| ARLINGTON, VA—The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA) is the kind of comprehensive permitting reform Americans for Prosperity (AFP) has championed for years in communities across the country. The legislation was introduced by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ChairShelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chair Mike Lee (R-Utah), alongside Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.). It is currently moving forward in the Senate after a bipartisan 73–25 procedural vote earlier this week.
For AFP, permitting reform is fundamentally about lowering the cost of living and removing government barriers to American innovation. Energy powers nearly every part of our economy, from the groceries families buy to the cars they drive, the electricity bills they pay, and internet that connects us all in our daily lives. When government delays make it harder and more costly to build the energy infrastructure America’s economy needs, those higher prices fall on all Americans and hold back job creation, innovation, and private sector investment. Congress has a rare bipartisan opportunity to fix the broken permitting system. It is time to unleash American energy, bring down costs during an affordability crisis, and help America build again. Hitting the Road to Prosperity In September 2025, AFP launched a seven-figure national campaign to push permitting reform in Congress. The “Road to Prosperity” tour then went to more than a dozen states, with many stops at local energy project sites hit by delays, so people could see what good and bad permitting looks like. americansforprosperityamericansforprosperity Watch the recap of AFP’s Road to Prosperity tour: “Permitting Reform Is the Biggest Roadblock” Jeremy, CEO of a construction and data center company, testified that permitting is the biggest obstacle to building. Watch Jeremy’s testimony: Voices From the Ground Clayton Rasche (@clayforfreedom) on why the SPEED Act matters: America cannot lower costs if we cannot build. Right now, permits take longer than construction… The SPEED Act cuts red tape so we can build faster, cheaper and stronger.
Mary Beth Cirucci (@CirucciMaryB) on a shuttered Louisiana oil facility: This is dead: red tape in Washington killed it! What was once a thriving oil production facility in Louisiana fed by 20+ wells was shut down due to over regulation and excessive permitting.
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