Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Martin Heinrich [D, NM]

Rates on student loans set to double

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...Reid, D-Nevada, would freeze Stafford loan rates for two years while Congress figures out a long-term solution. New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich is considering Reed’s bill, a spokeswoman said. “Congress must act to keep interest rates on student loan

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Senate committee reapproves ‘land for land’ deals

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...Land Transaction Facilitation Act was originally authorized in 2000. The bill to reauthorize the act was co-sponsored by Sens. Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall among others including Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV). “This common-sense program achieves the dual g

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Heinrich proposes fed mineral royalty fix

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., on Thursday asked the director of the federal Office of Management and Budget to return to New Mexico energy and mineral revenues that will be withheld from the state this year because of the budget sequester. Sen. Tom Udall too

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Ernest Moniz confirmed as Energy secretary

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...the head of the Department of Energy, which oversees New Mexico’s national labs. In a statement released after the vote, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-NM, said, “Dr. Ernest Moniz’s decades of experience and expertise in energy technology and policy have

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Phone record seizure called ‘witch hunt’

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...Udall, other members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation voiced dismay Tuesday about the Justice Department’s action. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., called on Justice Department officials to “fully explain what happened.” “The press plays

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First HAVEN rehab celebrated

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...digest of important news from sources selected by our local editors. Delivered weekday mornings. Sen. Martin Heinrich watches as Army and Marine veteran Joey Campbell cuts the ribbon with his family at their home to promote the HAVEN loan program for ve

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Coburn gun amendment fails

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...no on the amendment. A dozen Democrats crossed the aisle and voted yes: Max Baucus, Mark Begich, Joe Donnelly, Kay Hagan, Martin Heinrich, Heidi Heitkamp, Mary Landrieu, Joe Manchin, Mark Pryor, Jeanne Shaheen, Jon Tester and Angus King, a Maine indepen

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Heinrich defends DREAM Act during hearing

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...Made Easy Get today’s news delivered to you. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., said passage of the DREAM Act, which would establish a new naturalization process for undocumented children brought into the U.S., would help the economy. Sen. Martin Heinrich,

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Kirtland Space Office could face closure

2013-05-02T01:00:00Z

...committee.” “These cuts are penny-wise and pound-foolish and were explicitly rejected by Congress last year,” Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., said Wednesday. “It makes no sense to me that the Department of Defense -in an attempt to lower costs –

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Senators Suggest Damon Martinez for New Mexico U.S. Attorney Position

2013-04-26T01:00:00Z

...cases. “We are pleased to recommend Damon Martinez to be the top enforcer of federal laws in New Mexico,” Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, both Democrats, said in a statement provided to the Journal this morning. “Damon has shown a strong comm

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School of Mines names Wilson as new president

2013-04-25T01:00:00Z

...primary. She ran again last year for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Jeff Bingaman , D-N.M., but lost to Democrat Martin Heinrich , who preceded her in the House, in a pro-Democrat, pro-Obama tide. Duane Hrncir, the South Dakota School of Mines'

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Congress Couldn’t Care Less About Unemployment

2013-04-25T01:00:00Z

...panels that feature members of the Senate and the House. From the Senate side, Robert Casey, D-Pa., Dan Coats, R-Ind., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Mike Lee, R-Utah, Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Pat Toomey, R-Pa., Mark Warner, D-Va., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., we

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Sen. Martin Heinrich: 'The model that DSHEA created is working well'

2013-04-24T01:00:00Z

...is a first term Senator, and was elected in November after serving two terms in the House of Representatives. Heinrich is a member of the Dietary Supplement Caucus, and attended the recent Expo West trade show in Anaheim, CA where the American Herbal Pr

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Besieged Regulator Appointed to Nuclear-Weapons Panel

2013-04-18T01:00:00Z

...and online gun purchases. Reid didn’t even utter Jaczko’s name, instead delegating the presiding officer at that time, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., to put the appointment in the record on his behalf. “I ask consent that the appointment at the des

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“Assault Weapons” Ban Goes Down By Decisive Margin

2013-04-17T01:00:00Z

...Begich (Alaska), Joe Donnelley (Ind.), Kay Hagan (N.C.), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), Jon Tester (Mont.), Mary Landrieu (La.), Martin Heinrich (N.M.), Mark Udall (Colo.), Tom Udall (N.M.), Mark Pryor (Ark.), Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Max Baucus (Mont.) were amo

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Editorial: Pull the trigger on real gun-control compromise

2013-04-15T01:00:00Z

...The devil will be in the details, and the potential for unintended consequences must be weighed. New Mexico Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich have already voiced reasonable support for the core proposal. Heinrich explains he will “base my support fo

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N.M. nuke spending would grow

2013-04-11T01:00:00Z

...plan. “I’m encouraged that Los Alamos and Sandia labs are well-supported in the president’s budget proposal,” said Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. “Securing funding for the labs and our military installations ensures that New Mexico can fulfill i

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Jewell confirmed as Interior secretary

2013-04-11T01:00:00Z

...Department of the Interior oversees conservation, recreation, oil-and-gas drilling and federal lands, among other programs. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, applauded Jewell’s confirmation

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Landrieu, McConnell both under 50 percent in new polls —EMILY's List targets six GOP House members—McConnell, Braley, Udall bring in seven-figure hauls in 1st quarter

2013-04-09T01:00:00Z

...national Democrats are teaming up to raise money for Democratic candidate Elizabeth Colbert Busch. Alex Burns: “Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar are among the several dozen Democratic l

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Gun Policy Proposals Face Pressure From Senators

2013-04-09T01:00:00Z

...senators on universal background checks. They focus on the same group as Mayors Against Illegal Guns, plus Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico and Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Susan Collins of Maine, Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire a

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