Alan Armstrong: “I’ve been kind of the voice with industry, and there’s a lot of conflict with industry.”

For the millions Americans who have worked hard, paid into the system, and simply want the security of knowing they can retire with dignity, this is not an abstract fiscal policy debate.

Instead, this legislation makes a half-hearted attempt to waive minor environmental laws while failing to address the need for permitting reform at large.

When every pipeline, transmission line, power plant and industrial project is treated as something to stop rather than something to build responsibly, the costs do not disappear.

There’s trade-offs to be made. Getting these amendments done in a way that can hold the coalition together, I can play a very critical role in that.