N.M. Delegation Denounces Trump Admin’s Reckless Race to Allow Drilling in Chaco Canyon
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) submitted a comment letter to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) urging the Trump administration to reverse […]
Heinrich Presses Secretary Wright on Out-of-Control Gas Prices and disagreement with President Trump, Questions DOE’s Actions that Prop Up Aging Coal Plants
WASHINGTON – During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the Trump administration’s budget request for the Department of Energy (DOE) Fiscal Year 2027 (FY 27), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, questioned DOE Secretary Chris Wright on skyrocketing gas prices consumers are facing at the pump as a direct consequence of the administration’s war in Iran, using […]
Lee, Scott, Cornyn, Cassidy Urge Trump Administration to Close Chinese Visa Loophole in U.S. Territories
WASHINGTON — Today, Senators Mike Lee (R-UT), Rick Scott (R-FL), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum urging the termination of a Biden-era visa policy that allows citizens of the People’s Republic of China to enter the Commonwealth of the […]
Heinrich to Secretary Wright: “If you Want to Change the Law, Run for Congress. Until Then, you Have No Right to Ignore the Direction of Congress”
Heinrich grills Wright on partisan leadership at the Department of Energy, details how Wright’s leadership has led to higher costs for working families Heinrich on Department’s decisions to cancel energy projects: “Satisfying a President’s desire for political revenge or intimidation is not a lawful basis for terminating projects that were on track to help reduce soaring electricity prices” WASHINGTON […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Lee and Ranking Member Heinrich Announce Upcoming Committee Schedul
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources announced its schedule for the week. A hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. The purpose of the hearing is to examine the President’s Budget Request for the […]
Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Call on Forest Service Opposing Carson National Forest Uranium Drilling Proposal and Demanding Full Environmental Review to Protect Chama Watershed
WASHINGTON – Earlier this month, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), a member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, sent a letter to Carson National […]
VIDEO — Heinrich: “This is a Dark Day for This Body. This is a Stain on What the Senate Used to Be”
Senate Republicans pass measure that will allow Chilean mining company to pollute Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, ignoring the will of the American people WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, reacted to Senate Republicans’ passage of H. J. Res 140, a measure that will […]
ICYMI: Heinrich Delivers Remarks on the Senate Floor Urging Senate Colleagues to Protect Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from Mining
Heinrich: “This is an issue of our heritage. It’s an issue of our inheritance. And it’s an issue for Minnesota, but it’s not just an issue for Minnesota. It is an issue for our nation. It’s about something bigger.” WASHINGTON — Last night, 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 urging his colleagues to oppose a […]
Heinrich Takes to Senate Floor to Object Legislation that Erases History of Farm Labor Movement, Silences Survivors of Cesar Chavez’s Violence
Heinrich: “Many, like Dolores Huerta, feared that speaking up would enable those who have always opposed the farmworkers movement to erase it, along with Cesar Chavez… The movement Dolores Huerta and so many others fought for was always bigger than only one man” WASHINGTON — Yesterday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate […]
Heinrich Demands Answers from Secretary Wright on Whether DOE Adequately Prepared for Strait of Hormuz Closure Ahead of Iran War
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright demanding answers on whether the Department sufficiently prepared for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz prior to President Trump choosing to enter into a war against Iran with no clear strategy or congressional approval. Heinrich additionally requested any analysis the administration conducted on how the President’s war with Iran would impact energy costs. As a […]