Rep. Vasquez Holds Briefing with National Transportation Safety Board for Answers on Deadly Civilian Plane Crash Near Ruidoso
four passengers onboard and sparking the Seven Cabins wildfire in the surrounding area, which has since burned over
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July 15th, 2026Heinrich Slams Trump Admin’s Massive Logging Proposal as Latest Attack on America’s Public Lands
lands and the people who own them. “Active wildfire management requires targeted, science-based hazardous fuels treatments … building roads won’t help prevent catastrophic wildfires, but they will benefit the timber industry at the expense
At Gila National Forest, Rep. Vasquez Highlights How Forest Service Cuts Put New Mexico's Public Lands and People at Risk
recent U.S. Forest Service staffing cuts are impacting wildfire prevention, trail maintenance, outdoor recreation, and public lands management … Vasquez has condemned due to concerns about wildfire risks and threats to public lands. “The Administration is causing
Luján, Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from New Mexico’s Forests
behind from forest thinning operations meant to prevent wildfires—that, if left in place, actually increases wildfire risk … When forests are mechanically thinned to reduce wildfire risk, the process generates large volumes of woody biomass. Transporting
June 18th, 2026Heinrich on Colorado River Negotiations: “What We Cannot Afford is Delay. The Basin Needs Compromise, Shared Sacrifice, Investment, and Leadership, and it Needs Them Now”
Department is incorporating watershed restoration, forest health, the wildfire resistance, [and] the productivity side of the equation … water management in the basin?” Travnicek answered , “Yeah, wildfire health, ecosystem health, all extremely important to the basin
James Beard Foundation Celebrates Senator Luján as 2026 Impact Award Honoree for National Leadership on Nutrition Programs
Relief Assistance for Immigrants Program and Los Angeles wildfire recovery resources, to support low-income immigrant workers
June 11th, 2026VIDEO: Heinrich, Wyden Host Press Conference on Republicans’ Latest Effort to Repeal the Roadless Rule, Remove Protections for Millions of Acres of Public Lands
Senator John Barrasso’s (R-Wyo.) previously bipartisan Wildfire Prevention Act to nullify the Roadless Rule. The amendment … responsive to being able to do vegetative and wildfire management. The most responsive in terms of protecting habitat
June 5th, 2026Heinrich Raises Questions on Potential Ethics Violations by Senior Official at Department of the Interior
grazed off, that'll also really help the wildfire situation.” Ms. Budd-Falen statements at the event suggesting
Heinrich Questions Forest Service Chief Schultz on Whether He Will Follow the Law and Disperse Funds Appropriated by Congress, Stresses Importance of Listening to Local Communities Following Pecos Protection Reversal, and Presses Schultz on Using Infrastructure Law Funding for Workforce Reductions | U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico
Infrastructure Law for workforce reductions instead of wildfire management. VIDEO: Ranking Member Heinrich (D-N.M.) questions Forest … still cooperate. We still cooperate extensively in wildfire management and even land management discussions and opportunities. It just
May 14th, 2026Heinrich Speaks Out Against Trump Admin’s Plan to Undo the Roadless Rule, Strip Protections for Millions of Acres of Public Lands
acres of public lands vulnerable to destructive wildfires, carve up wildlife habitat, degrade opportunities for recreation, and threaten
May 13th, 2026Heinrich Joins 535 News to Discuss the Trump Administration's War on the West, Including Attacks on Public Lands, Wildland Fire Response, and Cost of Living
managing our forests responsibly, and preparing and preventing wildfire, those are not partisan issues in the west. This … affect, you know, how we address things like wildfires in this country?” Henrich: “It makes us less prepared
May 13th, 2026Heinrich Labels President Trump’s FY27 Forest Service Budget Request a “Roadmap on How to Dismantle the Forest Service”
protections for U.S. forests and haphazardly reorganizing wildfire fighting efforts without a public plan as the nation … middle of wildfire season. VIDEO: Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivers opening remarks
Rep. Gabe Vasquez Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of the Bipartisan Public Lands Caucus, Keeps Push to Protect Public Lands
threats it poses to public lands this wildfire season. The U.S. Forest Service recently announced it would … stations across 31 states, including stations that study wildfire, drought, pests, and climate change—all of which pose
Heinrich, Klobuchar, Merkley Lead Colleagues to Raise Concerns about Forest Service Reorganization
deliver on its statutory responsibilities, including mitigating wildfire risk, executing forest and watershed restoration projects, and increasing trail … given the potential for an active and extreme wildfire season the USFS should prioritize preparing for such
Rep. Vasquez Speaks Out Against Administration’s Decision to Gut U.S. Forest Service, Citing Increased Wildfire Risks and Threats to Public Lands
Service (USFS). The Congressman cited concerns about increased wildfire risks and threats to public lands as the Administration … agency from the inside out. This wildfire season, more lives and property will be lost directly because
April 13th, 2026Heinrich Meets with White Sands Missile Range Leadership
they are increasingly impacted by extreme weather, flooding, wildfires, drought, and other threats to resilience. Furthermore, Heinrich passed
Washington Post: Trump wants to remake the way we fight wildfires. The stakes couldn’t be higher.
Service, which would overhaul how the nation fights wildfires in the run up to what experts say could … also would fund a new center for centralizing wildfire intelligence. “The legacy approach to Federal wildland fire risk
Leger Fernández Opposes Blank Check for ICE; Reiterates Pay for TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA Bill Must Be Passed
shorten airport lines and help us prepare for wildfire season,” she concluded
Reps. Vasquez, Davids Stand with Ranchers and Urge Administration to Reverse Plan to Increase Argentinian Beef Imports
from the New World Screwworm, severe drought, tariffs, wildfire and rising input costs. “Your prior policies, including
Albuquerque Journal: Clean energy finds a foothold in New Mexico despite federal pullback
build microgrids in rural areas that face high wildfire risk. But two years later the DOE notified
Rep. Vasquez Secures Unanimous, Bipartisan Support to Protect New Mexico Ranchers from Argentinian Beef Imports
headwinds — New World Screwworm, severe drought, tariffs, wildfire and rising input costs — that are all squeezing profits
February 21st, 2026Albuquerque Journal: Heinrich, Klobuchar ask Interior Secretary to stop consolidating federal firefighting forces
halt the creation of a unified federal wildfire agency because they’re concerned the Interior Department hasn … advancing a rapid and consequential restructuring of wildfire management without adequate analysis, transparency, or planning to prevent disruption
February 20th, 2026Heinrich Grills BLM Official on Proposal for Gravel Mine in Placitas, Emphasizes Inadequate Pay for Firefighters, Underscores Impacts of Trump Administration’s Cuts to Forest Service Workforce
public lands and risking public safety by threatening wildfire preparedness. Additionally, Heinrich grilled Bureau of Land Management … maintenance to processing permits for outfitter guides, to wildfire preparedness. The bills that we're talking about today
February 18th, 2026Ranking Members Heinrich, Klobuchar, Merkley, Huffman, Pingree, and Colleagues Call on Secretary Burgum to Halt Creation of Unified Wildfire Agency, Citing Dramatic Cuts at the Interior and Concerns with Fire Mismanagement
that could come as a result of decoupling wildfire management from land management agencies, and emphasizing a number … recent reductions in staffing, combined with improperly severing wildfire management from land stewardship. The Trump Administration has restructured
February 12th, 2026Source New Mexico: NM wildfire claims office director on ‘administrative leave’ following six-figure payout
dollar federal claims office for northern New Mexico wildfire victims, has been placed on “administrative leave” following revelations … their home and her business far from the wildfire perimeter in an area that his neighbors said