Martinez Responds to Job Killers

Susana Martinez

From Capitol Report New Mexico - In the wake of the Environmental Improvement Board’s decision Monday (Dec. 6) to pass a statewide cap on greenhouse gas emissions, Danny Diaz, the spokesman for Governor-elect Susana Martinez released this statement to Capitol Report New Mexico:

“Governor-elect Martinez believes passing yet another cap-and tax-regulation will do nothing to create jobs and get New Mexicans back to work. She said during the campaign that these regulations make New Mexico an island in the middle of a sea of states that do not have similar job-killing regulations. Governor-elect Martinez and her team will review all regulations and will make recommendations concerning each in the future.”

The EIB passed the statewide emissions cap by a 4-1 vote early Monday evening. The measure was introduced by the environmental group the New Energy Economy, with the EIB amending a number of provisions so that the measure acts as a kind of “backstop” should the EIB’s earlier vote to have New Mexico take part in a regional cap and trade agreement get rolled back by the incoming administration. Read full story here:

Martinez Responds to Job Killers