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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.

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Sep 26, 2026

Our goal is to deliver for Americans struggling to pay their utility bills.

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Sep 26, 2026

To be clear: permitting negotiations are ongoing, many of the major hurdles have been overcome, and we believe there is a good deal to be had.

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Sep 24, 2026

I share the Tribes’ concerns, and if an appropriate witness from the Department of Interior or the Department of Commerce were present today, I would ask them to confirm that the bill would limit Tribal rights, including fishing rights and…

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Sep 24, 2026

Families in New Mexico are not clamoring for incandescent light bulbs. Most people just want to be able to afford their energy bills.

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Sep 24, 2026

The Chairman's bill would make it virtually impossible for DOE to set future efficiency standards, forgoing significant additional savings for consumers.

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Sep 24, 2026

The LWCF exists to protect public lands and waters and expand recreational access nationwide for the public benefit, not to enrich private interests.

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Sep 24, 2026

My Grid Resiliency Tax Credit Act will do just that by incentivizing private investors to put their capital behind building critical energy infrastructure projects, creating long-term certainty, starting from planning to the construction…

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Sep 24, 2026

As our energy demand increases, we need to improve our grid infrastructure and invest in building more transmission lines that deliver on the promise of reliable, affordable, and clean power.

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Sep 24, 2026

New Mexico has shown that when we make healthy school meals available to every student, we give kids a better chance to focus, learn, and succeed.

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Sep 23, 2026

I don’t do the prediction stuff, because I actually want to get this done.

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Sep 23, 2026

Protection of public lands is a bipartisan issue, overwhelmingly supported by the American people from all walks of life.

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Sep 23, 2026

At its core, this proposal appears to provide a private benefit at the expense of land that belongs to all Americans.

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Sep 23, 2026

Putting the President’s ego ahead of these memorials adds another stain on this administration’s legacy

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Sep 19, 2026

We need legislation that makes AI data centers pay their fair share and actually protects families.

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Sep 10, 2026

That public process is at the heart of good democracy, good governance, and we won’t accept anything less than that.

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Sep 10, 2026

Let this administration know that it’s not okay not to have a public forum.

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Sep 10, 2026

Instead of tackling rising energy prices or ending his war in Iran, President Trump is irresponsibly draining our fuel reserves.

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Sep 10, 2026

The first Good Samaritan permit has now been issued, and this is just the beginning. We can now use this new tool to clean up more abandoned mines, improve water quality, and make communities across New Mexico and the West safer and…

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Sep 10, 2026

This is a landmark moment — and proof that our Good Samaritan law is working. After more than 25 years of hard work to break down the legal barriers standing in the way of abandoned mine cleanup, we are finally seeing volunteers get to…

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Sep 10, 2026

That is what these investments are designed to do — help law enforcement solve crimes faster and keep New Mexicans safe.

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Sep 10, 2026

When someone commits a violent crime with a firearm, law enforcement needs every possible tool to identify that weapon, connect it to other crimes, and get a dangerous criminal off the streets before they can hurt anyone else.

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Sep 10, 2026

This is exactly why I fought to bring this technology to communities like Roswell.

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Sep 9, 2026

I think this program, from a healthcare point of view, just proves out how valuable a fresh fruit and vegetable kind of diet is for the population, and we should learn from that when we’re setting things like farm policy and writing a new…

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Sep 9, 2026

Clean, American-made energy can help us meet growing demand, lower energy costs, strengthen the grid, and keep the lights and air conditioning on.

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