Senator Rick Santorum writes on NewsMax that it is time to invest in real infrastructure.
- While there is bipartisan support for infrastructure reform in Congress, current regulations impede progress.
- One such regulation is the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which slows down project times and drives up costs.
- Making progress on infrastructure requires regulatory reform, smart investments, and defining what is and is not infrastructure. Figuring this out will benefit our environment and our economy.
“The good news is a broad bipartisan consensus exists in Congress to make significant investments in infrastructure. The problem is not money. The problem is regulation and focus (calling something infrastructure doesn’t make it infrastructure).”
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