07/27/2015
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"one of my top priorities is ensuring that as a country, we have the capacity to reach our full potential when it comes to building out electric vehicles and the charging infrastructure."
"Due to reconciliation rules, we couldn't adequately fund the ESA consultation and related permitting activities in the IRA."
"we also know that our current mining law, which has not been meaningfully updated in 150 years, tips the scales toward mining companies and away from communities who need to have a fair say in the dec..."
"In the Inflation Reduction Act, we provided the Department of the Interior with $150 million to increase staffing capacity and resources for permitting activities."