Martin Heinrich: “I'd love to hear somebody say, 'the buck stops here' instead of 'whole-of-government approach.'”

It was not easy. It took longer than we would like, but everyone was committed to getting there.

In the short term, what I'd really like to see is a hand-in-glove approach between Russia and the World Health Organization. That would tell us a lot.

Our whole premise as we approached this permitting bill was: How do we create a faster process, not lower the bar on standards.

We need permitting reform to put more electrons on the grid. It results in more jobs, and it's the one thing that can bring down the pressure on the cost of electricity and energy right now.