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David Vitter: “Now, at the Federal level, I assume part of the problem in terms of delays and complications is you really have two…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2015
Now, at the Federal level, I assume part of the problem in terms of delays and complications is you really have two different processes, FERC and DOE, and it's never exactly clear who goes first, how it works, how they intersect.
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana

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Vitter discusses complications in federal permitting processes for projects.

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