Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Joe Manchin suggested Tuesday his big permitting overhaul package was just about ready for public consumption.
At a hearing on electricity demand, the West Virginia Democrat was emphatic that the permitting draft package he’s been working on with Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), the committee’s ranking member, was just about ready to be dropped off on lawmakers’ desks.
“We finally have language,” Manchin said. “And maybe we can finally get our act together.”
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But afterward, a Barrasso aide who was granted anonymity to speak freely clarified the deal isn’t done — and that the work is ongoing.
