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New Mexico U.S. Sen. Heinrich and colleagues announce bipartisan regulatory reform bill

Whitehouse described the agreement as a milestone and said senators still had to review the bill and could offer amendments.

New Mexico U.S. Sen. Heinrich and colleagues announce bipartisan regulatory reform bill
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Sen. Martin Heinrich and bipartisan Senate colleagues announced the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, which its sponsors say would speed permitting for energy and infrastructure projects and lower energy costs. They described the announcement as an initial step, with Senate colleagues still to review the bill.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
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Senator and co-announcer of the bipartisan permitting reform bill

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Shelley Moore Capito
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Senator and co-announcer of the bipartisan permitting reform bill

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Senator and lead public advocate for the bipartisan permitting reform bill

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Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Senator and co-announcer of the bipartisan permitting reform bill

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Senate Negotiators Reach Bipartisan Permitting Deal

Senate negotiators reached a bipartisan permitting deal. Whitehouse, who took part in the negotiations, said questions about wind and solar approvals remained. Left-leaning outlets cast the agreement as a threat to environmental protections and a benefit to fossil-fuel interests, foregrounding advocates’ criticism of Whitehouse’s support. Center outlets describe the deal’s aim to speed project approvals and explain its provisions, while noting unresolved wind and solar questions and competing reactions. Right-leaning outlets focus on the proposed reduction in time to challenge energy projects and the delayed vote, alongside Whitehouse’s call for clarity on wind and solar.

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