By Chamber Business News
With Congress weighing a slate of federal permitting reforms over the next two weeks, national and Arizona manufacturing leaders are urging lawmakers to modernize outdated processes that they say are slowing down job-creating projects in every corner of the country.
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is calling the window the “12 Days of Permitting Reform,” urging House members to advance several bills — including the PERMIT Act and the SPEED Act — aimed at streamlining federal reviews, clarifying the scope of environmental statutes, and shortening timelines for major infrastructure, energy, and industrial projects.
NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons said momentum is building for bipartisan action.
“Congress has an opportunity over the next 12 days to demonstrate strong, bipartisan momentum on comprehensive permitting reform,” Timmons said in a statement. “Manufacturers urge policymakers to seize the moment and make it easier and more cost-efficient for manufacturers to get shovels in the ground on job-creating projects.”
