U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on May 14, 2026 - 07:23 GMT

Heinrich Labels President Trump’s FY27 Forest Service Budget Request a “Roadmap on How to Dismantle the Forest Service”

“What this budget shows me is a roadmap on how to dismantle the Forest Service,” Heinrich concluded. A transcript of Heinrich’s remarks as delivered is below: Good morning, Chief Schultz. Thank you for being here today to discuss the Forest Service’s …

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Published on May 2, 2026 - 07:54 GMT

Heinrich Presses Secretary Burgum on Staffing Cuts at Interior, Slow-Walking of Permits for Clean Energy Projects

WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the Trump administration’s Budget Request for the Department of the Interior (DOI) Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee’s …

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Published on April 30, 2026 - 21:48 GMT

ICYMI: Heinrich to Secretary Burgum on Interior Budget Request: “This Budget Would Decimate the Management of Our National Parks ...

Heinrich also criticized Burgum for proposing a budget that decimates our national parks and monuments, devalues our nation’s Tribes and wildlife, and defunds the agencies in charge of permitting energy projects that will lower costs for working families …

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Published on April 27, 2026 - 21:29 GMT

N.M. Delegation Denounces Trump Admin’s Reckless Race to Allow Drilling in Chaco Canyon

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), a …

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Published on April 22, 2026 - 21:55 GMT

Heinrich Presses Secretary Wright on Out-of-Control Gas Prices and disagreement with President Trump, Questions DOE’s Actions that ...

WASHINGTON – During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the Trump administration’s budget request for the Department of Energy (DOE) Fiscal Year 2027 (FY 27), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the …

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Published on April 22, 2026 - 21:54 GMT

Heinrich to Secretary Wright: “If you Want to Change the Law, Run for Congress. Until Then, you Have No Right to Ignore the ...

“Satisfying a President’s desire for political revenge or intimidation is not a lawful basis for terminating projects that were on track to help reduce soaring electricity prices,” Heinrich continued. “These cancellations, on a political basis, are a …

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Published on April 22, 2026 - 21:33 GMT

Lee, Scott, Cornyn, Cassidy Urge Trump Administration to Close Chinese Visa Loophole in U.S. Territories

WASHINGTON — Today, Senators Mike Lee (R-UT), Rick Scott (R-FL), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum urging the termination of a Biden- …

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Published on April 21, 2026 - 02:00 GMT

Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Call on Forest Service Opposing Carson National Forest Uranium Drilling Proposal and Demanding ...

WASHINGTON – Earlier this month, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and …

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Published on April 21, 2026 - 01:59 GMT

MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Lee and Ranking Member Heinrich Announce Upcoming Committee Schedul

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources announced its schedule for the week. A hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. The …

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Published on April 15, 2026 - 04:00 GMT

Heinrich Demands Answers from Secretary Wright on Whether DOE Adequately Prepared for Strait of Hormuz Closure Ahead of Iran War

WASHINGTON — Yesterday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright demanding answers on whether the Department …

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Published on April 15, 2026 - 04:00 GMT

Heinrich Takes to Senate Floor to Object Legislation that Erases History of Farm Labor Movement, Silences Survivors of Cesar ...

Heinrich: “Many, like Dolores Huerta, feared that speaking up would enable those who have always opposed the farmworkers movement to erase it, along with Cesar Chavez... The movement Dolores Huerta and so many others fought for was always bigger than only …

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Published on April 14, 2026 - 04:00 GMT

Lee, McCormick Introduce Nuclear Energy Innovation and Deployment Act

WASHINGTON — Today, Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Dave McCormick (R-PA) introduced the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Deployment Act (NEIDA) to accelerate the deployment of next-generation nuclear energy technologies and strengthen U.S. energy leadership. …

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Published on April 14, 2026 - 04:00 GMT

Lee Slams Democrats' Effort to Preserve National Monument Honoring Alleged Child Abuse Site

WASHINGTON — Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) issued the following statements after Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy …

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Published on April 8, 2026 - 04:00 GMT

Heinrich, Risch Lead Legislation to Ensure Long-Term Funding for Community Infrastructure Projects in New Mexico Surrounding WIPP

The legislation aims to improve federal support for WIPP-related road infrastructure WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a member of the U.S. Senate …

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Published on April 7, 2026 - 04:00 GMT

N.M. Delegation Statement on Trump Administration Reversing Pecos Watershed Protections

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Co-Chair of the U.S. Senate Stewardship Caucus, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández …

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Published on March 30, 2026 - 04:00 GMT

Heinrich Questions Experts on the Power Grid, Highlighting Need to Expand Transmission and Efficiently Power Data Centers to Help ...

WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the state of the power grid, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee’s Ranking Member, questioned Niskanen Center Director of Climate and Energy Policy …

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Published on March 19, 2026 - 04:00 GMT

Heinrich Stresses Need for Trump Administration to Support Bipartisan Nuclear Energy Policies to Help Bring Energy Costs Down for ...

Heinrich: “At a time when customers’ energy bills are being driven upwards by tariffs, by the war in Iran, and project delays and cancellations caused by the Secretary of the Interior, we need to add large energy sources to the grid as fast as possible.” …

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Published on March 19, 2026 - 04:00 GMT

Heinrich Questions Experts on Nuclear Energy Development and the Trump Admin’s Plan to Release Congressionally Appropriated Funds ...

WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the Department of Energy’s (DOE) implementation of President Trump’s May 2025 nuclear energy executive orders, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee’ …

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Published on March 18, 2026 - 04:00 GMT

Ranking Members Heinrich, King Lead Bicameral Amicus Brief Challenging Trump’s Plans for Illegal Monument on National Park Service ...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks, joined lawmakers in filing an …

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Published on March 17, 2026 - 04:00 GMT

ICYMI: Heinrich and Whitehouse Host Roundtable on Skyrocketing Energy Costs Since Trump Took Office

Household electricity bills costs have gone up by 13% in the last year PHOTOS WASHINGTON — Today U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I …

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