Martin Heinrich: “Why is now the right time to expose consumers again to the kinds of systemic risk that got us into this financial crisis…”

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.

“will mean more energy on the grid, more good-paying jobs, and lower electricity costs for families and businesses,”

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.