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The manager’s amendment for the permitting reform bill is out: epw.senate.gov/public/_cache…
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New from POLITICO: Sen. Ron Wyden, the incoming Finance chair who played a critical role in constructing IRA, "cannot support" permitting deal.
NEW: Sen. @RonWyden (D-Ore.) tells me he cannot support BAAJA and suggests Dems should negotiate a new permitting deal:
"I cannot support a deal that strips Oregonians and tribes of the most important tools they have to hold Trump and his cronies accountable," he said.
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SCOOP: Jeffries spokesperson says Senate permitting bill “falls short,” calls for more House input before they can support it:
"[It] falls short in several areas, including the manner in which NEPA reform is undertaken and the failure to adequately protect tribal sovereignty.
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Bernie Sanders lost the fight in 2016. A decade later, he won the war.
Sanders’ brand of laser-focused economic populism trounced MAGA this week — winning not just with El-Sayed in Michigan, but Talarico’s in Texas and other red states.
Bernie isn’t surprised.
“No, I am not shocked,” he told me. “It’s what I’ve always believed.”
My interview with Sanders on the midterms, his movement and 2028:
politico.com/news/2026/11/05…
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Sen. Martin Heinrich is pushing back on calls to delay permitting reform until next year.
“I’m not going to wait,” he said simply, calling this the closest Congress has come to a deal that can become law.
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Climate Republicans lost big Tuesday night. Familiar faces in GOP clean energy spaces - Miller-Meeks, Kiggans, Lawler, Fitzpatrick - all lost, and more are on track to be wiped out.
It stands to further polarize the issues as Dems take power -
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As we wait for election results, check out the agenda for enviro groups if Dems win Congress in the midterms
I talked to 15 execs and lobbyists in the green movement. Data centers top the list, along with tough oversight of the Trump admin
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'Clean energy is going to win out': Permitting bill tests greens' faith politi.co/4yWU5iK
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New from @jamepdx: Prominent unions, including the Teamsters, back the bipartisan permitting reform deal.
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New: The bipartisan permitting reform bill could help unlock President Donald Trump’s D.C. wish list.
Lawyers say the bill would make it more difficult for groups to challenge and delay Trump's construction plans for the East Potomac Golf Course, Arch and other D.C. projects.
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The Wilderness Society, a major Green group, comes out against permitting reform deal due its "irreversible" threats to public lands:
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NEW: Top Republican Rep. @TomColeOK04 is joining Dems in raising tribal concerns about the permitting bill
“That’s going to be an issue for me,” he tells me after an event in Norman
Says he’ll push for changes to NHPA provisions in Senate and House if it passes
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NEW: Deb Haaland, the former Biden Interior secretary running for New Mexico governor, opposes Martin Heinrich’s permitting reform bill as written, citing concerns over tribal consultation.
She joins two New Mexico House Democrats in opposing the bill.
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New: The White House Council of Economic Advisers released an analysis touting permitting reform bill’s economic benefits.
Report says BAAJA would:
-Boost long-run GDP by 0.28% to 0.56%
-Cut annual electric bills by $178 to $251
-Increase annual real wages by $306 to $637
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Dems are favored to win at least the House in the midterms. But what exactly would they (or could they) do energy policy-wise if they win?
@ameliadavidson_ , @NirmalMulaikal and I break it down in the latest episode of the POLITICO Energy podcast:
open.spotify.com/episode/1z0…
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New: Sen. Whitehouse seemingly not over-impressed with existing wind projects moved along today:
“The administration needs to state clearly how it plans to get back to the regular permitting of wind and solar projects and demonstrate actual progress on doing so," he said.
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Trump talks a lot. So when he doesn't, people notice. And his silence has been deafening this week with permitting reform on the line.
Also, noticed that solar had brief moment as America's top electricity source last weekend.
In Surge today:
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The People’s Environmental Justice Caucus, founded by and composed of Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Summer Lee (D-Pa.) and Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.), opposes the permitting reform bill.
“This bad deal trades lifetimes of pollution and harm for pennies in relief," they said.
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New: A pair of strange bedfellows are joining forces to try to push the permitting bill over the finish line: the oil and clean energy industries.
w/ @kelseytam @Timothy_Cama
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