WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks Thursday on the Senate floor regarding permitting reform:
"In the teeth of the Great Depression, America built the tallest structure in the world – the Empire State Building – in thirteen and a half months.
"Today, major infrastructure projects wait an average of four and a half years just for an Environmental Impact Statement before breaking ground.