Martin Heinrich, U.S. Senator for New Mexico
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Recent News About Martin Heinrich, U.S. Senator for New Mexico
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New Mexico's Heinrich on Convenient Contraception Act: 'Access to contraception is a fundamental right'
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) recently collaborated with U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) and several other senate colleagues, along with U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL), to introduce the Convenient Contraception Act, which aims to enhance access to contraceptive products including over-the-counter options.
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Heinrich on $12 million funding for state: 'I'm proud to have the opportunity to directly advocate for the needs of New Mexicans'
In a recent press release, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced the approval of 34 local projects, amounting to nearly $12 million, for enhancing public safety, combating the opioid epidemic, promoting small businesses, and supporting arts and culture in New Mexico.
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Heinrich on opening of new Tesla facility in Santa Ana Pueblo: 'We (are) right at the fulcrum of incredible change with incredible leadership'
Tesla has opened what officials call the “first ground-up construction, full-size sales, service and delivery facility on U.S. tribal lands” at Santa Ana Pueblo.
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New Mexico's aerospace industry 'the start of something big;' new partnership aims to see it flourish
A new partnership between the state’s lawmakers and space industry professionals is determined to see the space industry in New Mexico grow.
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'Columbus didn't discover the Americas': New Mexico senators make push for Indigenous Peoples' Day nationwide
While the United States observed Columbus Day on Monday, New Mexican senators continued to push for Indigenous Peoples' Day as a national change.
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'Lives are at stake': New Mexico senators urge Reddit to pull 'dangerous medical misinformation' about ivermectin from online discussion platform
The online social media platform Reddit has a letter in hand signed by two U.S. senators from New Mexico urging curtailment of discussion about the use of ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment.
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New Mexico's Heinrich: New 'Dreamers' proposal 'critically important' but still falls short
New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich applauds the Biden Administration’s proposal to slow or eliminate the deportation of an estimated 700,000 immigrants who came to the U.S. as children, or "dreamers," but said it stops short of being ideal.
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New Mexico Senators refuse to comment on US drone strike that killed civilians
Neither Sen. Martin Heinrich nor Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, both Democrats from New Mexico, had any comment for the New Mexico Sun when asked if they planned to call for the Biden Administration to investigate the circumstances which led to the U.S. military targeting innocent civilians during last month’s drone strike in Kabul.
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New Mexico's Heinrich: Humanity has tools to halt climate change, but 'do we have the will?'
New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich addressed various concerns relating to the harmful effects caused by ongoing climate change.