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| Aug 29, 2026 | Heinrich Visits Frijoles Fire Command Center, Meets with Firefighters and Incident Commanders | SANTA FE, N.M. — This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, visited the Frijoles Fire Command Center to receive a briefing on the operations and status of the ... |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Heinrich Visits Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Meets with Local Nonprofits, Advocates, and Tribal Leaders, Vows to Continue to Fight to Protect Public Lands | ELY, MINN. — Last week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, visited gateway communities to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), where he met with loc... |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Heinrich Releases Statement on 110th Anniversary of the National Park Service, Celebrates National Park Week | WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement celebrating the 110th anniversary of the National Park Service (NPS) today... |
| Aug 25, 2026 | ICYMI: Ranking Member Heinrich on Supreme Court Allowing Continued Construction for President Trump’s Ballroom | MEMORANDUM
To: Reporters and Editors
From: Caty Payette, Office of U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)
Re: Ranking Member Heinrich on Supreme Court Allowing Continued Construction for P... |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Heinrich Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Advance Responsible, International Nuclear Energy Cooperation | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, along with Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.), introduced the Foundational Infrastructure for Res... |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Heinrich Calls for a Full GAO Audit of Trump’s Ballroom Project | ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined top Senate Democrats in sending a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Acting... |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Heinrich, Luján, Durbin Lead Colleagues in Opposing Trump’s Move to Strip Protections From Bears Ears & Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) led 34 Senators in a letter to President Trump expressing strong... |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Heinrich Introduces Legislation Ending Outdated Tax Breaks for Oil and Gas Companies to Drill Overseas | Heinrich’s legislation would strengthen American energy independence by ending tax breaks that incentivize overseas oil and gas production, requiring major oil and gas companies to pay their fair share here
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator ... |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Heinrich Introduces Legislation to Ensure Large Users of Electricity Pay for Grid Upgrades, Protect Customers From Costs of Data Center Expansion | The GRID Savings Act financially requires large electricity user to pay for their grid upgrades and incentivizes investment in transmission facilities
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Sen... |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Heinrich Introduces Legislation and Grid Initiative Aimed at Delivering Cheap, Reliable Power to Working Families and Businesses | The Grid Connection and Congestion Management Act aims to offer a fast-track solution for electricity generators to connect to the grid
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural R... |
| Jul 17, 2026 | N.M. Delegation Responds to Trump Administration Actions to Undo Chaco Canyon Protections | WASHINGTON – 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.) released the following statement in response to ... |
| Jul 16, 2026 | VIDEO: Heinrich, Schatz, Senate Democrats Host Roundtable with Labor Leaders to Discuss the Future of the Energy Workforce | President of AFL-CIO Liz Shuler, General President of LIUNA Brent Booker, President of IUE-CWA Carl Kennebrew, Maryland State Senator and IBEW Local 24 Vice President Cory McCray, Director of USW District 1 Donnie Blatt, and Executive Direc... |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Heinrich Statement on Trump Stripping Protections From Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments, Continuing War on the West and Attacks on America’s Public Lands | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement in response to President Trump stripping protections from the Grand Staircase-Esc... |
| Jun 19, 2026 | After Nearly Two Decades of Heinrich’s Advocacy, SunZia Transmission Project is Going Fully Online | SunZia is one of the largest energy infrastructure projects in the Western Hemisphere and will generate affordable, American-made energy and invest billions of dollars across New Mexico
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ra... |
| Jun 18, 2026 | VIDEO: Heinrich, Kim, Senate Democrats Host Roundtable on How Trump’s War with Iran is Raising Gas Prices & Hurting Working Families | Heinrich and Kim’s roundtable was joined by U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), energy experts, economic experts, a non-profit leader from New Mexico, and an agriculture leader from New Jersey.
“Since the war in Ir... |
| Jun 11, 2026 | VIDEO: Heinrich, Wyden Host Press Conference on Republicans’ Latest Effort to Repeal the Roadless Rule, Remove Protections for Millions of Acres of Public Lands | Heinrich: “This is going to be one of the major conservation battles of this Congress”
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore... |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Heinrich Leads Letter Urging Secretary Wright to Reverse Course on Illegal Guidance for the Home Energy Rebate Program, Allow Working Families the Freedom to Purchase Energy Appliances That Lower Their Utility Bills | WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led ten Senate Democrats in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright oppo... |
| May 19, 2026 | Heinrich Statement on Senate Confirmation of Steve Pearce as Director of the Bureau of Land Management | WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR), released the following statement in response to the Senate’s confirmation of former Congressman Steve... |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Did tariff dividend checks just become more likely? Economists weigh in | Last year, President Donald Trump floated the idea of sending out $2,000 “tariff dividend” checks to Americans and Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced the American Worker Rebate Act, which pitched a rebate check funded with tariff revenue.
