Due to technological advances and a newfound abundance of natural gas, the United States really now has capability and capacity to be a strategic energy supplier to Europe.
I think we have to expedite these approvals to give our allies alternatives to Russian energy.
I believe it is in the national security interest of the United States to help our allies reduce their dependence on Russian energy.
By preventing this project from moving forward, Washington State has hurt the economy of the entire region and the Nation.
The State of Washington denied the project for political reasons.
Can you talk a bit about how the export of American energy can actually improve, not reduce, environmental protection?
This bill does have the strong support of the American workers across the Country.
The State of Washington has abused their authority to block the export of coal mined in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and Montana.
Washington State's refusal to issue the permit is not just bad for our economy; it is also bad for the environment.
My view on this is that the permitting process now has been weaponized to pick winners and losers.
When the State of Washington denied the water quality certification for the Millennium Bulk Project, it claimed there would be environmental...