Martin Heinrich: “The employment picture is certainly brighter than it was 8 years ago, but not as bright as this country wants or needs.”

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

We need permitting reform to put more electrons on the grid. It results in more jobs, and it's the one thing that can bring down the pressure on the cost of electricity and energy right now.

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

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.