The Latest Breaking News from Martin Heinrich

In a reversal, Biden says he’ll sign Republican DC crime bill

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said he’d sign Republican legislation barring the government in Washington, D.C., from making changes to its own criminal code, reversing his earlier position in a move that will surely anger statehood advocates and others in the heavily Democratic city.

Tribune News Service · Mar 3, 2023

What ‘conservation’ means to Rep. Gabe Vasquez - Roll Call

“We have to be smart about it,” says the freshman congressman from New Mexico, who once worked for Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich.

Roll Call · Jan 26, 2023

Democrats push back against the ESG pushback

In response to House Republicans’ plans to use their new majority to investigate the ESG movement, three Democratic senators penned an op-ed accusing their GOP colleagues of overstepping. The three senators—Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)—also accused Republicans who oppose ESG of being anti-capitalist:

Ballotpedia · Jan 17, 2023

Federal Interference On Tribal Cannabis Laws Needs To Stop. The True Crisis? Violent Crime, Senator Says

Despite the federal government allowing the legalization of cannabis on a state level, there remains a lack of federal guidance for tribal marijuana programs. As a result, bureaucratic, investing, and scalability hurdles continue to persist.

Benzinga · Jul 18, 2022

Bernie Sanders rips Manchin for ‘sabotaging’ Biden’s climate agenda

Sen. Joe Manchin is “intentionally sabotaging” President Joe Biden’s agenda, Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday in the latest left-flank blast at Manchin for sinking Democrats’ climate plans.

Tribune News Service · Jul 17, 2022

Biden OKs health care-focused budget pact struck in Senate

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday endorsed a plan hatched by two key Senate Democrats to pass a budget reconciliation package that would help lower the cost of prescription drugs and protect millions of households from health insurance premium spikes, even if it leaves out important clean energy priorities.

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2022

Biden order to boost mining may not have quick payoff

President Joe Biden is turning to a Cold War-era law to boost production of lithium and other minerals used to power electric vehicles

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2022

Senators say CIA is collecting Americans’ private data in secret bulk surveillance program

‘The secret nature of the CIA’s activities in PCLOB report raise these very concerns,’ Sens Martin Heinrich and Ron Wyden wrote.

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022