Regarding Integrity, Thomas Jefferson said, “In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.”

And so it is, the NMBC will stand like a rock. There is much to be done in this state – for the people of this state. While we are open to new ideas that will move this state forward, the NMBC will not conform our mission to fit the agenda of whomever is in power at the time or simply ‘go along to get along’.

“It is not the critic who counts. . .The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; . . . who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.” – Theodore Roosevelt

What worked and what didn’t work during the recent 60 day legislative session? New Mexicans have heard from Governor Martinez, House majority leaders and the Senate Majority Leader, Michael Sanchez. But we have not heard from the highest ranking Senate Democrat, President Pro Tempore Mary Kay Papen who will provide the keynote for the 2015 Post-Legislative BASH (Business and Social Hour) this THURSDAY, April 9, from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM at the Albuquerque Country Club.

Wages Should Be Set By the Employer – Not Government: There are several good reasons why the state and federal governments do not need to mandate minimum wage increases. One of the best is the fact that, if left alone, the free market system works better than government. Read more here: Target will raise minimum wage