Alan Armstrong✓

I could have stayed on the sidelines and complained about our broken permitting system, but I believe that if you see a problem this serious, you ought to do what you can to help fix it. It’s time to get America building again. 🏗️

RT @RepScottPeters: Leaders from Democratic and Republican presidential administrations are calling on Congress to pass BAAJA. This bill is the best proposal we’ve ever had to fix our broken permitting system, fight climate change, lower costs, create jobs, and keep data center costs off of our electricity bills. This letter is an encouraging sign. A 🧵

RT @EnergyDems: BAAJA will deliver good-paying union jobs and lower electricity costs for American families.

RT @APIenergy: Americans see the connection between permitting reform and affordability. 71% of voters agree permitting reform can help lower energy costs — and most Republicans, Democrats and independents support changes that would help critical energy infrastructure get built faster. More from @RCPolitics:

RT @ShopFloorNAM: .@SenArmstrong says passing the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act would be "a huge shift from where we’ve been in permitting in our country."   Check out more of Sen. Armstrong's conversation with @ThomasHochman and @ppavnr on why permitting reform is essential to meeting America's growing energy demands. #BAAJA

RT @ThomasHochman: New Right of Way: @SenArmstrong joins us for a deep dive on Clean Water Act Sec. 401 — plus some permitting horror stories and more! Read/Listen here:

RT @ENERGY: Thanks to President Trump, @ENERGY is investing in America’s energy infrastructure — LOWERING costs and strengthening our nation’s grid! ⚡️

"BAAJA represents substantial positive reforms to our permitting system, maintaining high environmental standards while providing clear rules for getting energy infrastructure built. BAAJA would help significantly increase clean energy deployment and expands our transmission network to deliver new, affordable, reliable electricity to the homes and businesses that rely on it." Thank you to the leaders at @ACORE, @AdvEnergyUnited, @USCleanPower, @CEBAPower, & @SEIA for your support for these desperately-needed bipartisan reforms.

Scoop: Clean energy trades @CEBAPower, @ACORE, @AdvEnergyUnited, @USCleanPower, & @SEIA are formally endorsing the Senate's bipartisan permitting reform bill in a joint letter to congressional leaders

RT @Natural_Allies: What broke the gridlock on permitting reform? Beyond rising energy costs, “it really was convincing the industry sectors that they needed to speak with one voice,” says @SenArmstrong. Hear how the Senate deal came together on Switchboard:

RT @jasonfurman: What do Larry Kudlow, Janet Yellen, Steve Mnuchin, @econJaredB & me have in common? We all believe the permitting reform bill is essential for America to build, grow, tackle climate change and maintain our technological lead. Probably the broadest letter I've ever signed.

RT @ForumDrake: “The history of energy is a history of addition – more energy sources – not subtraction” - Mike Sommers, President and CEO, American Petroleum Institute #thedrakeforum #energy #energysecurity

