Heinrich Opening Statement on Hearing to Advance Nominations for Department of Energy
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, voted to support three of four nominations during a business meeting before the Committee. Heinrich voted to advance the nominations of Dr. Andrea Travnicek to be Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the Department of the Interior, […]
Heinrich: “Trump and Musk’s Public Lands Firings a Disaster”
VIDEO Heinrich heard from fired public lands employees and a New Mexico small business owner about the impacts of Trump and Musk’s mass firings WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, along with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Interior Environment […]
Heinrich, Colleagues Demand Answers from EPA Administrator on Plans to Rollback Decades of Scientific Findings on Climate Change & Greenhouse Gases
Lawmakers: “As the Administrator of the EPA, you are tasked with making decisions grounded in science, law, and the best interests of the American people.” WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined 12 Democratic colleagues to demand answers from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […]
Heinrich, Klobuchar Press USDA on Trump’s Plans to Fire Forest Service Workers Responsible for Wildfire Prevention & Watershed Restoration
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, pressed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Trump’s plans to fire an additional 7,000 Forest Service workers responsible for wildfire prevention and […]
Heinrich Discusses Need to Bring Hardrock Mining Law into the 21st Century & Re-Shore Critical Minerals Supply Chain
VIDEO WASHINGTON — At a hearing this week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, discussed the need for legislation to bring public land mining into the 21st century and re-shore the critical minerals supply chain. VIDEO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural […]
Heinrich Slams Trump Plan to Sell Off Americans’ Public Lands to Pay for Tax Handouts to Billionaires
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after E&E reported that the Trump Administration is considering selling off America’s public lands to pay for tax cuts for billionaires: “For weeks, the Trump Administration has covertly laid the foundation to sell off Americans’ public lands […]
VIDEO: Heinrich Opening Remarks During Nomination Hearing for James Danly for Energy Deputy Secretary & Katharine MacGregor for Interior Deputy Secretary
Heinrich: “I will remind Mr. Danly and Ms. MacGregor today that the decision to rescind funds passed into law rests with Congress, not with the President or Elon Musk” WASHINGTON – During opening remarks in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee nomination hearing to consider James Danly for the U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Department […]
Heinrich, Murray Sound Alarm on Reports of DOGE “Hit List” of Key Energy Projects, Demand that Department of Energy Follow the Law
Heinrich, Murray, and colleagues: “Dissolving contracts, cancelling grants and loans, and reneging on loan guarantees without any intention to execute the laws is not only illegal, but is harmful to the public and energy consumers. Your indiscriminate cancellations of spending will increase energy prices, make our grid less secure, and stop energy innovation” WASHINGTON — U.S. […]
Heinrich, Murkowski Legislation to Promote Tribal Forest Management Passes Out of Committee
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, announced that their Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act passed out of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. The legislation now heads to the Senate Floor for […]
Heinrich, Hickenlooper Lead Amendment to Prevent Sale of Public Lands
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, are leading an amendment to the Senate’s budget resolution to prevent the privatization of our public lands. The amendment comes after recent reporting about Congressional Republicans’ plans […]