White House seeks to pressure Democrats to move faster on permitting reform deal
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said negotiators were close to a permitting reform deal but still needed clarity on wind and solar assurances and the voting schedule.
SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYSen. Sheldon Whitehouse says negotiators are close to a permitting reform deal, though details on protections for wind and solar remain unclear. He expects a Senate vote may come after the November election.
Community verdict
12 VOTES
People in this story
SWIPE →Democratic negotiator and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee chair
President whose administration is involved in the permitting negotiations
Part of a bigger story
3 OUTLETSOutlets describe Whitehouse as a Senate negotiator in talks on an infrastructure permitting overhaul that are nearing a deal, though final terms remain unsettled. Center outlets portray the deal as close but emphasize uncertainty over timing and unresolved wind and solar terms; their accounts differ on whether a vote might come before the midterms or in the lame-duck session.
- ARTICLES
- 4
- OUTLETS
Discussion · 0
Loading comments…