Martin Heinrich: “I find your testimony completely uncredible.”

President Trump’s war with Iran is depleting the SPR to historic lows, endangering critical energy infrastructure, and threatening our ability to help keep costs low for working families.

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…

The result: bipartisan legislation that will help deliver cheaper energy to New Mexico homes, create more jobs for New Mexico workers, and make sure that our energy growth is both responsible and future-forward.