Our delegation encouraged us to continue to hold Hilcorp and both Federal and state agencies accountable for methane emissions in the San Juan Basin.

It is important that everyone knows that every single person was contacted to let them know that there could be a well pipe under them, 2 miles under them.

We are going to be 50 percent renewable by 2030, and 80 percent by 2040.

Do you see a need for the Federal Government to move in a similar direction?

New Mexicans are an engaged people, as you know. We want to take part in our government, and we want to work with our representatives.

We have every opportunity now to protect our people, our land, our water, and all our resources.

We must protect this region, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with the same vigor as we protect the air we breathe.

We had numerous additional meetings in DC with EPA and Senators Udall and Heinrich, Congressman Lujan, then Representative Lujan Grisham and their staffs on the subject of methane emissions.

I think that what New Mexico is doing under your leadership is making sure that the citizens of New Mexico and the residents of New Mexico are at the table.

I am telling you that it is just not adequate.

We need to fix that with a state law and a Federal law.

I think in the Beltway and in Congress, all too often, particularly when I was there in the Minority, if you have people suffering, it becomes a way to produce more partisan efforts.

It is lovely to see my colleagues in our capital, and we are all, as you can tell from this audience, delighted related to the work that you are doing in our state and related states.

What could you do with $47 million in New Mexico?

We need a robust partnership. And the idea that they are repealing and removing and pushing forward without state involvement or input is quite troubling.

Our great thanks goes out to NMED and Secretary Kenney, to the EPA Air Enforcement teams in Washington and Dallas, to our entire New Mexico Delegation and their staffs, and especially to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, for their…

there are Members of Congress, both sides of the aisle, who care about their constituents, who work hard every day

I support efforts from the state of New Mexico under Governor Lujan Grisham and the Navajo Nation under President Nez to step up as the Federal Government retreats.