Posted on 08/10/2020 1:21:35 PM PDT by brownwill6767
For decades, the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association has been a leader among trade associations in our state, earning a solid reputation from both sides of the aisle for helping us understand the intricacies of the challenges and opportunities in the industry. Over the years, its advocacy has helped to deliver record-breaking revenue for New Mexico that goes directly to funding our public schools and infrastructure while at the same time achieving the right balance of regulation to protect the environment and grow our economy.
However, under Executive Director Ryan Flynn, the association has devolved into a highly charged political organization that seems more interested in creating political power for a handful of the wealthiest players in the industry at the expense of the front-line workers and locally owned firms who have fueled New Mexico’s economy.
Specifically, Flynn has recently been making false statements about the status of the industry and distorting the policy positions and actual votes on key legislation by our elected officials that impacts the industry’s future in New Mexico. This disingenuous behavior hurts our working relationship and cannot be tolerated.
First, Flynn has been painting a rosy picture about the projected recovery of the oil and gas industry in our state. While we all want to believe that global oil production will quickly rebound to pre-pandemic levels, thus positively affecting New Mexico’s current fiscal condition, Flynn’s statements contradict reality. Meanwhile, New Mexico’s Republican legislators have been tirelessly fighting for greater fiscal responsibility to avoid the state having to dig into our reserves. Flynn’s false portrayal of the industry plays right into the hands of Democrats who want to keep spending as if nothing catastrophic has happened.
(Excerpt) Read more at santafenewmexican.com ...
In response to Herrell’s recent announcement that former Congressman Harry Teague, a lifelong Democrat and oilman from Hobbs, has endorsed her for Congress, Flynn immediately put out a false statement from oil and gas association praising Torres Small, saying that she “has stood up to those in her party who want to completely ban fracking.”
In fact, Torres Small did the exact opposite, when just this past February, she joined with the radicals in Congress like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and voted for a fracking ban. Not only does Flynn’s erroneous statement embarrass his association, its timing uncovers Flynn’s premeditated poor decision to use the association as a political weapon.
Steve Pearce is chairman of the Republican Party of New Mexico and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Also signing this commentary are Rep. Jim Townsend, House Republican leader; Sen. Stu Ingle, Senate Republican leader; and Rep. Rod Montoya, House Republican whip. In crafting legislation and policy positions to benefit all New Mexicans, we depend upon industry lobbyists to provide honest and useful information about the industries they represent.
NM is a mess. He must be Michelle’s mole.
Small is Pelosi and the radical dem’s toy, she does as she is told.
Xoxitil wants to do a photo op pretending to support agriculture but it has to be completely controlled with only her hand-picked people present.
Yvette has also been invited and made no demands.
Why not, she posed with a shotgun in camo last time. Eff that bolshevik aztec actress
Another Harvard boy. No wonder he likes Small the communist.
NM ping list.
I think she is afraid that someone will challenge her with some profound questions. She just wants to play dress-up and look cute.
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