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WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Momentum Builds Behind Armstrong’s Push to Get America Building Again – Senator Alan Armstrong Skip to content Permitting Reform , Press Release WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Momentum Builds Behind Armstrong’s Push to Get America Building Again August 4, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 4, 2026 CONTACT: Chrissy Harbin , Miranda Dabney WTAS: Momentum Builds Behind Armstrong’s Push to Get America Building Again Lawmakers, labor, energy producers, manufacturers, clean-energy developers and policy leaders are rallying around comprehensive permitting reform. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Support is growing for Senator Alan Armstrong’s (R-OK) campaign to modernize America’s broken permitting system and clear the way for the energy, mineral, manufacturing, transmission and infrastructure projects the country needs. Armstrong has made comprehensive permitting reform a central focus of his Senate service. The message from across the political and economic spectrum is increasingly clear: America cannot compete, lower costs or strengthen national security if it cannot build. Even voices on the progressive left are acknowledging that opponents have become better at stopping projects than delivering them. Sen. Armstrong hosted a standing-room-only event in June featuring a bipartisan, bicameral roundup of Congressional leaders and a panel of speakers from across the energy industry. He then introduced the American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure (AEMI) Act , with strong support from Senate colleagues and industry stakeholders alike. The bill has drawn support from organizations spanning traditional and renewable energy, mining, manufacturing, public power, rural electric cooperatives, labor, free-market policy groups and major infrastructure developers. Professional Protesters Celebrate a Culture Built to Block “After doing this work for 20 years, it is easier to mobilize communities to block something than it is to build something.” — Jane Kleeb, founder and director of the Bold Alliance. Source: Lisa Kashinsky, “‘A better way to be relevant’: Greens embrace data center fight,” POLITICO, July 19, 2026. View article. Growing Bipartisan Agreement: Lawmakers Say America Must Build Faster “I completely agree with his ideas. We have got to get energy production increased in this country and drive down the prices for all consumers.” — Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.). Source: U.S. Senate floor proceedings, July 16, 2026; Congressional Record, Vol. 172, No. 116, pp. S4124–S4127. “[A]ll around the country, people understand it takes far too long to build something in America. It has to do with permitting. Americans want to build. We are ready to build. People are ready to finance it. The problem is, to build something in America today, it is costly, it is complex, and there is a cumbersome permitting process. In America, amazingly, you need to get permission from the government to build just about anything.” — Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) . Source: U.S. Senate floor proceedings, May 12, 2026; Congressional Record, Vol. 172, No. 80, pp. S2209–S2210. “The biggest stumbling block we’ve got is the availability of an energy supply to meet and keep up with the demands of what artificial intelligence will ask for […] Why do I push on this? Because China is not sitting back. China is not slowing down. They recognize how critical the AI environment is, and they’re not going away. […] They also see that one thing that they can do about it is not so much trying to slow us down, but trying to get ahead of us by creating their own infrastructure. They don’t worry about the permitting processes like we do.” — Senator Rounds (R-SD) . Source: American Council for Capital Formation, “Building Faster and Cheaper in America: Permitting Reform for Energy, Industry, AI, and National Security,” July 29, 2026. Watch forum. “I care a lot about pipelines and transmission lines. I care a lot. But I care every bit as much, if not more, about our ability for our national