# Trump Pushes To Speed Pipeline, Power Plant Approvals Before Democrats Take Over

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-pushes-to-speed-pipeline-power-plant-approvals-before-democrats-take-over/
- Published: 2026-11-09T21:59:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T22:25:28+00:00
- Original publisher: The Daily Caller (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/09/trump-permitting-reform-senate-vote-shelley-moore-capito-sheldon-whitehouse-martin-heinrich-mike-lee
- Topics: Americas, Politics, World

## Key points

- Trump is pressing senators to advance a bipartisan permitting bill.
- The measure needs 60 votes to proceed.
- It would change reviews, permit deadlines and grid-cost rules.

## Summary

President Donald Trump urged senators to advance a bipartisan permitting bill before Democrats take control of Congress, arguing it would speed energy projects, lower household costs and create jobs. A procedural vote is scheduled for Monday evening, but the bill needs at least 60 votes to proceed.

The revised proposal, negotiated by Republicans Shelley Moore Capito and Mike Lee and Democrats Martin Heinrich and Sheldon Whitehouse, would narrow the federal actions requiring environmental review and set deadlines for permit decisions. It would also direct federal regulators to make data centres and other large electricity users pay for grid infrastructure built to serve them, and remove some federal drilling permits for wells on non-federal land. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries opposes the current version, while the incoming Congress is expected to be controlled by Democrats.

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.