Martin Heinrich: “ARPA-E, first rule of government, when something works really well, don't mess with it. This is a great program.”

It was not easy. It took longer than we would like, but everyone was committed to getting there.

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.

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.

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.