Martin Heinrich: “Negotiating this bill hasn’t been easy and took a lot of compromise. Now, we need to roll up our sleeves, engage in the…”

The Strategic Petroleum Readiness and Long-Term Modernization Act will do just that by mandating that we create a long-term plan to maintain the SPR and ensure we have the tools we need to prevent the SPR from collapsing in times of crises.

We know that this approach will work. Preliminary data suggest that this bipartisan legislation will create over 21,000 good-paying jobs for New Mexicans, contribute $1.7 billion in labor income for our state, and produce $5 billion in…

If we have any hope of cutting energy costs and creating more good-paying jobs to help hardworking New Mexicans support their families, then we need to be able to build big clean energy projects in a matter of years — not decades.

I helped get SunZia permitted because I recognized the enormous opportunity it represented for New Mexico and our climate.