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Rep, Dem Senators Release Bipartisan Permitting Bill

Capito said the reforms could support energy reliability and growth while retaining environmental protections.

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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Shelley Moore Capito R · WV · SEN
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Shelley Moore Capito
R · WV · SEN

Co-releaser of the permitting reform bill

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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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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President mentioned as someone Capito hoped would help enact the bill

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Senators Reach Bipartisan Deal on Energy Project Permitting Bill

Senators reached a bipartisan agreement on permitting legislation intended to speed energy and infrastructure projects. Capito helped negotiate and promote the deal. Center outlets present the agreement as an effort to speed projects, with coverage also noting its expected post-election consideration and, in some articles, environmental concerns or unresolved wind and solar questions. Capito appears as a negotiator and advocate for the deal.

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