RT @AlecStapp: NEWS: 19 FORMER ECONOMIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY LEADERS ENDORSE THE BIPARTISAN PERMITTING REFORM BILL Today, a group of former Cabinet members and White House principals across seven Democratic and Republican administrations sent a letter calling on Congress to pass BAAJA. Here are the signatories: Janet YELLEN, Michael R. POMPEO, Steven T. MNUCHIN, Leon E. PANETTA, Timothy F. GEITHNER, Henry M. PAULSON, Jr., Robert E. RUBIN, Stephen MIRAN, Jared BERNSTEIN, Tyler GOODSPEED, Jason FURMAN, Glenn HUBBARD, Laura D’Andrea TYSON, Michael J. BOSKIN, Jeffrey ZIENTS, Jake SULLIVAN, Brian DEESE, Larry KUDLOW, Allan B. HUBBARD Key highlights from the letter: 1. “We are not building infrastructure fast enough to remain globally competitive… The median time for a new power plant to move from an interconnection request to commercial operation has more than doubled, from less than two years for projects built between 2000 and 2007 to more than four years for projects built between 2018 and 2024. 2. China has built more high-voltage transmission in the last fifteen years than the U.S. has built in all of its history... In 2024, China accounted for 31.5% of global knowledge- and technology-intensive manufacturing value added, compared with 20.7% for the United States. 3. Federally funded or permitted projects require NEPA review, but private projects often do not, creating a threat of failure precisely where the government is trying to be proactive, strategic, and engaged. 4. A project that spends years awaiting approval must continue carrying development and financing costs while remaining exposed to rising input costs. The IEA reports that prices for utility-scale transformers increased 26% in 2024, while lead times for some transformers have stretched as long as six years. 5. Mining projects also face tremendous uncertainty: a 2026 study by researchers at the Colorado School of Mines found that permitting for modern mining projects takes an average of 5.5 years, rising to 8.9 years for contested projects. The U.S. currently has the second-longest mine development timeline in the world. 6. The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act is the most significant bipartisan legislative effort that Congress has undertaken in decades to tackle these challenges. 7. BAAJA addresses key constraints stifling American industry by requiring interregional transmission planning, strengthening the federal backstop for nationally significant transmission lines, and creating a faster, more predictable process for connecting new generation to the grid. 8. BAAJA also makes permits more durable by imposing tighter timelines for litigation and limiting frivolous lawsuits that can halt projects indefinitely, while preserving community input and judicial review of substantive agency decisions.” The letter was organized by @arnabdatta321 on behalf of @IFP and covered exclusively by the WSJ this morning.

RT @Natural_Allies: Natural Allies applauds @SenCapito, @SenatorHeinrich, @SenMikeLee, and @SenWhitehouse for introducing bipartisan permitting reform legislation aimed at lowering energy costs for American families and businesses and strengthening U.S. competitiveness. We also recognize @SenArmstrong for his instrumental role in bringing both parties together to advance this critical issue. Read our full statement urging the U.S. Senate to pass the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 when it returns to session:

RT @APIenergy: What exactly is permitting reform, and why does it matter for America’s energy future? Get up to speed with @energycitizens Energy 101: how permitting works, what needs to change and how comprehensive reform can get America building again 👇

RT @Natural_Allies: “The answer to abundant energy, and therefore lower-priced energy, is being able to build infrastructure here in the U.S.” Watch @SenArmstrong sit down with @marc_lotter @Newsmax to discuss the momentum behind permitting reform in Washington and how it will help solve many of America’s problems:

It shouldn't take decades to build critical infrastructure. The bipartisan permitting bill announced last week cuts red tape, grows our grid, maintains critical environmental protections, and - most importantly - helps America build again!

RT @Natural_Allies: "...compromise isn’t about surrendering our principles or lowering standards; it’s about crafting an energy-neutral, practical framework that delivers real results for the American people, lowers utility bills, and strengthens our national security." - @SenArmstrong

I came to the Senate to help America build again. This bipartisan deal is a huge step forward in that mission to strengthen American energy, manufacturing, and infrastructure! 🛠️ Read my full statement:

Comprehensive permitting reform is the key get America building again & lower prices for consumers. I enjoyed my conversation about this essential legislation on @NEWSMAX's Wake Up America this morning! 👇

RT @REnglandDC: @CEBAPower @powellrich I'd also like to thank dedicated members of Congress in both chambers and both parties, like @SenArmstrong and @RepScottPeters, who have been relentless champions of fixing the status quo. There is no shortage of good leadership in this town.

Exactly! Permitting reform is good for America AND our allies.

Federal permitting reform accelerates the deployment of U.S. energy export infrastructure, allowing American liquefied natural gas (LNG) and clean technology to rapidly displace European reliance on hostile foreign suppliers like Russia. Streamlining these approvals directly reinforces NATO alliance resilience and secures critical global supply chains against adversarial coercion.

Meaningful, lasting reform doesn't happen when politicians retreat to their partisan corners or demand 100% of their wish list - it happens when leaders are willing to do the difficult work of sitting at the table and finding genuine common ground. Thank you to @SenCapito @SenMikeLee @SenWhitehouse @SenatorHeinrich for doing the difficult work and producing a strong, bipartisan bill.