The first Senate test since the election is TODAY. Every Senate Democrat should vote NO on Trump and Senate Republicans’ permitting bill. This can wait two months. Let the people voters just elected lead the charge on permitting reform.
November 9, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The first Senate test since the election is TODAY. Every Senate Democrat should vote NO on Trump and Senate Republicans’ permitting bill. This can wait two months. Let the people voters just elected lead the charge on permitting reform.
First stop—a rally standing in solidarity with Tribal Leaders opposing a permitting deal scheduled for a vote in the Senate TODAY at 5:30 PM.
This is a bill that has had no public process, no hearings, and which Trump bragged himself last night he’d use to push through pipelines and data centers.
This is a bill that has had no public process, no hearings, and which Trump bragged himself last night he’d use to push through pipelines and data centers.
Rep. Stansbury: Opposing the Senate Permitting Bill
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
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November 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
First stop—a rally standing in solidarity with Tribal Leaders opposing a permitting deal scheduled for a vote in the Senate TODAY at 5:30 PM.
This is a bill that has had no public process, no hearings, and which Trump bragged himself last night he’d use to push through pipelines and data centers.
This is a bill that has had no public process, no hearings, and which Trump bragged himself last night he’d use to push through pipelines and data centers.
Yes I know its Remembrance Sunday but it’s also Captain Dan’s laundry service, conditions permitting.
November 8, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Yes I know its Remembrance Sunday but it’s also Captain Dan’s laundry service, conditions permitting.
4.) Permitting reform
November 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
4.) Permitting reform
Q: Will you approve wind turbines?
TRUMP: No I will not
Q: Well that's part of this permitting bill
TRUMP: It hasn't been fully negotiated. Wind turbines are a major loser.
TRUMP: No I will not
Q: Well that's part of this permitting bill
TRUMP: It hasn't been fully negotiated. Wind turbines are a major loser.
November 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Q: Will you approve wind turbines?
TRUMP: No I will not
Q: Well that's part of this permitting bill
TRUMP: It hasn't been fully negotiated. Wind turbines are a major loser.
TRUMP: No I will not
Q: Well that's part of this permitting bill
TRUMP: It hasn't been fully negotiated. Wind turbines are a major loser.
I will vote against the bill before us today, but I look forward to working with my colleagues to get permitting reform right.
Sen. Merkley Statement on Senate Permitting Legislation - Merkley
Washington, DC – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement on proposed legislation in the Senate to reform permitting: “Transmission is much needed to move renewable energy from solar and wind farms to the places where there is a high demand for electricity. “Data centers should pay their fair share for the resources […]
www.merkley.senate.gov
November 9, 2026 at 8:28 PM
I will vote against the bill before us today, but I look forward to working with my colleagues to get permitting reform right.
because the various dams have combined with water demand from various states to exceed the river's capacity? Modern permitting requirements are basically designed to make sure that kind of thing doesn't happen again. So yes, permitting reform is necessary,
November 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM
because the various dams have combined with water demand from various states to exceed the river's capacity? Modern permitting requirements are basically designed to make sure that kind of thing doesn't happen again. So yes, permitting reform is necessary,
Today Rep.Girjalva and I issued the following statement in opposition to the Senate Permitting Bill (BAAJA) S. 5653 and the Managers Amendment released today ⬇️
November 8, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Today Rep.Girjalva and I issued the following statement in opposition to the Senate Permitting Bill (BAAJA) S. 5653 and the Managers Amendment released today ⬇️
Nobody likes it when I say this but it's true so I'll say it again: there is no "better deal" on permitting in the next Congress, for very simple reasons that are accessible to everyone. If you think the status quo is preferable to a permitting compromise, just be honest and say so.
November 8, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Nobody likes it when I say this but it's true so I'll say it again: there is no "better deal" on permitting in the next Congress, for very simple reasons that are accessible to everyone. If you think the status quo is preferable to a permitting compromise, just be honest and say so.
The most optimistic modeling I've seen for 'permitting reform' shows it would cut U.S. emissions 4% by 2040. That's essentially throwing in the towel on the climate fight
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Post-wave Politics
Permitting reform in the froth of the tsunami
billmckibben.substack.com
November 7, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The most optimistic modeling I've seen for 'permitting reform' shows it would cut U.S. emissions 4% by 2040. That's essentially throwing in the towel on the climate fight
billmckibben.substack.com/p/post-wave-...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/post-wave-...
real ball-knower check on the permitting ayes from younger progressives
Kim, Ossoff, Warnock
yup, looks right
Kim, Ossoff, Warnock
yup, looks right
November 10, 2026 at 2:29 AM
real ball-knower check on the permitting ayes from younger progressives
Kim, Ossoff, Warnock
yup, looks right
Kim, Ossoff, Warnock
yup, looks right
That's probably because BAAJA is about a process called "permitting." Permitting is really boring, and concerns the process of gaining regulatory approvals for infrastructure projects.
