HEINRICH OPPOSES DHS FUNDING LACKING NEEDED REFORMS, WHILE SECURING SENATE PASSAGE OF OVER $67 MILLION FOR NEW MEXICO, BRINGING TOTAL TO $387 MILLION IN FY26 FUNDING

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich issued the following news release:

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, voted against an extension of funding for the Department of Homeland Security that does not yet include needed reforms to address lawlessness by the agency, while also welcoming Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Defense; Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Related Agencies; Financial Services and General Government; and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bills, as well as a package of health care legislation and Heinrich's repeal of the 'A...