Permitting Delays Stall Major Infrastructure Projects, U.S. Economic Growth

Every day of delay in the federal permitting process means less job growth, stalled investment and missed opportunities to strengthen America’s competitiveness. Modernizing the U.S. permitting system is essential to building the energy, transportation and technology infrastructure our economy needs to grow and win. 

The impact of unnecessary delays: 

Congress and the Administration have taken meaningful steps toward improving the federal permitting system. Business Roundtable urges policymakers to finish the job by enacting comprehensive, bipartisan permitting reform legislation.

Learn more about Business Roundtable’s permitting reform priorities here.

Ready. Set. Let’s build the infrastructure of today and tomorrow.

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Business Roundtable is an association of more than 200 chief executive officers (CEOs) of America’s leading companies, representing every sector of the U.S. economy. Business Roundtable CEOs lead U.S.-based companies that support one in four American jobs and almost a quarter of U.S. GDP. Through CEO-led policy committees, Business Roundtable members develop and advocate directly for policies to promote a thriving U.S. economy and expanded opportunity for all Americans. 

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