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Unidentified speaker at Environment and Public Works meeting says White House is blocking permitting reform
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An unidentified speaker at a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee meeting accused the White House of failing to execute laws fairly and said the administration’s actions risk stalling bipartisan infrastructure bills including a highway bill and an Army Corps water resources bill.
An unidentified speaker at a meeting of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee said the White House, not the Senate, is the primary obstacle to permitting reform, warning that the administration’s execution of federal law could derail bipartisan infrastructure measures.
The speaker told the committee, "If you want permitting reform, don't come to me. I'm not the problem. Don't come to Democrats in the senate... Don't bother chairman Capito and the Republicans. They're ready to go too," and later said, "The problem is in the White House. They are simply not…
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