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Rep, Dem Senators Release Bipartisan Permitting Bill

Lee said the bipartisan bill would address a permitting system he considers too slow and costly.

Rep, Dem Senators Release Bipartisan Permitting Bill
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Four senators released the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, a permitting reform package they say would speed energy and infrastructure projects. Industry groups welcomed it, while the Sierra Club warned it could benefit oil and gas projects without ensuring more clean energy gets built.

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Mike Lee R · UT · SEN
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Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Co-releaser of the permitting reform bill

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Sheldon Whitehouse
D · RI · SEN

Co-releaser of the permitting reform bill

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Martin Heinrich
D · NM · SEN

Co-releaser of the permitting reform bill

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Shelley Moore Capito
R · WV · SEN

Co-releaser of the permitting reform bill

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President mentioned as someone Capito hoped would help enact the bill

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Senators Announce Bipartisan Energy Permitting Deal

Senators announced a bipartisan permitting framework intended to speed energy projects, and Mike Lee helped negotiate it. Center outlets describe the deal as an effort to spur energy development while balancing other interests, with attention to unresolved wind and solar questions and expected revisions before a Senate vote.

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