Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I thank Congressman Johnson and Congressman Gianforte for their efforts to make our Federal Government more efficient and accountable with these commonsense reforms. The Republican Study Committee's GEAR Task Force report is a solutions-based plan to reduce the government's size and inefficiency. Anyone who has dealt with the Federal Government knows the frustration that the bureaucratic process can bring. Unnecessary government delays to infrastructure projects have a particularly damaging effect on economic growth and job creation. Madam Speaker, I thank the Republican Study Committee for including my bill, H.R. 3671, the Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act, in the report. This bipartisan bill will streamline and modernize the Federal infrastructure permitting process. The Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act will build on the reforms that were included in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act of 2015, otherwise known as FAST-41. My bill would make permanent the FAST-41 provisions and enact additional reforms, such as a 2-year deadline for the permitting process. FAST-41 ensures coordination among several Federal agencies to streamline the permitting process for the largest infrastructure projects. The Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act would expand these types of projects that would qualify for this streamlined process: simply put, more projects completed in a shorter period of time at a reduced cost.…”