At least one Republican senator is hopeful that Congress can advance meaningful legislation reforming the process for energy and infrastructure projects to obtain federal permits for construction by the spring, despite negotiations with Democrats still being paused.
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), one of the top Republicans on the Environment and Public Works Committee, told the Washington Examiner on Wednesday that he believes Republicans will be able to put forward “good language” regarding permitting “rather soon.”
“When I say rather soon, I mean, I don’t think we’re that far from it,” he said. “Now, could we have a markup by this spring? I think we could.”
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Cramer’s remarks come after a hearing held by the committee, during which Democrats and Republicans agreed that passing permitting reform is
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