And thanks to the incredible work at DEP and at the Department of Agriculture under the great Secretary Russell Redding, we're now moving at the speed of farming. DEP specifically has eliminated 98% of its backlog during my time as your governor and have processed 20,000 really complex permits. Over at the Department of Agriculture, they have processed more than 70,000 permits in just the last couple years. And they've done it in 70% less time than they were doing in years before. (08:12–08:25)
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