U.S. Senator for NM. Husband, dad, hunter. Former Engineer/Current energy nerd. Respects hard work, NM values, & anyone w/a freezer full of wild game.
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After Uvalde, we passed the first gun safety law in 30 years. Now, as Trump works to undo it, another community is reeling from gun violence. My heart is with the students, teachers, and staff at Annunciation Catholic School and all of Minneapolis as they grieve this tragedy.
Trump’s America.
I’ve never been a Bolton fan because I disagreed with his policies. But this just smacks of retribution and abuse of power. Trump is such a small and petty man. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
UH, SORRY DONALD. IT'S ACTUALLY YOUR BIG, BAD BILL THAT IS RAISING ELECTRICITY COSTS. THAT, AND YOU ILLEGALLY F@(K1NG WITH THE PERMIT PROCESS. YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW.
Who is paying for this…? Consumers.
Between tariffs and farm raids, Trump has effectively created a new 38% vegetable tax.
Translation: Trump says he’s increasing your electricity prices.
America under Trump…NOT open for business.
Democrats said defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting would impact the emergency alert and warning system. Republicans called that “lying and fearmongering”. Turns out, it was just the facts.
Raising consumer energy prices any way they can…
You couldn’t design a budget-reconciliation package that would be worse for the state of New Mexico.
The Inflation Reduction Act lowered costs, spurred an American clean energy manufacturing renaissance, and created high-quality jobs. And we were just getting started. As Trump continues to raise your costs and kill clean energy, I will keep fighting for working families.
Stand up for your public lands.
Trump is wrongfully using the Vacancy Act to extend the term of Interim U.S. Attorney for New Mexico Ryan Ellison, while simultaneously seeking his Senate confirmation–a deliberate attempt to circumvent a Senate- or District Court-vetted appointment. My full statement with @lujan.senate.gov:
Social Security turns 90 today. It is the most successful government program of all time. It’s the reason I got to see my parents, who worked hard their entire lives, have a decent retirement. These are your funds, and I’ll fight like hell to protect them. youtube.com/shorts/KNSPa...
Remember when he said he'd bring grocery prices down on Day One?
AeroVironment is an important part of the Albuquerque community. Deployed on frontlines around the globe and in space, I'm excited to see the innovations they continue to make. Last week, that included a demo of their BADGER Satellite Communications System.
More from the authoritarian playbook.
I want the American people to know that this is not an accident. This administration is choosing to take actions that are raising people's electric bills.
ALAMOGORDO: My staff will be at the Alamo Senior Center this Thursday, from 11 AM - 1 PM. They're available if you need assistance or have questions regarding Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration, Veterans' benefits, student loans, or other federal programs.
It’s been a tough few months in DC, but there is one huge win we can all celebrate: we kept public lands in public hands. We came together–across the aisle and across the conservation world–to protect our public lands. I’m grateful to everyone who joined the fight with us.
Increasing energy demand and Republicans’ Big, Bad Bill is creating a perfect storm that will hit New Mexicans in their electric bills. They deserve to know it’s coming–and why. Today I held a roundtable on the real impacts of the Republican bill and how we can push back.
How will the Big, Beautiful, For Billionaires Bill raise your energy prices? @whitehouse.senate.gov and I break it down for you. youtu.be/hd27yAtjW9U
Today I sat down with community leaders and small business owners from San Miguel and Mora Counties to discuss the road ahead as we work to strengthen the local economy.
Trump's Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires Bill will raise your energy prices. @heinrich.senate.gov and I explain how: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN9O...
From daily news to kids’ shows to emergency alerts, public broadcasting is the lifeblood of our communities. To Republicans, they're just another line item to gut. @lujan.senate.gov and I met with NM public broadcasting leaders to discuss how to fight Republicans’ reckless cuts.
TUNE IN NOW: @lujan.senate.gov and I are talking with New Mexico public broadcasting leaders to discuss their stations’ essential role and how we can fight back against Republicans’ funding cuts. 📻: KANW & KRWG 📺: KNME
My HALT Fentanyl Act is going to help our law enforcement crack down on illegal trafficking and keep our communities safe, and allow prosecutors to build stronger, longer-term criminal cases.
5 years ago, we passed the Great American Outdoors Act and permanently funded the LWCF. Today, we’re seeing the results: the Achenbach Canyon property is now public land—thanks to LWCF Recreation Access funds. Improving access to OUR public lands is exactly why we fought for it.
Too many New Mexicans are seeing insurance premiums skyrocket, losing coverage, or being priced out of their homes. That's unacceptable. We need a clearer picture of how worsening wildfires and climate risks are impacting insurance companies’ decisions.
This is all Trump and his Big, Bad Bill. Not through neglect but by active malice. Killing tens of thousands of good jobs, smashing manufacturing, and drying up billions in investment. No wonder the jobs numbers are so bad.
He promised lower costs. He lied.
