Martin Heinrich: “There is much more that needs to be done to sustain those capabilities and reach the hardest-to-serve areas and…”

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.

I would be very concerned if this were an engineered pathogen. I don't have any unique information saying that is the case. But if it were the case, that would be cause for alarm.

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.