Senate Republican Pushes Overhaul to Cut Red Tape and Speed up American Energy Projects

Senate Republican pushes overhaul to cut red tape and speed up American energy projects

FIRST ON FOX: The Senate’s newest member is reviving an issue that has echoed through the halls of Congress for years, and one that, if successful, could turbocharge energy production in the U.S.Sen. Alan Armstrong, R-Okla., who was appointed to replace Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin earlier this year, has one priority in the few months that he has been the Sooner State’s junior Senator: permitting reform. It’s not on…

SCOOP: Sen. Alan Armstrong rolls out plan to “get America building again,” flexing his industry clout on permitting reform

The newest member of the Senate — someone most political insiders had never heard of three months ago — flexed his industry clout with a full house on…

It’s Time to Build: Why Permitting Reform Is the Energy Policy We’ve Been Waiting For - Power The Future

American energy has a building problem. We have the resources. We have the technology. What we don’t have is a permitting system that allows us to move fast enough to meet the moment. That’s exactly what Sen. Alan Armstrong’s (R-OK) American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act of 2026 aims to fix, and it’s an idea long overdue. Fox News reports, “Armstrong has produced a package of bills geared toward permitting reform that combines ideas from…

Armstrong Hosts Bipartisan Discussion on Federal Permitting Reform

U.S. Senator Alan Armstrong hosted a bipartisan, bicameral meeting in Washington, D.C., bringing together lawmakers, governors and industry leaders to discuss changes to the federal permitting process for energy, manufacturing and infrastructure projects. The event, titled “Getting America Building Again: Permitting Reform and America’s Competitive Future,” focused on proposals to speed up permitting for major projects while providing a more predictable regulatory process. Armstrong said permitting reform is necessary if the United States wants to remain competitive. “I often hear debates in Washington about what America needs to succeed. We need more energy. We need more manufacturing. We need more critical minerals. We need more transmission. We need more housing,” Armstrong said. “The problem is not that America lacks resources, capital, or talent. The problem is that America has built a permitting system that makes building unnecessarily difficult.” Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt joined Armstrong and lawmakers from both parties at the event. “States are not asking Washington to pick winners and losers. In fact, we’re asking them to stop doing that,” Stitt said. “What we all want is a fair, predictable, technology-neutral process that lets every legitimate project compete on a level playing field.” More than 150 business leaders and policy experts participated in the discussion, which included representatives from the energy, manufacturing, mining and industrial sectors. Organizers said the goal is to build bipartisan support for legislation that would modernize the nation’s permitting process and reduce delays for major infrastructure projects. You can watch Armstrong’s event below.