And that’s exactly what we plan to do: as New Mexico’s senators, we will do everything we can in the Senate to pass a bipartisan budget that actually puts working families first.
Do everything possible in the Senate to pass a bipartisan budget that puts working families first.
Occurrences
Evidence
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"This Appropriations bill isn’t perfect but after tough negotiations and bipartisan compromise, I was able to get the best deal for New Mexico and advocate for federal resources that deliver for working families," said Heinrich, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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Question: On the Concurrent Resolution (S.Con.Res. 33, As Amended). Vote Result: Concurrent Resolution Agreed to. Heinrich (D-NM), Nay.
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"And that’s exactly what we plan to do: as New Mexico’s senators, we will do everything we can in the Senate to pass a bipartisan budget that actually puts working families first."
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"As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I’ve worked hard to negotiate and pass strong, bipartisan appropriations bills that deliver for New Mexico. The $387 million Heinrich secured for New Mexico communities includes over $67 million that was signed into law today and over $319,982,000 already signed into law last month and in November 2025. Altogether, full funding for 11 out of the 12 FY26 appropriations bills have been signed into law."
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On June 4, 2026, the Senate voted on a motion to waive budgetary discipline for Hickenlooper Amendment 5501 to S. 2, the reconciliation bill. Heinrich voted Yea, but the motion failed 51-47, so this effort did not produce a bipartisan budget outcome.
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On June 5, 2026, the Senate passed S. 2, an original reconciliation bill under S. Con. Res. 33, by a 52-47 vote. Heinrich voted Nay, and the enacted Senate action was a partisan reconciliation measure rather than the bipartisan budget promised.
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Vote 228: H.R. 6500, as amended, passed 90-6; Heinrich (D-NM) voted Yea.
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The President signed H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, into law on September 2, 2026.
Assessments
Heinrich took concrete Senate action toward the promise during the same Senate term: he served on Appropriations, claimed bipartisan negotiation work on FY26 appropriations, secured funding framed as helping working families, and voted for H.R. 6500, a broadly bipartisan continuing appropriations bill that became law. However, the strongest enacted outcome was a temporary stopgap funding measure and separate appropriations work, not a full bipartisan budget. The Senate budget-resolution and reconciliation evidence also shows the broader budget process remained partisan and did not deliver the promised bipartisan budget outcome. This warrants partial credit with effort recognized, not full delivery.
Heinrich did make serious Senate efforts toward bipartisan funding, including supporting amendments and helping negotiate bipartisan appropriations bills that were signed into law. But the specific promise to pass a bipartisan budget was not fulfilled: the Senate’s key budget actions in 2026 were partisan or failed, and the evidence does not show a completed bipartisan budget outcome attributable to Heinrich.
Heinrich did not deliver the specific promised outcome of helping pass a bipartisan Senate budget that he supported and characterized as putting working families first; the cited FY2026 budget resolution passed over his nay vote. However, as an active senator and Appropriations Committee member, he materially advanced bipartisan appropriations bills and funding packages that became law and were framed around working-family priorities. That is meaningful Senate action toward the promise, but it falls short of full delivery of a bipartisan budget.