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Elissa Slotkin: “I mean, again, the answer can be no when you're asking for a…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Slotkin Discusses Farmers, Fertilizer and Michigan Potash

Published | Video Starts at 04:30

I'm sure Mr. Westling can comment a little bit from a nitrogen perspective. And really, it's permitting and capital that are probably the two biggest challenges. Yeah, I'm a big believer. I mean, again, the answer can be no when you're asking for a permit. It just shouldn't take 15 years to get a yes or no. Right. Just get to, like, decision faster and certainty. If people are putting the investment into these facilities in five years, what's the market going to look like? (04:30–04:38)

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Asserts that permit decisions should not take 15 years.

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