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House Speaker Egolf will not run for reelection
Governor Lujan Grisham ends mask mandate
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House GOP statement on end of 2022 Legislative Session
Santa Fe – The 2022 Legislative Session concluded, Sine Die, today at noon. The New Mexico House of Representatives wrapped up over 24-hours of nearly nonstop debate on many important issues. With New Mexicans facing fallout from the Governor’s nearly two-year long COVID restrictions, hyper-inflation, eco-price gouging and out-of-control crime, many expected bipartisan support to correct the course. Despite initial good faith efforts from many lawmakers and key stakeholders to come together on crime, election security, and energy policy, these efforts crashed and burned as the clock ran down.
“The broad agenda that Lujan Grisham and progressives attempted to pass was dead on arrival- for three years New Mexicans have seen the broken promises of a so-called progressive utopia,” said House Republican Leader Jim Townsend (Artesia). “Working families are seeing less of their paycheck due to higher gas prices, increased utility rates, and hyper-inflation. I think the results of this session speak volumes to the dissatisfaction of so many New Mexicans and how they are struggling to trust in a government so focused on making their lives harder.”
The session was not without victories for New Mexicans. House Republicans were effective in stopping many bad policies that the House Democrats aimed to use to double down on the previous three-years of their progressive agenda. The increase on New Mexico’s gas tax, the clean future act, an attack on New Mexico’s elections, and a hydrogen proposals that excluded many communities were effectively blocked in rare bipartisan votes.
“For three years the progressives have rammed through their agenda with promises of transformative change, unfortunately New Mexicans are learning that their future has transformed into a dystopia,” said House Republican Whip Rod Montoya (Farmington). “Our Republican caucus can go home knowing that we were effective in pushing back against what has amounted to destructive and failed policies. New Mexicans are waking up to the broken promises of the Governor and progressives out-of-touch agenda, and we are hearing them loud and clear.”
As the state enters 2022, New Mexicans have serious concerns about the direction the state is going. Despite the state’s largest budget in history, many working families continue to feel the effects of a drastically higher cost of living, expected power blackouts this summer, and policies that simply make their lives harder.
“Not all hope is lost,” said House Republican Caucus Chair Rebecca Dow (T or C). “I think many New Mexicans are still hopeful for our future, there is tremendous support to change the direction of our state. This session revealed that New Mexicans can count on Republicans, despite being few in numbers, to be effective in shutting down the radical agenda of Lujan Grisham and her progressive allies in the legislature. Just imagine what we can accomplish in the majority.”
Senate Republican Leader Issues Statement Following Conclusion of Legislative Session
SANTA FE – Today the Senate concluded its work and adjourned sine die. After the adjournment, Senate Republican Leader, Senator Greg Baca (District 29-Bernalillo and Valencia), issued the following statement:
“Today was a good day for New Mexico. Republicans in the Senate and House undertook the task of fighting back on some of the most radical legislation ever rolled into a 30-day session. At the same time, we seized the moment to take meaningful steps forward on legislation to benefit New Mexico’s veterans, seniors, and families.
Contrary to what the progressive left will tell you, it was the progressives in the Legislature who faced the uphill battle this Session. One in five New Mexicans witnessed illegal or questionable election activity. Families across our state are facing once in a generation inflation rates. Our kids are still forced to mask in school despite overwhelming data to the contrary. And we are paying record prices at the pump. Yet, radical progressives in the Legislature introduced bills to enshrine fraud in our elections, weaken sentences for violent offenders, and increase prices at the pump by up to 50 cents per gallon. Thankfully, Republicans stood firm and held the line in the Senate and House to defeat the worst measures.
While the radicals in the Roundhouse worked their out-of-touch bills, we worked across the isle to hold the Governor to her word. We worked key Republican initiatives into the final tax package to repeal the tax on most New Mexicans’ social security benefits. We began the process of lifting the income tax for our military retiree’s. And we negotiated a $250 tax rebate for most New Mexico taxpayers. We also saw movement on crime legislation to remove the statute of limitations on second degree murder, increase penalties for homicide, and create new crimes, including that of owning or operating a ‘chop shop.’ Clearly, the Governor is hostage to her radical base as she failed to convince her party’s members to close the revolving door on crime. Nonetheless, these measures, as well as increasing pay for law enforcement and teachers, left us all with something to cheer for.
Although Republicans are currently a near super-minority in both chambers, it seems clear that the mandate of the people has been heard loud and clear in this building. We hear you and we will not cease our fight to bring your values to the Roundhouse. We will continue our work to bring our economy back from the brink of disaster. We will not relent in our fight for school choice. We will always stand by our law enforcement and we will continue our fight to end the revolving door on crime.
New Mexico is a state worth fighting for and we are proud to be your voice in Santa Fe.”
From NM State Rep. Jim Townsend:
It is time to address the electrical issues before us, we must make a decision. Power outages appear imminent in the greater Albuquerque service area. Renewables although very useful and helpful can not meet the demand all the time especially when the sun is set and wind is not blowing. We must have a strong always available economically viable electrical generation alternative now. Waiting any longer, putting our largest population in peril would be irresponsible and willfully negligent of the Legislature, Governor and PRC. We have no excuses.
NM State Rep. Jim Townsend
Rolling Black Outs This Summer in New Mexico?
PNM asks regulators to extend coal plant operations
BREAKING: GREAT NEWS! PRO-VICTORY TODAY!
Together, your dilligence in contacting legislators has resulted in A NUMBER OF PRO-LIFE VICTORIES! This is a huge day for New Mexico!
Your prayers, emails and calls made a HUGE DIFFERENCE: FIVE, ANTI-LIFE BILLS ARE DEFEATED! As we reminded you yesterday, we have killed BAD, ANTI-LIFE bills in the past and you have helped it happen AGAIN! Thank you all for your prayers, emails and phone calls. Stay tuned, as tomorrow we will provide you a list of contact information to thank all legislators who helped us defeat these anti-life bills – which includes EVERY House and Senate Republican and several Democrats in the House and Senate who listened to the people of New Mexico!
New Mexico Alliance for Life is excited to report the following ANTI-LIFE bills have been DEFEATED:
- SB 14: GAS TAX Bill DIED ON A 33-33 TIE VOTE ON THE HOUSE FLOOR.
- SB 144: ANTI-VOTER RIGHTS BILL PASSED THE NM HOUSE 39-30, DIED IN THE SENATE THANKS TO SEN BILL SHARER FILLIBUSTER.
- SB 67: FUNDING FOR SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SCHOOL BASED CLINICS WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT DIED.
- SB 8: ANTI-VOTER RIGHTS BILL DEAD IN THE SENATE
- SB 152: EXTEND THE SCOPE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACT SOUGHT TO FORCE STATE AGENCIES INCLUDING SCHOOL BOARD TO OFFER REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH & OTHER SERVICES
Support our life-saving work here, so we can CONTINUE building a Culture of LIFE TOGETHER! A BIG THANK YOU TO THE LEGISLATORS!
The Pro-life Caucus in both the House and Senate are a super-minority – THEY FOUGHT HARD WITH LITTLE SLEEP AND SUPPORT FROM THE PRO-ABORTION MAJORITY. We want to thank every brave New Mexico House and Senate Republican and the brave House and Senate Democrats who fought to kill these bad bills. A special thank you to longtime friend of NMAFL and champion for LIFE, Senator Bill Sharer for his Senate filibuster, saving New Mexico from a host of bad, anti-life bills!
TOGETHER, WE ARE BULDING A CULTURE OF LIFE IN NEW MEXICO!
THANK YOU!
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