There's been much consternation about the fact that relative to some other countries, the US builds things slowly.
There's been much consternation about the fact that relative to some other countries, the US builds things slowly.
November 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM
That's probably because BAAJA is about a process called "permitting." Permitting is really boring, and concerns the process of gaining regulatory approvals for infrastructure projects.
There's been much consternation about the fact that relative to some other countries, the US builds things slowly.
There's been much consternation about the fact that relative to some other countries, the US builds things slowly.
Our permitting bill lowers energy costs and emissions, boosts clean energy, and creates good jobs.
There’s a lot to like about this bill.
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There’s a lot to like about this bill.
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November 9, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Our permitting bill lowers energy costs and emissions, boosts clean energy, and creates good jobs.
There’s a lot to like about this bill.
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There’s a lot to like about this bill.
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All this permitting bill will do is fast-track pipelines and data centers in the near term. It's a bad bill.
thehill.com/policy/energ...
thehill.com/policy/energ...
Trump says he ‘will not approve wind turbines’ despite support for permitting reform bill
President Trump on Monday said he would not approve new wind turbines despite his support for a permitting reform bill that seeks to ease the passage of all forms of energy, including wind. Trump t…
thehill.com
November 9, 2026 at 11:17 PM
All this permitting bill will do is fast-track pipelines and data centers in the near term. It's a bad bill.
thehill.com/policy/energ...
thehill.com/policy/energ...
The first Senate test since the election is TODAY. Every Senate Democrat should vote NO on Trump and Senate Republicans’ permitting bill. This can wait two months. Let the people voters just elected lead the charge on permitting reform.
November 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
The first Senate test since the election is TODAY. Every Senate Democrat should vote NO on Trump and Senate Republicans’ permitting bill. This can wait two months. Let the people voters just elected lead the charge on permitting reform.
axios reporting that AL GORE is coming out against the senate permitting bill
November 9, 2026 at 6:43 PM
axios reporting that AL GORE is coming out against the senate permitting bill
That would be bad enough, but all this behind the meter gas permitting is going to be included in the 10 yr baseline for the new “disparate treatment” standard, which essentially legislates that the US must keep permitting fossil fuels…
November 9, 2026 at 2:15 AM
That would be bad enough, but all this behind the meter gas permitting is going to be included in the 10 yr baseline for the new “disparate treatment” standard, which essentially legislates that the US must keep permitting fossil fuels…
what are people's thoughts about the permitting bill? I'm gathering some string for a potential piece
November 9, 2026 at 2:43 PM
what are people's thoughts about the permitting bill? I'm gathering some string for a potential piece
Americans want more affordable energy. Our bipartisan permitting reform bill gets it done.
Polling: Americans Want Permitting Reform
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November 6, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Americans want more affordable energy. Our bipartisan permitting reform bill gets it done.
Why are some Dems hot to pass permitting reform — well, 'permitting deregulation' may be more accurate for what's proposed — under _this_ Congress, again?
Q: Will you approve wind turbines?
TRUMP: No I will not
Q: Well that's part of this permitting bill
TRUMP: It hasn't been fully negotiated. Wind turbines are a major loser.
TRUMP: No I will not
Q: Well that's part of this permitting bill
TRUMP: It hasn't been fully negotiated. Wind turbines are a major loser.
November 9, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Why are some Dems hot to pass permitting reform — well, 'permitting deregulation' may be more accurate for what's proposed — under _this_ Congress, again?
That’s a big NO from us on the #BAAJA permitting bill. Tl;DR it’s no better than the status quo, so we should wait and renegotiate something better in the new Congress.
Call your senators and ask them to vote against the permitting bill: 202-224-3121 ☎️
Call your senators and ask them to vote against the permitting bill: 202-224-3121 ☎️
November 7, 2026 at 5:34 PM
That’s a big NO from us on the #BAAJA permitting bill. Tl;DR it’s no better than the status quo, so we should wait and renegotiate something better in the new Congress.
Call your senators and ask them to vote against the permitting bill: 202-224-3121 ☎️
Call your senators and ask them to vote against the permitting bill: 202-224-3121 ☎️