Heinrich: “Trump’s war on affordable, American-made energy is killing jobs and raising costs on working families”
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) hosted a press conference to call for an end to President Trump’s war on affordable, American-made energy. Earlier this month, Senators Heinrich and Kaine unveiled legislation to terminate President Trump’s national energy emergency, which will […]
Heinrich Presses DOE, DOI, Archivist to Document and Preserve Communication with DOGE Service
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, pressed the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to document and preserve all communication with the U.S. DOGE Service to ensure the Committee can fulfill […]
Heinrich, Lee Announce Subcommittee Assignments for 119th Congress
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D- N.M.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, announced the subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress. The subcommittee assignments were unanimously approved following deliberation during this morning’s business meeting. “On this Committee, we will tackle key issues to bring energy […]
Heinrich, Murray, Merkley, Klobuchar Demand Answers from USDA on Wildfire Mitigation Projects, Firefighting Hiring Halted by Trump’s Funding Freeze
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on […]
Lee, Heinrich Announce ENR Subcommittee Assignments
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Martin Heinrich (D- N.M.), Ranking Member, announced the subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress. The subcommittee assignments were unanimously approved following deliberation during this morning’s business meeting. “The subcommittee assignments agreed to today will help this committee […]
Heinrich, Merkley, Murray, King Sound the Alarm Over National Parks Staffing Shortages Due to Trump’s Hiring Freeze
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, along with U.S. SenatorsJeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Angus King (I-Maine) urged newly confirmed U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to immediately take action to resolve looming staffing shortages at the National Park Service. The letter follows President […]
Utah Delegation Introduces Bill to Support Wildfire Prevention
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Senator John Curtis (R-Utah) joined Representatives Mike Kennedy (R-Utah-03), Burgess Owens (R-Utah-04), Blake Moore (R-Utah-01), and Celeste Maloy (R-Utah-02), to introduce the Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act. This bill establishes a federal wildfire research institute at […]
Heinrich, Hirono, Padilla, Wyden Demand Wright Follow the Law, Protect Office of Energy Justice and Equity
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, along with U.S. Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright urging him to stand by his sworn testimony, follow the law, and protect the Office […]
Lee Celebrates Bipartisan Confirmation of Wright to Lead Department of Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, issued the following statement after the Senate’s bipartisan vote to confirm Mr. Chris Wright, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Energy (DOE). “For the last four years, when Americans opened their energy bills, they […]
Heinrich, Kaine Unveil Legislation to Terminate President Trump’s Sham Energy Emergency
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) unveiled legislation to terminate the national energy emergency President Donald Trump declared to benefit Big Oil. The legislation is privileged, meaning that the Republican Senate will be required to vote on this proposal in […]