Washington, April 16 -- Congressman Pat Harrigan issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted in favor of H.R. 6398, the Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations Act, legislation to eliminate a redundant layer of EPA review that has slowed federal construction projects and major infrastructure decisions for decades.
"Every day that a project sits in regulatory limbo is a day American workers aren't working, American businesses aren't growing, and American infrastructure isn't getting built," said Congressman Harrigan. "This bill removes a duplicative EPA review that serves no purpose other than to delay. Federal agencies already conduct thorough environmental reviews under NEPA, a...