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How Congress must and can unchain US energy — and power America’s future

Over the next six months, Congress has a historic chance to deliver an energy and economic bonanza — by overhauling America’s broken permitting system. 

President Donald Trump has already led the way, cutting red tape and pulling in record investment.

Now, with midterms closing in, Congress must finish the job.

Most Americans don’t think about permitting rules.

They think about putting food on the table, buying a new car, taking the kids on vacation; they want good jobs in their communities and more money in their pockets. 

But whether they think about it or not, our antiquated permitting process stands between them and those dreams.

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Right now, $1.5 trillion in critical infrastructure sits frozen in permitting limbo — holding back up to $2.4 trillion in unrealized economic activity. 

It takes longer to permit a power plant — five years — than it took us to win World War II.

Transmission lines take even longer, nearly eight years apiece. 

America is blessed with extraordinary energy resources, but they’re trapped in a bureaucratic maze. 

From 2013 to ’24, US natural gas demand surged 49% — while pipeline........

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