Martin Heinrich

America needs to build big things again, and I'm confident that our Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act can help us do just that.

Negotiating this bill has not been easy. But after months of back-and-forth with my colleagues, I am proud to share this bipartisan permitting reform with the public and bring it to the Senate floor later in November for honest, good faith…

For New Mexico, this deal could be transformational. New Mexico has proven itself to be a state full of opportunities to expand energy production and build big projects.

We need to be able to build big things in this country again, and if we don’t, experts like the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas have estimated that we will see 20 to 30 percent increases in the cost of electricity in the near term.

My experiences with permitting Sunzia led me to fully appreciate how slow and sometimes broken our permitting system can be.

America is entering a new era of energy demand. We have an enormous opportunity to build big things again to meet this moment – to build more generation, expand our grid, create more jobs, lower energy costs, and make sure we have the…

I’m pushing for legislation that will actually hold AI data centers accountable for their energy usage and lower electricity bills for Americans.

I want Congress to pass legislation with real teeth that will require data centers to pay their fair share of the grid upgrades they require and doesn’t shift costs onto American families.

Congress needs to pass a law with real teeth.

This is nothing more than a messaging bill on the eve of an election.

Not to consider it, not to make pledges, [but] to actually do it.

Rather than making pledges or suggestions to states, Congress needs to pass real legislation with real teeth.

I don’t think it’s enough to just take their word for it. It’s not enough for us to tell states to consider making data centers pay for grid updates.

I am extremely proud to have succeeded in delivering this $10 million to help rebuild the roads to, from, and around WIPP and strengthen the infrastructure that workers and the Carlsbad community rely on every day.

It’s not enough for us to just tell states to consider making data centers pay for grid upgrades.

I fought like hell to secure this funding

Last appropriations cycle, I fought like hell to secure this funding – to get New Mexico more of the funding we deserve for our role in maintaining the nation’s only deep geologic repository for radioactive defense waste. I am extremely…

On this National Public Lands Day, go out and enjoy our public lands. Then share why they matter to you and continue to fight to protect these lands for future generations.

To rub even more salt in the wound: our national parks are facing billions of dollars in deferred maintenance and severe staff shortages, while $1.8 billion of your taxpayer dollars are being spent on President Trump’s D.C. vanity…

But over the past two years, our public lands have been under relentless attacks.

Our public lands are part of our shared identity – they are a physical manifestation of our Jeffersonian democracy and belong to all of us, no matter where you come from or how much money you have.

We are committed to doing what’s needed to get this across the finish line in this Congress.

Getting that right has to matter more than election-year deadlines.

We are talking about major changes to how America builds energy and infrastructure.

Rushing that process isn’t just unhelpful, it could sabotage the entire effort.