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Kevin Stitt: “Their CEO told me it costs more money for them to permit a…”

Featuring: Kevin Stitt, Republican | Governor of Oklahoma

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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt addresses ALEC 2026 Annual Meeting

Published | Video Starts at 14:13

So Williams Companies, it's a, it's a huge pipeline company, the largest pipeline company in the world, out of Tulsa. And they've been around for over 100 years. Their CEO told me it costs more money for them to permit a project as it does to put the steel in the ground. Think about that. Think about saving your whole life and you're building your dream home. You're building a million dollar house, you got your financing and then the permits cost you as much as it does to build your home. (14:13–14:21)

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