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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.
it is with deep sadness that I remember and recognize the life of former U.S. Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina. I am grateful that I had the privilege to serve with Senator Hagan here in the United States Senate. Her approach to her job…
we are all coming to the Senate floor this evening to demand that we finally take real steps to address our Nation's gun violence epidemic. This epidemic is wide-reaching and knows no bounds. We need to listen to the students and to the…
I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Congressional Record this scholarly article ``Civil Affairs, Winston Churchill, and the Power of Paying Attention,'' originally published in Small Wars Journal, which analyzes the value of…
a new generation of young leaders in my home State of New Mexico and all around the world recognizes that the climate crisis is not just urgent, it is literally existential. These young students and activists are demanding that their…
we don't have any more time to waste on political stunts, on climate denial or, for that matter, on climate ``delay-al.'' Enough with the straw man arguments from my Republican colleagues about hamburgers and ``Sharknado.'' Is that really…
on March 4 and 5, 2019, I was unavoidably absent due to illness during rollcall votes Nos. 34 and 35. Had I been present, I would have voted nay. ____________________
I rise today to state the obvious--to state in clear terms what scientists have been warning us about for decades. The scientific data couldn't be any clearer. Climate change is real. Climate change is here, and we are causing its…
I start by thanking Senator Tom Udall, our senior Senator from New Mexico, for the incredible amount of work and really the years of advocacy and attention that have gone into many of the portions of this land package that he just…
we are now in the third week of President Trump's government shutdown. This is yet another manufactured, unnecessary, and irresponsible crisis from this President. This one comes at a steep, steep cost for very real people. A government…
It seems, also, that the Chinese model of development in Africa is something that we should be thinking about as an opportunity.
Let's talk about what the opportunities are in Africa that, currently, we are missing.
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