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John Thune: “Permitting reform... takes so long to get them sited and…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Thune Joins The Ruthless Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 05:20

You know, for example, permitting reform. You know, if you want to do projects in this country, whether they're energy related or other types of projects, it Permitting reform... takes so long to get them sited and permitted. And it used to be that that was viewed as a Republican because it's conventional energy, it's oil and gas and all that. (05:20–05:30)

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Asserts that permitting processes for projects in the U.S. are lengthy.

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