The Senate Armed Services Committee released its defense authorization for fiscal 2027 on Tuesday with a provision to curb the Pentagon’s delay in processing wind project permits.
The panel approved its National Defense Authorization Act behind closed doors last week — including an amendment on Pentagon reviews of energy projects — but had yet to release the text.
Passage of the amendment from Sen. Angus King, a Maine independent who caucuses with Democrats, shows bipartisan support for checking the Trump administration move to stymie renewable energy.
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“It needs to be resolved and there’s bipartisan support for that,” Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said after releasing the defense authorization bill.
