Source: United States Senator for Ohio Rob Portman
December 15, 2022 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) issued the following statement tonight regarding his vote in support of U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) permitting reform bill as an amendment to the fiscal year (FY) 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):
“This amendment is far from perfect but would make several important improvements to our federal permitting processes for energy projects and expand the role of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, which I created with my colleague, former Senator Claire McCaskill, in 2015.
“Ohio is an energy producing state – from coal to oil and natural gas to renewable energy – and having an efficient permitting process for the continued development of Ohio’s natural resources is important for our economy and national security. This amendment also requires federal agencies to issue all approvals and permits necessary for the construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, and estimates show that a quarter of the natural gas flowing through this pipeline would come from Ohio once completed.
“At a time of high inflation and record energy costs, we should be doing all we can to help secure our energy supplies and lower costs for hardworking families in Ohio and across the nation.”
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