{"id":25194,"date":"2011-01-19T11:48:26","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T18:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=25194"},"modified":"2011-01-20T06:44:50","modified_gmt":"2011-01-20T13:44:50","slug":"sen-smith-pleased-by-martinez%e2%80%99s-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2011\/01\/sen-smith-pleased-by-martinez%e2%80%99s-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Smith pleased by Martinez\u2019s speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_25195\"  class=\"wp-caption module image alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 270px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25195 \" title=\"Smith, John Arthur\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Smith-John-Arthur.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. John Arthur Smith (Photo by Heath Haussamen)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of the state\u2019s most powerful lawmakers, a conservative Democrat who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, was largely pleased by what Gov. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.governor.state.nm.us\">Susana Martinez<\/a> had to say during <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2011\/01\/excerpts-from-martinez%E2%80%99s-speech\/\">her state of the state address<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to fiscal policy, tax issues and things like that, quite frankly, Gov. Martinez used some of my script that I\u2019ve used for three years, so that was music to my ears,\u201d said Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmlegis.gov\/lcs\/legdetails.aspx?SPONCODE=SSMIT\">John Arthur Smith<\/a>, D-Deming.<\/p>\n<p>He added that he believes the Republican Martinez\u2019s plans to cut education administration and shift money to classrooms \u201cwill be received quite favorably.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith\u2019s reaction may be a sign of bipartisan cooperation to come during the 60-day session that opened Tuesday. Financial bills don\u2019t get through the Senate without going through Smith\u2019s committee, so he holds a great deal of power.<\/p>\n<p>Smith said he has pushed to cap the state\u2019s film incentive program in the past and believes Martinez will \u201cget some traction\u201d on her proposal to cut film subsidies from 25 percent to 15 percent. He said he also likes Martinez\u2019s proposal to create a state police unit focused on public corruption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat plays extremely well with me,\u201d Smith said. \u201cLet\u2019s at least make a strong attempt, rather than political rhetoric.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith said he will help push Martinez\u2019s proposed locomotive fuel tax exemption to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/news\/article\/Union-Pacific-hopes-to-move-rail-hub-to-New-Mexico-944340.php\">bring Union Pacific Railroad to Santa Teresa<\/a>. He said he\u2019s \u201cnot the biggest fan of credits and that sort of thing, but you also have to try and move your economy forward, because there will be a day when there will be less military spending in this state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Smith said Martinez struck an appropriately tough tone in her speech that pleased him and showed that she\u2019s on top of things.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a certain amount of toughness that I want to see in governors,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the state\u2019s most powerful lawmakers, a conservative Democrat who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, was largely pleased by what Gov. 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