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Senate reaches bipartisan deal on permitting bill to speed approvals of new energy projects

Lee said he was confident the Senate would approve the bill during a lame-duck session.

Senate reaches bipartisan deal on permitting bill to speed approvals of new energy projects
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Four senators said they reached a bipartisan deal on permitting legislation intended to speed approvals for energy and infrastructure projects, though a vote is not expected until after the midterm elections. Supporters cite faster construction and lower energy costs; Sheldon Whitehouse said Democrats want safeguards against the Trump administration blocking wind and solar projects.

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Mike Lee
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Republican senator who chairs the energy committee and helped broker the permitting deal

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Martin Heinrich
D · NM · SEN

Democratic senator and ranking member of the energy committee who helped broker the permitting deal

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Sheldon Whitehouse
D · RI · SEN

Democratic senator and ranking member of the environment panel who helped broker the permitting deal

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Shelley Moore Capito
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Republican senator who helped broker the permitting deal and chairs the Environment and Public Works Committee

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Donald Trump
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President whose administration's potential blocking of wind and solar projects is raised as a concern

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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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