New Mexico Delegation Press Conference On Infrastructure Package (11/09/21)

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) held this press conference to discuss how the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will deliver for New Mexico. The bill includes billions of dollars to invest in transportation, energy, and water infrastructure and a number of provisions championed by the lawmakers and is the largest long-term investment in our infrastructure and competitiveness in nearly a century.

This legislation passed both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives and now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.

The Build Back Better Act, which lowers costs, creates jobs, and cuts taxes, while tackling the climate crisis, is also advancing in Congress. It is estimated that the two bills combined will add on average 1.5 million jobs per year for the next 10 years.

This conference was recorded on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, via ZOOM.