Work continues to preserve NM s oil and gas industry
Dale Janway
We have received several updates related to concerns over President Biden’s Executive Orders enacting a temporary moratorium on oil and gas leasing on federal land.
According to a March 10 Politico article, New Mexico Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján both urged the Biden administration not to make its pause on new oil and gas leases on federal lands permanent. The Senators wrote that an extended and indefinite suspension would have significant impacts on our workforce and state funding for education and creates unnecessary uncertainty for New Mexico s state and local tax revenues” and made similar comments during the confirmation hearing for Secretary of Energy Sec. Granholm, when they pointed out the thousands of New Mexican jobs on the line.
Commentary: Representative Yvette Herrell chose once again to put her personal politics ahead of the needs of New Mexicans today when she voted against the
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New Mexico Congresswoman Yvette Herrell’s objection to the certification of Arizona and Pennsylvania electoral votes has been unanimously condemned by the Las Cruces City Council.
Councilor Johana Bencomo was just one of the vocal members on the council who voiced disdain for Representative Herrell’s opposition to certifying the electoral votes.
“I think it s important for us to have this conversation because Representative Yvette Herrell represents all of us.” Bencomo said. “As this body, who I know respects the sacredness of democracy and the vote, I think this is an important public statement. We can disagree on policies, but this is not that. Disenfranchising voters is not up for argument on a policy issue.”
By office of the new mexico ag
• Jan 9, 2021
Credit Steve Pearce
Commentary: In the wake of this week’s domestic terrorist attack on the United States Capitol, Attorney General Hector Balderas today called on the Republican Party of New Mexico, Chairperson Steve Pearce, and Representative Yvette Herrell to support the dismissal of President Trump’s frivolous and dangerous lawsuit seeking to overturn New Mexico’s valid election. The party and its chair supported the lawsuit, making public statements that it was working directly with the Trump campaign to overturn New Mexico’s validly held election. Representative Herrell this week voted in Congress to reject the will of voters in Arizona and Pennsylvania.
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