New Mexico US Sen. Heinrich touts bipartisan permitting reform bill amid environmentalist criticism

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: October 12, 2026

Words: 789

Last Updated: 5 days, 11 hours ago

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) on Monday held back-to-back meetings in Albuquerque with labor leaders, manufacturers and renewable energy companies to tout his new, bipartisan permitting reform bill, which has drawn criticism from local and national environmental advocacy groups.

Heinrich, who serves as the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee, described the 417-page Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 on Monday as a …

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