WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Heinrich provided keynote remarks at community celebration in Silver City over the weekend, passed resolution in the Senate recognizing historic anniversary of the world's first designated and protected wilderness SILVER CITY, N.M. - Today marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Forest Service designating the Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico, making itthe first designated and protected wilder  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement on President Biden's executive order to strengthen border security: "Our immigration system and border security need a reset and the President's Executive Order is an important step in delivering that. "Now we need to use this moment to reform the system. That includes addressing overuse of the asylum process so legitimate asylum seek  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich announced that his Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion (GOSAFE) Act has been introduced in the House by U.S. Representative Lucy McBath (D-Ga.). The GOSAFE Act, originally introduced by Heinrich in November, is a commonsense proposal designed to protect communities from gun violence while safeguarding Americans' constitutional right to own a firearm for leg  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming the U.S. Department of Energy's announcement of a $1.5 million award from the Infrastructure Law that will help working families in Dona Ana County lower their energy costs. The funding from the Infrastructure Law's Weathe  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming the U.S. Department of Energy's announcement of a $1.5 million award from the Infrastructure Law that will help working families in Dona Ana County lower their energy costs. The funding from the Infrastructure Law's Weatherization Assistance Program will allow the New Mexico Mortgage Fi  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming $9,502,108 from the White House's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program to provide New Mexico's law enforcement agencies new tools to keep communities safe from illicit fentanyl and reduce violent crime as  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez reintroduced the Financial Fitness Act to create a public personal finance education portal on the Department of Education website to help students and families grow their financial literacy skills and better prepare for their future. "Students and families face substantial and difficult financial decisions when they choose to pursue higher education. Student  more