Political Quotes

“I thank the chairman. Mr. Chairman, once again, my good friends on the other side think we need more government, more EPA overreach, more regulation, to continue the $19 trillion of debt that we have and to continue the flawed job opportunities of this administration's over the past 6 years. Once again, today we consider the RAPID Act. As the gentleman from Virginia stated, during the 112th and 113th Congresses, the House passed this bill on three separate occasions in a bipartisan fashion. Once again, we are considering a number of important regulatory reforms that present the potential for immediately impactful economic growth across our Nation. Our Federal permitting process is undeniably broken. Duplicative environmental reviews have clogged decision-making for years. Although recent studies have shown that, on average, an environmental impact study will take 3 to 4 years, the permitting process for many projects takes years more or, sadly, even decades. Even more disappointing are indications that average environmental review times are increasing by over a month per year. Furthermore, final decision-making has been driven by political whims rather than by the merits of any particular project that would be borne through economic growth and job creation. Political pressure should never impede projects of worth that would get Americans back to work.…”