Martin Heinrich: “If you need additional authorities, please ask for them, because I think this is critical.”

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.

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.

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.

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