05/02/2011
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"Congress should appropriate funding for the Council at the President's request of $10 million."
"The passage of FAST-41 was a bipartisan achievement, led by Senators Portman and McCaskill."
"Chairman Portman, your work and leadership along with Senator McCaskill on the Federal Permitting Improvement Act demonstrated a steadfast commitment to cutting red tape in order to get much needed in..."
"This law says the Permitting Council at that moment steps in and says, 'No, you are not going to take your football and go home.'"