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FromMartin Heinrich·D-NM·May 14, 2026

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

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FromMartin Heinrich·D-NM·May 13, 2026

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

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FromMartin Heinrich·D-NM·May 12, 2026

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

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FromMartin Heinrich·D-NM·May 12, 2026

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

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FromGabe Vasquez·D-NM·May 7, 2026

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

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FromMartin Heinrich·D-NM·Apr 26, 2026

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

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FromGabe Vasquez·D-NM·Apr 13, 2026

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

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FromMartin Heinrich·D-NM·Apr 12, 2026

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

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FromMartin Heinrich·D-NM·Apr 3, 2026

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

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FromTeresa Leger Fernandez·D-NM·Mar 25, 2026

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

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FromGabe Vasquez·D-NM·Mar 22, 2026

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

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FromMartin Heinrich·D-NM·Mar 14, 2026

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

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FromGabe Vasquez·D-NM·Mar 3, 2026

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

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FromMartin Heinrich·D-NM·Feb 20, 2026

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

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FromMartin Heinrich·D-NM·Feb 19, 2026

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

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FromMartin Heinrich·D-NM·Feb 17, 2026

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

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FromMartin Heinrich·D-NM·Feb 11, 2026

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

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FromGabe Vasquez·D-NM·Feb 5, 2026

Rep. Vasquez Pressures House Leadership to Cut Red Tape and Overhaul FEMA Disaster Relief for New Mexicans

Disaster Relief Fund, which supports critical support for wildfire, flooding and disaster response. Securing $137 million in federal … investments for wildfire recovery and flood mitigation in Southern New Mexico. Rep. Vasquez was also among the first

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FromMartin Heinrich·D-NM·Feb 3, 2026

February 4th, 2026ICYMI: During Committee Markup, Heinrich Stresses Need to Advance Conservation Bills and Protect Public Land Roads

cost of more human caused wildfires. Which means that we need to actually plan what roads should stay … They allow invasive species to spread. 88% of wildfires are started by human activity, and 95% of human

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FromMartin Heinrich·D-NM·Jan 29, 2026

January 30th, 2026Source New Mexico: NM congressional delegation calls on FEMA wildfire claims office leader to resign

federal official overseeing a multi-billion dollar wildfire compensation fund to resign,following Source NM’s reporting this … their home and business far from the wildfire perimeter, even as some victims who were in the direct

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FromMartin Heinrich·D-NM·Jan 27, 2026

January 28th, 2026NOTUS: Kristi Noem Is Holding Up More Than $1 Billion in Hazard Mitigation Funds

town of Los Alamos, New Mexico, from devastating wildfire. “We were approved last summer, and it’s been … Pajarito Mountain power lines that frequently spark wildfires. The plan to protect Los Alamos and the critical national

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FromMartin Heinrich·D-NM·Jan 14, 2026

January 15th, 2026Heinrich Secures Senate Passage of Over $112.9 Million for New Mexico, Bringing Total to $319.9 Million in FY26 Funding

improve their water infrastructure and drinking water, support wildfire prevention and recovery efforts, and protect local wildlife habit

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FromGabe Vasquez·D-NM·Jan 8, 2026

Rep. Gabe Vasquez Secures $4.8 Million in Federal Funding for Better Public Safety and Infrastructure in New Mexico

Water: $4.4 billion for clean drinking water infrastructure Wildfire: $6.4 billion in resources for DOI and USFS

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FromGabe Vasquez·D-NM·Dec 18, 2025

2025 in Review: Rep. Vasquez Delivered Big, Bipartisan Wins for New Mexico

Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act – boosts resources for aerial wildfire suppression to better combat the year-round threat … catastrophic wildfires Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act – restores $9 million in annual federal support for rural New Mexico

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FromMartin Heinrich·D-NM·Dec 16, 2025

Heinrich Secures Wins for N.M. Service Members, Military Installations, & National Labs in FY2026 National Defense Bill

they are increasingly impacted by extreme weather, flooding, wildfires, drought, and other threats to resilience. Advanced Simulation

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