WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.),
Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today
released the below statement following the White House Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ)’s announcement
of proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process:
“The proposed revisions would
reverse the common-sense changes that modernized the NEPA process. Protracting
the paperwork process adds unnecessary red tape back into building
infrastructure. At a time when our country is desperately trying to build, why
announce these changes now and throw states and private builders into limbo? As
I’ve said before, we can’t ‘Build Back Better’ if we can’t build at all. The
proposed reforms are unnecessary revisions meant to appease environmental
groups who hate anything the Trump administration’s CEQ implemented.”
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