Martin Heinrich: “Ms. Milano, banks are more reluctant these days to make loans to small businesses, both citing high costs and low…”

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

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.

My Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act is going to generate benefits for our skilled workers in the state of New Mexico for a very long time to come.

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.