The following statement is from Neil Bradley, executive vice president and chief policy officer for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce:
"The U.S. Chamber has taken a leading role for years in the effort to streamline the permitting process. Bringing infrastructure projects to completion quickly and efficiently is critical for generating economic growth, which is why we made permit streamlining a cornerstone of our infrastructure plan. Simply put, it shouldn't take longer to approve a project than to build it. Environmental reviews are crucial to ensuring clean air and water, but it's possible and necessary for the reviews to be completed in a more timely manner. We welcome the administration's commitment to One Federal Decision and applaud it as a much-needed step in the process to modernize America's infrastructure. We're eager to see more of this kind of reform-minded progress from the administration and Congress in the weeks and months to come."
For more information about the U.S. Chamber's infrastructure plan, please click here.