Full Committee Hearing to Examine the Department of Energy’s Implementation of President Trump’s May 2025 Nuclear Energy Executive Orders
Heinrich, Wyden, Klobuchar Demand Answers from Trump Official Who Diverted Federal Firefighting Resources to Private Ranch
Amid record wildfire season in Western U.S., top Trump official at USDA diverted scarce firefighting resources to a 7 acre fire near his private ranch in Idaho WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in […]
Chairman Lee Introduces Energy Efficiency Reform Act of 2026
WASHINGTON — Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, introduced the Energy Efficiency Reform Act of 2026, legislation to reform the Department of Energy’s Appliance Standards Program. DOE sets energy conservation standards for roughly 60 household and commercial products under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA). […]
Heinrich Questions Experts on the Power Grid, Highlighting Need to Expand Transmission and Efficiently Power Data Centers to Help Lower Costs for Consumers
WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the state of the power grid, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee’s Ranking Member, questioned Niskanen Center Director of Climate and Energy Policy Dr. Liza Reed, Cato Institute Director of Energy and Environmental Policy Studies Travis Fisher, and Electric Power Supply Association President and CEO Todd Snitchler, on expanding […]
Ranking Member Heinrich Offers Solutions to Energy Affordability Crisis Worsening Under Trump Administration
Heinrich: “Now is the time to invest in a Grid for Growth” WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the state of the power grid, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee’s Ranking Member, delivered opening remarks, explaining the steps that can be taken to lower energy costs for consumers and strengthen our strained energy grid. The Trump administration’s […]
Heinrich Questions Experts on Nuclear Energy Development and the Trump Admin’s Plan to Release Congressionally Appropriated Funds for Nuclear Technologies
WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the Department of Energy’s (DOE) implementation of President Trump’s May 2025 nuclear energy executive orders, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee’s Ranking Member, questioned Kairos Power Co-Founder and CEO Dr. Mike Laufer and DOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Theodore J. Garrish, on strategies to streamline nuclear energy development and […]
Heinrich Stresses Need for Trump Administration to Support Bipartisan Nuclear Energy Policies to Help Bring Energy Costs Down for Consumers
Heinrich: “At a time when customers’ energy bills are being driven upwards by tariffs, by the war in Iran, and project delays and cancellations caused by the Secretary of the Interior, we need to add large energy sources to the grid as fast as possible.” WASHINGTON — In his opening statement at a U.S. Senate Energy […]
Ranking Members Heinrich, King Lead Bicameral Amicus Brief Challenging Trump’s Plans for Illegal Monument on National Park Service Land
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks, joined lawmakers in filing an amicus brief that would put a stop to President Trump’s plan to construct a commemorative arch on federal property. The amicus brief […]
ICYMI: Heinrich and Whitehouse Host Roundtable on Skyrocketing Energy Costs Since Trump Took Office
Household electricity bills costs have gone up by 13% in the last year PHOTOS WASHINGTON — 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, hosted a roundtable with U.S. Senate […]
ICYMI: Senate Democrats Sound Off on Trump Administration Erasing History on Public Lands
Link to floor speeches here Link to Heinrich’s speech here WASHINGTON — Yesterday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led his colleagues on the Senate floor, criticizing the Trump administration for its efforts to erase history on America’s national parks. U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, […]