Ranking Member Heinrich Condemns Trump Administration Unlawfully Taking $135.2 Million Away from New Mexico, $7.56 Billion from Across the Country
WASHINGTON, D.C. — 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 the news that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is killing 223 energy projects in Democrat-led states that were approved and appropriated by Congress: “Donald Trump’s decision to cancel […]
Lee Bill Fights Back Against Biden’s Border Chaos Destroying America’s Parks and Public Lands
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, alongside Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the Border Lands Conservation Act to stop the environmental destruction on federal public lands as a result of […]
Ranking Member Heinrich Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Classify Interior Employees as Essential to Protect Access to Public Lands, Keep Americans Safe During Shutdown
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is calling on U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to classify the Department’s staff as essential during the Republican government shutdown to maintain the health and safety of Americans who visit public lands, […]
Heinrich, Luján Welcome Announcement from Pacific Fusion Selecting New Mexico as Site for $1 Billion Fusion Research and Manufacturing Campus
Pacific Fusion’s new 225,000 square foot campus will create 200 jobs, further cement New Mexico as a leader in science, innovation, and clean energy ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and founder of the Senate Fusion Caucus, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray […]
Heinrich Commemorates National Public Lands Day, Urges Americans to Continue Speaking Out In Defense of Their Public Lands
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on National Public Lands Day: “Our public lands hold our shared identity – they are where we gather, hunt, hike, fish, and mountain bike. These lands hold our collective history and are […]
VIDEO: Ranking Member Heinrich Celebrates National Public Lands Day with Public Lands Advocates and U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Huffman
EVENT RECORDING HERE ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Ahead of National Public Lands Day this Saturday, September 27th, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, participated in a rally with public lands advocates to celebrate America’s public lands. During the event, Heinrich and other panelists highlighted recent victories and […]
Heinrich, N.M. Delegation Demand Trump Administration Omit New Mexico from Roadless Rule Rescission
Lawmakers to Rollins: “We are concerned that rolling back this rule would hurt our state’s economy, diminish its wildlife, and endanger its residents” 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 U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), […]
Heinrich Blasts Trump Admin’s Plan to Undo the Roadless Rule, Strip Protections for Millions of Acres of Public Lands
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor, raising the alarm on the Trump Administration’s efforts to rescind the Roadless Rule, and urging the American people to make their voices heard by engaging in the public comment process on this attack […]
Heinrich Statement on Defiance of Bipartisan Cooperation, Departure of Decades of Precedent on ENR Committee, Opposition to FERC Nominees
Ranking Member Heinrich: “I have talked with past Chairs and Ranking Members of this Committee and confirmed that this is not how this Committee has operated in the past” WASHINGTON — In his opening statement during a business meeting on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to consider pending nominations and legislation, U.S. Senator Martin […]
Committee Advances Lee’s University of Utah Research Park Act
WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed the University of Utah Research Park Act out of committee. The proposed legislation would protect and preserve the University of Utah’s nearly 600-acre Research Park. Representative Blake Moore (R-UT) leads companion legislation in the House. “The University of Utah’s Research Park has been an […]