Albuquerque – As President Biden lands in New Mexico to fundraise and celebrate his green investments, Power The Future Communications Director Larry Behrens issued the following statement:
“No doubt President Biden will be guided from one carefully-scripted event to another, but if he really wanted to see what powers New Mexico’s economy, he would meet the workers in our energy industry that make everything possible. While President Biden’s fossil fuel-powered motorcade speeds by the homes of working families, his policies are forcing them to buy an EV and get rid of their gas stove. Instead of insulating himself in a bubble of donors and sympathetic politicians, President Biden should learn about reality from the families paying more because of his failed energy policies.”
Additional information:
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The cost of gas in New Mexico is up over 25 cents a gallon in just the last month.
- In the month before President Biden took office, New Mexicans were paying $2.10 per gallon at the pump, or $1.65 less than what they pay today.
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According to the Census Bureau, 31 percent of adult New Mexicans are unable to pay for their energy bill.
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A recent examination of electric vehicle owner rates found only 0.8 percent of New Mexicans own an EV and they are clustered in the Albuquerque/Santa Fe area.