Martin Heinrich: “I hope this committee will look closely at this because you know, we are spreading the same resources over more and more…”

We want to build the jobs in New Mexico that you can build a family around, and that's what unions are all about. That's the way I grew up with my dad.

Senator Martin Heinrich’s bipartisan Forest Bioeconomy 5 Act complements that work by finding productive uses for small diameter trees removed during forest treatments.

And some of the secret sauce in this was just the fact that we had four people who were genuinely committed to a balanced package that both sides could support.

Here in New Mexico, diesel is averaging more than $6 a gallon, and that means higher costs for farmers and ranchers who grow our food and for families already struggling to afford groceries. Trump’s tariffs are driving up costs, and his…