Back to school shopping? Here’s what Trump’s tariffs are going to cost you: 39% more on shoes, 37% more on clothes, and 18.7% on computers. Not exactly the ‘lower costs’ he promised.
If Trump wants to fire someone for the terrible job numbers, maybe he should start in the Oval Office.
A generation growing up without shows like Nature and NOVA. Trump is trying to dumb down our nation and the only real beneficiaries are our foreign adversaries.
Pure Soviet shit...
“The story is just too simple: Democrats passed a law to encourage clean energy called the Inflation Reduction Act. Republicans repealed it. Energy prices inflated.” The electricity affordability crisis is coming, and Republicans are the ones who are fast-tracking it.
An incredibly bad jobs report in which most of the jobs added in July were in health care–an industry soon to be decimated by Trump’s Big, Ugly Bill. But don’t worry, he's putting in a $200M ballroom at the White House.
On World Ranger Day, I want to say a special “thank you” to those park service rangers who are no longer wearing the uniform as a result of the Trump Administration’s decision to push out a quarter of the NPS workforce. I appreciate everything you have done in service to our parks and communities.
Saying the quiet part out loud…
While we await RECA application guidance from the Department of Justice, please be vigilant against scammers.
Tonight, I voted YES on two bills to block offensive weapons transfers to Israel. One blocks bombs and guidance kits used to level homes and hospitals in Gaza. The other stops assault rifles from getting in the hands of extremist forces enabling settler violence in the West Bank.
60 years ago, Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law. We should be working to strengthen these programs at every turn. Instead, Donald Trump and Republicans take every opportunity to weaken or destroy them.
Tariffs are driving up the price of beef, lumber, and coffee, BUT the real reason Trump likes them is that they are the perfect vehicle for corruption.
Another canceled clean energy project thanks to the uncertainty created by the Trump administration. It won’t be the last. Trump is killing jobs and raising prices.
Very proud to have New Mexico in the running to land Pacific Fusion as it continues paving the way for clean, affordable energy.
Another benefit from your public lands…fruits of the monsoon season.
My thoughts are with the family of the 14 year old lost and the 19 year old injured in Friday’s shooting. Let’s be clear: If you hurt our community, you will be found and you will be held accountable.
Buying your first home is more than owning property. It’s a source of pride. Unfortunately, it's out of reach for too many. My First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act would change that, and give every working family equal opportunity to the American dream of owning a home.
Just left the Valles Caldera 10th anniversary celebration event.
Sen. Padilla: Renewables plus storage is not a Democratic agenda or a Republican agenda. It’s just common sense.
Today I offered an amendment to require Interior and the Forest Service to hire and maintain a workable minimum number of full-time employees to actually be able to manage wildfire preparedness, suppression, and other mission critical support. Republicans rejected it.
Thinking about building a new house in the next few years? You can tack on $14,000 to the price tag thanks to Trump’s tariffs on Canadian lumber and steel. So much for lowering costs on Day 1.
The approval of the Major Disaster Declaration for Lincoln County will unlock funding needed to respond to the horrific devastation in Ruidoso. We'll continue to push for the State's requests for other counties so all impacted New Mexicans are provided with the support necessary.
The Grain Belt Express Transmission Line would increase grid reliability and reduce electricity prices for American families. It’s EXACTLY the kind of project experts say we need to meet increasing demand. Hawley, Trump, and Chris Wright just killed it, with zero justification.
Dreamers are Americans in every way except on paper. They just want to be productive members of our communities. My Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act would protect their DACA application information and provide them with a sense of security on their path to citizenship.
Republicans’ budget = higher health insurance costs. When Republicans voted to end middle-class advanced premium tax credits in their budget bill, they sent health care costs soaring. Call your reps now before Nov 1 to demand they extend the health premium tax credits.
Republicans’ Big, Beautiful Betrayal will blow a $3.4 trillion hole in our deficit, raise energy costs, and kick 10 million people off their health insurance. Why? All for billionaire tax cuts.
Going to bed hungry and short on medical supplies… this is how the Trump Administration treats our wildland firefighters. www.reuters.com/business/env...
CBS sells out…again.
My statement on 80 years since the Trinity Test:
BREAKING: My HALT Fentanyl Act is now law. It permanently classifies all fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs — giving law enforcement more tools to save lives and get this deadly drug off our streets. This is huge.
Right now, Republicans are working to jam through a bill that defunds public broadcasting. 11 NM stations could lose funding—cutting off rural communities from receiving life-saving alerts during wildfires, floods, & other extreme weather events. These cuts put lives at risk.
Trump and Elon picked a fine time to chase thousands of red-carded employees out of Interior and the Forest Service.
Republicans claim to be against “cancel culture,” but they are literally canceling Big Bird this week.
Folks in Mescalero and Ruidoso, please use caution, heed all local alerts, and move to higher ground.
Out in the Cibola National Forest, enjoying your public lands.
