“The Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments are national treasures. The American people deserve public lands policy grounded in law, science, respect for Tribal sovereignty, and stewardship—not political decisions against the desires of the vast majority of Americans.”
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Urged USDA Secretary to reverse proposed rule expanding foreign investment disclosure requirements for clean energy projects.
“On June 25, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a proposed rule (Docket No. USDA-2026-0001) to update the regulations governing the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (AFIDA). If finalized, the proposed rule could have damaging consequences for national and energy security. We…”
Energy Project PermittingAI-read
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Heinrich Statement Opposing Todd Blanche’s Nomination for Attorney General
Voted against Todd Blanche's confirmation as Attorney General.
“The Attorney General’s job is to uphold the rule of law, deliver on public safety, and ensure that justice is applied fairly and independently. The American people deserve an Attorney General they can trust to do that. Todd Blanche has made it abundantly clear that he is not that person.”
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Reintroduced bill to expand healthcare career pathways and address provider shortages.
“The healthcare provider shortage in New Mexico isn’t theoretical. It’s an everyday reality. New Mexicans are being forced to either endure months-long appointment wait times or, if they can, paying the high costs of traveling out of state or going to the ER to get the health care they need, when they need it. Families…”
Health Care CoverageAI-read
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Heinrich Votes to Sanction Russia
Secured Senate passage of bipartisan bill imposing sanctions on Russia for Ukraine war.
“With this bill, we are sending a clear message to Vladimir Putin: You reap what you sow. End this war, work to achieve lasting peace with Ukraine, or face the consequences. The United States must continue to stand with Ukraine as it defends its freedom, its people, and the democratic values we share.”
Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia ActInternational AffairsAI-read
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Announced committee passage of bill transferring former Indian school campus to Pueblos.
“Our legislation will help the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center expand its reach, create more economic opportunity, foster entrepreneurship, and support local small businesses.”
Albuquerque Indian School Campus TransferNative AmericansAI-read
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Introduced bill to repeal tax breaks for oil and gas companies' overseas drilling.
“Oil majors shouldn’t get a tax break for going overseas to produce energy, but that’s essentially what our current tax policy does. That’s where my American Energy Independence & Tax Fairness Act comes in. It will help put American energy development on an even playing field with energy development that’s happening in…”
Oil and Gas RegulationAI-read
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Demanded DOE preserve records on $7.5 billion energy grant cancellations in Democratic states.
“I write to demand that you preserve all records and communications related to the administration’s cancellation of more than $7.5 billion of energy project grants.”
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Heinrich Cosponsors COWS Act to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions, Support Sustainable Waste Practices
Cosponsored bill to reduce greenhouse emissions through sustainable manure management practices.
“New Mexico is the ninth-largest dairy milk producer in the country, and fifth in cheese production. It’s important that our dairy and livestock producers have access the innovative alternative manure management tools they need to be resilient, support our local economies, and help us keep healthy and nutritious food on…”
Environmental ProtectionAI-read
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U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and members of the N.M. Congressional Delegation, including U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez…
“By any account, this crash was tragic. While this is reportedly the first time GPS jamming activities by the U.S. military have caused or contributed to the crash of a civilian plane, that does little to comfort the families of those lost in that crash or impacted by the wildfire it triggered.”
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Today, U.S. Senator U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and…
“We will not allow a foreign mining company to threaten the Chama Watershed with radioactive uranium waste. That is unacceptable.”
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Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright urging DOE to abandon a proposal that would…
“At a time when energy prices are skyrocketing, this administration should be focused on making energy affordable and increasing grid capacity — not hamstringing a program that has consistently reduced bills for American families.”
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Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee,…
“Accordingly, we urge your office to open an immediate investigation into DOI’s knowledge of coating and peeling issues with the Reflecting Pool—including what was known, who knew it, and when they knew it—and whether DOI employees intentionally withheld evidence from USAO-DC.”
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This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Jacky…
“Offering bets on destructive wildfires threatens to minimize communities’ suffering all so the rich and powerful can profit.”
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During an interview with Heatmap News’ Robinson Meyer, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, was joined by former U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer…
“This is an administration that has chosen to take actions that have negatively impacted prices in so many different sectors. And I hear about that at the grocery store, at the gas station, wherever I go. Energy prices are going up across the board.”
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Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced the GRID Savings Act, legislation that aims to ensure that the biggest new electricity users play by the same…
“If a company is driving the need for expensive new facilities, that company should pay for it — not families and small businesses. That’s the basic principle behind my GRID Savings Act.”