Who?
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) — Senate Intel Committee
LISTEN: Laslo & Heinrich
Ask a Pol asks:
Why haven’t you signed on to Senate majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s new UAPDA amendment to this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, as you did last year?
— Ask a Pol asked Sen. Heinrich on July 31, 2024
Key Heinrich:
“Off the top of my head, I don’t know the answer to that,” Sen. Martin Heinrich exclusively told Ask a Pol. “I’ll have to circle back with my staff.”
Caught our ear:
“I don’t think there’s been a change, so I’ll figure it out,” Heinrich told Ask a Pol on July 31st.*
*After checking with his staff, the senator co-sponsored the measure the next day, August 1, 2024. Last year, Heinrich was one of six original sponsors of Schumer’s UAPDA.
ICYMI: UAPDA exclusive w/ Schumer’s lead co-author
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), slightly edited for clarity.
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TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Martin Heinrich
SCENE: Sen. Heinrich’s swiftly moving through the basement of the Capitol before hopping a Senators Only elevator so he can make one of the Senate’s last votes of the summer on July 31, 2024.
Matt Laslo: “Hey, how you doing, sir?”
Martin Heinrich: “Hey.”
ML: “Curious, why haven’t you signed on to Schumer’s new UAPDA amendment?”
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MH: “Oh I’ll have to take a look. I’ve been so up to my eyeballs in permitting reform…”
ML: “Yeah?”
Laslo laughs.
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