Heinrich Blasts Energy Secretary for Budget that Guts Energy Programs and Plays Politics with Independent Reviews
VIDEO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, questions U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright at a hearing on June 18, 2025. WASHINGTON — During an Energy and Natural Resources committee hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, pressed U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright […]
Heinrich Slams Trump Energy Department Budget Request and Mismanagement, Stresses Need for Affordable, Domestic Sources of Energy
Heinrich to Wright: “We cannot expect to maintain U.S. leadership in emerging technologies if we shortchange the offices, programs, and most importantly, people, needed to do so.” WASHINGTON — In his opening statement, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, grilled the U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris […]
Heinrich Raises Alarm About New Mexico Public Lands at Risk in Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released a list of public lands in New Mexico that are at risk of being sold off if Republicans’ reconciliation package becomes law. Senate Republicans’ reconciliation package mandates the unprecedented sale of two to three million acres of […]
Heinrich Statement on Senate Republicans’ Plan to Sell Off Public Lands and Raise Energy Costs
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the Senate Republicans’ reconciliation bill text: “Senate Republicans think they can get away with taking a sledgehammer to our national public lands, killing […]
Chairman Lee Releases ENR Budget Reconciliation Text
Today, U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, released legislative text to be considered as part of Senate Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill. “This is President Trump’s agenda: cut the Green New Scam, reduce the deficit, and unleash American energy,” said Chairman Lee. “We’re cutting billions in unused Biden-era climate slush […]
Heinrich Highlights Harmful Impact of DOGE Cuts to the Department of the Interior, Slams President Trump’s Interior Budget Request
Heinrich to Burgum: “This budget request will not resource your department to responsibly steward our lands and waters… It’s no exaggeration to say that this would cripple the department as we know it.” WASHINGTON — In his opening statement, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, grilled […]
Ranking Member Martin Heinrich Statement on Trump Administration’s Attack on America’s National Monuments, Undermining the Law
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in response to an opinion issued by the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice asserting that Presidents can modify or revoke national monument designations made using the Antiquities Act of 1906. This position contradicts long-held views of the […]
VIDEO: Heinrich Joins Press Conference Blasting Republicans’ ‘Big Beautiful Betrayal’ for Raising Energy Prices
Heinrich on Trump’s reconciliation bill: “The impact is electricity bills are going up” WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) in a press conference on how Trump and Republicans’ reconciliation bill […]
Heinrich Presses USDA Secretary on Threats to Public Health and Safety Following DOGE Actions
Heinrich to Rollins: “Elon Musk and DOGE promised to make government more efficient and to root out waste. Instead, their actions have made the agency less efficient, and as a result, critical supplies are missing, and garbage is piling up across the National Forest System” WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the […]
Heinrich Slams DOGE Attacks on USGS Scientists and Budget Cuts in Letter to Interior Department Secretary
Heinrich Slams DOGE Attacks on USGS Scientists and Budget Cuts in Letter to Interior Department Secretary Heinrich to Burgum: “The proposed budget cuts are not about “efficiency”— they represent a retreat from federal responsibility and a dismantling of the scientific infrastructure that communities, industries, and governments depend on every day” WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin He, […]