Just got done meeting with emergency managers and local leadership in Ruidoso. We’re going to work with the community and we’re going to rebuild. There are plenty of ways to get involved through local organizations, so let's all step up for our neighbors and lend a helping hand.
The devastation in Ruidoso is heartbreaking. The New Mexican Congressional Delegation is grateful the President's emergency declaration approval will jumpstart aid. We’ll keep pressing for a Major Disaster Declaration so New Mexicans get the full support they deserve.
We’re down over 2,000 firefighters compared to last year and an entire component of our fire suppression system is completely offline. All thanks to Elon and Trump.
The scale of the disaster in Ruidoso demands an immediate and robust response. We’re calling on President Trump to approve the Governor’s Major Disaster Declaration, and provide full support to respond and recover.
The consequences of Republicans’ reconciliation bill will be deadly — and they will own every single one.
My thoughts are with our neighbors in Texas, especially the families and loved ones of those lost and those still missing. And my heartfelt gratitude to the brave first responders who are working tirelessly to save lives and bring closure.
The new fire station at Kirtland Air Force Base. @lujan.senate.gov and I secured funding for this station in an effort to enhance emergency response capabilities, including response times and collaboration with local agencies–especially during wildland fire incidents.
THIS WEDNESDAY: My staff will be attending the ABQ Ride event at the Alvarado Transportation Center. Stop by to get help with things like Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans benefits, student loans, immigration, and other federal programs.
The Republican bill will close rural hospitals. It will close nursing homes. It will kick tens of millions off their health insurance. All to pay for a tax cut to the wealthy.
That’s a long way of saying my dad lived the American Dream. That’s the America that taught me what it means to love this country.
He married my mother, Shirley, and became an IBEW lineman. They raised a family. He served on the school board and volunteered in our small town. He owned his own home.
He became a U.S. citizen and served in the Navy. He witnessed two nuclear tests in the Pacific, exposing him to several lifetimes' worth of radiation.
He was an immigrant. He came to this country as a boy to escape the violent populism and virulent anti-intellectualism that gripped 1930s Germany.
My father’s name was Pete Heinrich. This is his flag. It occupies a place of honor in my home. When I look at it this Independence Day, I think of his story...
On Independence Day, let’s recommit to the work of building America. A nation founded on the fundamental principle of freedom. One that takes care of its people and places and seeks to include, rather than exclude. Together, let’s turn fear into hope.
Largest cut to Medicaid in American history. Largest transfer of wealth to the rich in American history. Largest cut to food assistance in American history. Just like Senate Republicans, House Republicans chose greed, cruelty, & a callous disregard for the people they represent.
If you don't support cuts to Medicaid, don't vote for it. If you don't support cuts to food assistance, don't vote for it. It really is that simple.
A big, beautiful betrayal. My statement on Republicans' cruelty:
If this bill passes, Republicans will own increased energy prices.
This bill is a disaster for Americans’ health care. It will leave tens of millions uninsured, cut food assistance for millions more, force hundreds of nursing homes and rural hospitals to close, and cause health insurance premiums to skyrocket. Republicans know all of this.
With their Big, Beautiful Betrayal Bill, congressional Republicans are abandoning everyday Americans and bending over backwards to deliver for mega corporations and billionaire donors.
Republicans’ Big Beautiful Betrayal Bill could close up to 8 rural hospitals in New Mexico and more than 300 nationwide. They just voted to keep those closures in the bill anyway. All for billionaire tax handouts. Cruel and sickening.
FACT: -Energy demand is increasing FACT: -Republicans are eliminating the cheapest, fastest-to-build energy sources FACT: -Republicans are gutting energy efficiency standards and tax credits that save you money FACT: -Republicans' actions are increasing your utility bills
Today is a major victory for our public lands. Thank YOU for your incredible outpouring in defense of our American birthright. Because of you, the lands that we cherish will remain OURS. And to those already plotting to go after our public lands another way: Don’t. Unless you like losing.
Senate Republicans’ bill will hurt Americans in every state.
A reminder 👇
Call your senators and tell them HELL NO on this Big Billionaire Bailout.
Want to know how much more you can expect to pay on your electric bill if Republicans pass this bill? This interactive map breaks it down. t.co/7ThWgjE4hM
Trump’s policies have real consequences. And Sandia’s effort to reduce its workforce plays into this Administration’s dismantling of federal agencies, undercutting national security, and devaluing science. The Trump Administration needs to stop playing politics with our Labs and economy.
“I’m seeing a shared love of public lands and a lot of willingness to push party politics aside for something this valuable."
From the Sierra Club to Joe Rogan, everybody is pissed off about Republicans' public lands sell off. This is the broadest coalition I've seen around public lands in my lifetime, so keep making sure your voices are heard because we're winning.
Nearly 70% of Planned Parenthood clinics are in medically underserved areas. They're vital to women's health across the country. Republicans and a radical Supreme Court shouldn't make health care decisions for the millions of women who rely on @ppfa.org for essential services.
