Martin Heinrich: “It is the thing, the greatest challenge for those of us in Western States.”

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.

We’re going to get to ‘yes’ faster. We’re also going to get to ‘no’ faster when a project is harmful.

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.

Our whole premise as we approached this permitting bill was: How do we create a faster process, not lower the bar on standards.