The CR smells like beef and cheese. But it could have been worse.
E&E News (12/17/24) reports: "The blame game started over the weekend and intensified Monday after bipartisan talks on broad permitting legislation collapsed. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and Environment and Public Works Chair Tom Carper (D-Del.) both blamed House Republican leadership. Manchin has for years been leading the charge on legislation to bolster the grid and make it easier to approve all kinds of projects. 'By taking permitting off the table for this Congress, Speaker Johnson and House Republican Leadership have done a disservice to the incoming Trump Administration, which has been focused on strengthening our energy security and will now be forced to operate with their hands tied behind their backs when trying to issue permits for all of the types of energy and infrastructure projects our country needs,' Manchin said...Democrats started pointing fingers at Johnson Friday, with a Democratic aide saying the speaker 'killed permitting.' Another said Johnson 'pulled the plug.' 'Unfortunately, instead of taking real policy wins, House Republicans let their perfect be the enemy of the good,' Carper said, accusing the GOP of asking for too much. Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.), who helped negotiate NEPA changes in last year’s debt ceiling deal, shot back: 'It all comes down to the fact that verbally they say the want reforms. On paper, what they’re doing is creating more lawsuits.' Graves also scoffed at the accusation that Republicans didn’t really want a deal. 'Just let that sit for a minute,' he said."
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"The energy policies of most New England states, prioritizing emissions reductions over affordability and reliability, will lead to a massive increase in the cost of electricity for families and businesses in the region and continue the growing price disparities with neighboring regions."
– Mitch Rolling & Isaac Orr
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