Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Appearances
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Confirmation Continuum: Day 3
Reform. We've had lots of stops and starts over the last probably two to three years on this very issue. And it's holding up construction of critical energy manufacturing, infrastructure, transportation, doesn't matter what kind of energy, renewable energy, pipelines, whatever. So we need to make it easier to build in America.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Confirmation Continuum: Day 3
I believe that's President Trump's vision as well by modernizing and streamlining our environmental review and permitting processes. Congressman Zeldin, what opportunities do you see for EPA to be able to establish more efficient and predictable permitting processes in addition to working with all the other agencies that play a part in this vital process? on these vital decisions.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Confirmation Continuum: Day 3
Yeah, I think a lot of times in the public domain, PERMITTING REFORM MEANS TO CERTAIN PEOPLE SKIRTING THE RULES OR BREEZING THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS WITHOUT REALLY TAKING THEM SERIOUSLY OR ACTUALLY HAVING THEM SCIENCE-BASED AS WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT TODAY. THAT'S NOT WHAT PERMITTING REFORM MEANS.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Confirmation Continuum: Day 3
PERMITTING REFORMS MEANS MAKE THESE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER RULES AND OTHERS AND OTHER AGENCIES work together and work so that we are getting the right result of clean air and clean water, but we're able to move forward. And so I look forward to that. Here's another West Virginia issue very quickly. And it's the Muddy Creek Restoration Project.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Confirmation Continuum: Day 3
It's 19 miles of waterways that has acid mine drainage. And West Virginia went about with coordination with the past Trump administration. And it was initially championed by the Biden administration to deliver real results in cleaning up this area of our state. It was a true win-win.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Confirmation Continuum: Day 3
The Biden administration, for some reason, which we can't figure out, flip-flopped on this, and they just started putting more burdensome, costly, and a much, much slower cleanup process. So you're still having your acid mine drainage while we're getting hung up here. It threatens projects like Muddy Creek and discourages other communities from pursuing similar efforts to achieve real,
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Confirmation Continuum: Day 3
environmental remediation and benefits. Will you commit to me, working with me in the state, to try to reverse these counterproductive changes and cut the red tape and restore this for more cost-effective, but also better environmental results?
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Confirmation Continuum: Day 3
Thank you. I understand that a five-minute break would be in our best interest. Would you like to do that now, or do you want to keep going?
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Confirmation Continuum: Day 3
Maybe Charlie Kirk is on the college campus.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
YIKES! Senate Hearing GOES OFF THE RAILS over Trump Picks
And here's what this nominee himself has said about using his office to prosecute journalists. We will go out and find the conspirators, not just in government, but in the media, We're going to come after you, whether it's criminally or civilly. Is that a correct quotation, Mr. Patel?
The MeidasTouch Podcast
FED UP Dems Finally PUT THE SCREWS in House GOP
Before you even got to all these really extraordinary findings, you had a guy who Donald Trump was proposing to be the top prosecutor for the United States of America, whose only experience with criminal investigations was to be the subject of them. before you even get to the conduct. That alone should have been disqualifying.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
FED UP Dems Finally PUT THE SCREWS in House GOP
So to your earlier point, the reflection of this on the judgment of Donald Trump is perhaps the most remarkable part of this whole story, setting aside all the grim and salacious details.