Committee Assignment Significant for Kirtland AFB & Sandia National Labs
 
          Washington, D.C. – Today Rep. Martin Heinrich was appointed to the prominent House Armed Services Committee (HASC).  Among its other responsibilities, the HASC is instrumental in the consideration of the annual defense authorization bill, which covers the breadth of the operations of the Department of Defense as well as the national security functions of the Department of Energy. 

          “I know that Kirtland Air Force Base and Sandia National Laboratories are of the utmost importance to our District, and this was key in my mind when seeking my committee assignments.  I am proud to serve on the Armed Services Committee and I look forward to the work ahead.  Although I don’t know my other assignment yet, I will do all I can to ensure that I am placed on a committee that is in the best interests of our community,” stated Heinrich.

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