Washington, Sept. 30 -- Representative Jared Huffman issued the following press release:
Ranking Member Huffman Statement on Senate Permitting Deal
September 30, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the introduction of the Senate's permitting reform package:
"Passing a good permitting reform package will be one of my top priorities for the next Congress, so I'm very interested in these Senate negotiations.
"From what I've seen, Senators Whitehouse and Heinrich have done some good work, but they've been negotiating from a position of weakness and the tentative deal unveiled today raises significant questions and concerns that would have ...