Heinrich Takes to Senate Floor to Object Legislation That Erases History of Farm Labor Movement, Silences Survivors of Cesar Chavez's Violence
April 16, 2026
April 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2026:
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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 . . .
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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 . . .