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Patrick Morrisey: “There is no more Chevron deference, thanks to West Virginia…”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

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Governors Energy Roundtable - NGA Winter Meeting 2026

Published | Video Starts at 27:37

And I think as you're looking at permitting reform and you're looking at the certainty of these decisions, there are ways you can include within the language markers to let people know there is a major questions doctrine. Right now, West Virginia vpa, There is no more Chevron deference, thanks to West Virginia, many other states, and others. But the point is, if you build that in and you anticipate it, you could have a lot more certainty because the bureaucrats know they're not going to get away with what they did before. (27:37–27:43)

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Asserts that Chevron deference is no longer applicable due to actions by West Virginia and others.

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