Barrasso Calls on Senate to Fix America’s Costly, Complex, and Cumbersome Permitting Process

U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Senate Majority Whip, spoke on the Senate Floor Tuesday about the challenges facing American builders because of the costly, complex, and cumbersome permitting process. Senator Barrasso said the federal permitting process is fundamentally broken.

During his remarks, Senator Barrasso previewed his legislation that would streamline permitting for new energy projects in Wyoming and across America, which he said is the number one way to boost American energy and mineral dominance.  Barrasso added that along with lowering energy costs, his legislation will encourage access to oil and gas resources on federal lands and offshore and it will also enact common sense judicial reforms to the National Environment Policy Act.