Steve Scalise: “I remember 2 years ago I went out to Alaska. We looked at--we went out to the North Slope.”

The Senate shouldn’t allow these groups to stand in the way any longer. It’s time to get this important permitting reform to President Trump’s desk.

And so what you end up with is higher costs, higher inflation. That's what the socialist agenda will get you.

So we're sending them this idea in a bill that only needs 51 votes.

And how did we pay for it, Mr. Chairman? We paid for it by putting anti-fraud measures in that bill.