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Senator John Hickenlooper Discusses Bipartisan Permitting Reform and ARPA-E's Role in Energy Innovation

Published May 31, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:22

I believe Senator Hickenlooper is up next. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank all of you for your willingness to put yourselves through this and take on these challenges. Mr. Bright, Bill I am a strong proponent of bipartisan permitting reform that includes targeted litigation reforms on various issues. The House bill, they've proposed a radical overhaul of our judicial review system by proposing a kind of pay to play or pay for play scheme. (00:22–00:34)

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