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| Mar 10, 2026 | Heinrich, Huffman, Markey Lead 60 Lawmakers in Condemning Trump’s Plans to Sell off the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resource... |
| Feb 21, 2026 | Heinrich Grills BLM Official on Proposal for Gravel Mine in Placitas, Emphasizes Inadequate Pay for Firefighters, Underscores Impacts of Trump Administration’s Cuts to Forest Service Workforce | WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee hearing to discuss pending legislation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the full Committee, questioned As... |
| Dec 19, 2025 | ICYMI: During Committee Markup, Heinrich Spotlights Need to Pass His Bipartisan Legislation to Complete Continental Divide Trail | WASHINGTON — In his opening statement at a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee business meeting to examine pending legislation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee’s Ranking Member, emphasized the need to pas... |
| Dec 18, 2025 | House backs bill to speed permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved legislation Thursday aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects and limiting judicial ... |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Bill to ease Big Tech project permits advances in House | Big Tech companies such as OpenAI, Meta and Microsoft want Congress to pass legislation to reform the process for obtaining federal permits for projects to build out artificial intelligence infrastructure and boost semiconductor production ... |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Heinrich Votes Against Republicans’ Big, Beautiful Betrayal of New Mexico Families to Give Tax Handouts to Billionaires | WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) stood up for New Mexico families by voting against Senate Republicans’ budget reconciliation that funds Republicans’ tax handouts for billionaires at the expense of working people.
For over... |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Heinrich, Cortez Masto, Hernández Call on Trump Administration to Maintain Funding for Puerto Rico Energy Resilience | WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico Pablo José Hernández... |
| Jun 7, 2025 | Heinrich Slams DOGE Attacks on USGS Scientists and Budget Cuts in Letter to Interior Department Secretary | Heinrich Slams DOGE Attacks on USGS Scientists and Budget Cuts in Letter to Interior Department Secretary
Heinrich to Burgum: “The proposed budget cuts are not about “efficiency”— they represent a retreat from federal responsibility and a d... |
| Jan 4, 2025 | New law could finally address thousands of abandoned mines leaking pollution into Colorado water | Prior to the law, groups that wanted to clean up old mine sites — so-called “Good Samaritans” — could end up with permanent responsibility and liability for the pre-existing pollution at a site under two of the country’s landmark environmen... |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Dr. Jason McConville Joins ASCEND2.0 Program to Advance Revolutionary Drug Delivery Systems | Dr. Jason McConville
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New Mexico
Associate Professor at UNM selected to participate in competitive I-RED, ASCEND2.0 cohort, funded by the NIH - National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
New Mexico’s unive... |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Trump’s Cabinet Picks: A High-Stakes Game of Political Poker | In the political arena, the stakes are high, and the players are bold. Donald Trump, the president-elect, has dealt a hand that could reshape the GOP landscape. His recent nominations, particularly of Matt Gaetz for Attorney General and Mar... |
| Nov 14, 2024 | National Politics | Trump issues early challenge to GOP Senate with defiant nominations | Two months before Trump even takes office, he is already challenging those congressional Republicans to defy him as he nominates potentially controversial figures to his Cabinet — including Gaetz, former Democratic House Rep. Tulsi Gabbard ... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | The Crossroads of Leadership: Biden's 2024 Dilemma**
** | ** The political landscape is shifting. President Biden stands at a crossroads, with a growing chorus of voices urging him to step aside in the 2024 race. This isn't just a whisper; it's a wave. Nine House Democrats and two senators have jo... |
| Jul 19, 2024 | More Democrats join wave of lawmakers calling on Biden to drop out of 2024 race | Washington — Nine more House Democrats and two Democratic senators have joined the growing ranks of their colleagues urging President Biden to drop his reelection bid, as the pressure campaign against the president shows no sign of subsidin... |
| May 2, 2024 | ADVANCE Act unveiled and other FAA moves | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Lawmakers unveiled the final text of the negotiated ADVANCE Act Wednesday, and they're pushing to include it in the FAA reauthorization.
