I appreciate that. You know, one of the things we've realized, a number of the members who work in particular on the African continent, have realized that natural resource management is actually national security.
Martin Heinrich
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Martin Heinrich is a United States Senator from New Mexico, serving since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Heinrich previously represented New Mexico's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 6, 2009, to January 3, 2013. Throughout his political career, he has focused on issues such as renewable energy, healthcare, and economic development, advocating for policies that benefit New Mexico's diverse communities.
I understand that you have the authority to approve those accounts. What's the realistic timeline to get those funds?
I frankly worry that there could be many more infestations in the wildlife populations as opposed to livestock that have not been detected.
Mr. Lilly, I'm concerned about the level of park service staffing with the recent reductions.
Nearly 2,000 New Mexico National Guardsmen fought alongside Allied forces in the Pacific Theater during World War II. These brave Americans endured the unimaginably harrowing Bataan Death March, and years of forced labor and torture in…
Every student deserves the best possible education, and that is built on the strength of our educator workforce. Unfortunately, pay for educators at Bureau of Indian Education schools just hasn’t kept pace.
When electricity prices run two or three, even four times higher than the national average, that is not simply an inconvenience; it is every part of daily life, in every corner of the economy.
I’ll keep fighting until every woman can make her own decisions about her own body.
Congress needs to pass my No Immunity for Glyphosate Act to restore real accountability and protect the health and well-being of families in New Mexico and across the country.
I will not stand by while President Trump and his hand-picked Supreme Court give immunity to those who put my constituents' health and safety at risk.
Juries across the country looked at the evidence and delivered clear verdicts: They found that exposure to glyphosate can cause cancer. Today, the Supreme Court overturned those verdicts and handed immunity to the very billion-dollar…
The basin should not be forced to choose between stabilizing the present and negotiating the future.
Taxpayers deserve a full explanation of how these failures occurred and who will be held accountable for correcting them.
Getting students to college is only part of the equation — we also need to make sure they have the tools and support to finish,
In fiscal year 2026 Congress provided $1.6 million in funding to the Office of Insular Affairs, in part just to strengthen the Department's presence in the territories and COFA countries.
How important is territorial support before any deep sea mining actually proceeds?
I want to shift real quickly to international conservation funding, those accounts have been stalled. Secretary Burgum recently promised Senator Merkley during an interior appropriations hearing that international funding would move.
Mr. Lilly, we now have 12 reported new world screwworm infestations in the continental United States. I frankly worry that there could be many more infestations in the wildlife populations as opposed to livestock that have not been…
We passed the bill and did our part, now the president needs to do his: sign this legislation into law NOW.
Let’s be clear about what’s happening: President Trump is choosing to prioritize attacking Americans’ right to vote over ensuring families can afford housing.
Every student deserves the best possible education, and that is built on the strength of our educator workforce. Unfortunately, pay for educators at Bureau of Indian Education schools just hasn't kept pace. That’s short-changing students…
Four years ago, Republicans’ hand-picked judges stripped women of their constitutional right to make decisions about their own reproductive health care. It was wrong then, and it’s wrong now," said Heinrich. "I’ll keep fighting until every…
Trump is choosing to prioritize attacking Americans’ right to vote over ensuring families can afford housing.
Congress has a responsibility to understand whether federal policies are helping communities build resilience or making those challenges harder to overcome.





