WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich issued the following news release:

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, responds to rising energy prices caused by President Trump's war in Iran. According to new data, gas prices in New Mexico have jumped 94 cents - a 35% increase - to $3.67 on average, as of today. This comes as families are already paying more for energy, with the Trump administration (https://www.energy.senate.gov/2025/10/ranking-member-heinrich-condemns-trump-administration-unlawfully-taking-135-2-million-away-from-new-mexico-7-56-billion-from-across-the-country)attacking American-made clean energy and worsening the nation's affordability crisis.

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