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Chris Wright: “The biggest thing is just permitting just some certainty…”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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So what I've got to say is, hey, I want you to, you've got three factories overseas. What would it take? How can we help you build here in the United States? And The biggest thing is just permitting just some certainty that you can get stuff built. And then they'll say, yeah, but then the governor's gonna trip us up. So it takes the federal government, it takes the state governments, but I think we have a more welcoming, come build your large project here in the US Environment. (21:57–22:03)

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Asserts that permitting and certainty are major factors in enabling construction in the U.S.

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