Why it matters: House and Senate committee leaders have had the... |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Catch up quick on geothermal | Geothermal power is getting some vocal backing on the Hill as the industry looks for money and permitting changes to scale up.
Why it matters: It's a battle of priorities as lawmakers try to finalize the fiscal 2024 spending bills — and geo... |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Energy transition alarm bells | Fossil fuel communities stand to lose billions in tax and royalty revenue in the energy transition — an issue Congress has barely started to address.
Why it matters: The decline of coal has already had huge impacts on employment and tax bas... |
| Oct 9, 2023 | Finding Hope And Restoration: A Story Of Destruction Of Life And The Beginnings Of Remarkable Recovery | Just a few nights ago, my wife Tracy (our host for the evening) and I and 300 fellow viewers packed into the historic Franklin Theatre, set in the vibrant small town known as Main Street USA in Franklin, Tennessee. Our purpose: to watch a 5... |
| Sep 13, 2023 | New Mexico lawmakers were 'taken by surprise' by their governor's temporary gun-carrying ban in Albuquerque | Sen. Martin Heinrich, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, and Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, all Democrats from New Mexico. Bill Clark and Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images; AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin
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New Mexico's governor temporarily susp... |
| Jun 7, 2023 |
Lawmakers introduce bill to assist renters with security deposits | A group of Democratic lawmakers in the United States Senate have introduced a bill designed to assist low-income renters with their security deposit payments.
The Delivering Essential Protection, Opportunity, and Security for Tenants (DEPOS... |
| Jun 14, 2021 | QAnon Threat Assessment: FBI Says They May Become More Violent as 'Digital Soldiers,' Warns Congress | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 14 June 2021, 09:06 pm
QAnon's threat assessment from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has shown that they are likely to be more violent as "digital soldiers" compared to when they operate in th... |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Biden makes his picks: Granholm is Energy Secretary and McCarthy is Climate Czar | Twitter was wrong. Jennifer Granholm is Joe Biden’s expected pick for Energy Secretary.
A few months back, we polled Twitter on Biden’s likely DOE secretary and Twitter gave us answers such as Nick Fury, Tony Stark and Scrooge McDuck. More ... |
| Nov 3, 2020 | Twitter predicts the US Department of Energy Secretary in a Joe Biden administration | David Roberts (@drvox) asked Twitter for its “Dream Biden/Harris cabinet” for the U.S. State, Defense, Treasury, EPA and Energy departments. Twitter, the brilliant and wrong social network, then weighed-in on who Joe Biden, the Democrat can... |
| Aug 24, 2020 | Twitter predicts the US Department of Energy Secretary in a Joe Biden administration | David Roberts (@drvox) asked Twitter for its “Dream Biden/Harris cabinet” for the U.S. State, Defense, Treasury, EPA and Energy departments. Twitter, the brilliant and wrong social network, then weighed-in on who Joe Biden, the Democrat can... |
| Nov 6, 2019 | Big gas to blow, powerline tax credit, Trump dumps Paris, and more: pvMB 11/6/19 | Epitome of America’s shale gas boom now warns it may go bust – “Reflecting growing pain across the energy sector, the Oklahoma-based company, Chesapeake Energy Corp, shares and bonds tumbled Tuesday after it said it may not be viable as a “... |
| May 21, 2019 | U.S. Senators propose legislation to fund national AI strategy | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Martin Heinrich... |
| May 21, 2019 | U.S. Senators propose legislation to fund national AI strategy | U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Brian Schatz (D-HI) today proposed the Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act, legislation to pump $2.2 billion into federal research and development and create a national AI str... |
| Jun 8, 2018 | US Senate introduces solar tariff repeal bill | U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Dean Heller (R-Nev.) are taking the angle that jobs, jobs and jobs are what can protect the solar power industry from the foibles of politicians. They’re joining eight Republicans who wrote a lette... |
| May 10, 2017 | Statements on the Firing of FBI Director James Comey | We’re rounding up key public statements addressing President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey. Watch this page; we'll update as new statements are issued.
Senators
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI):
The President’s firing of the FBI Direc... |
| Why US community solar is forecast to more than double by 2027 | There are currently 4.9 gigawatts (GW) of community solar installed in the US through the second quarter of 2022, and at least 7 gigawatts of community solar are expected to come online in the US in the next five years, according to new res... |
