Guest columnist: Energy and infrastructure permitting breakthrough within reach

Congress is typically the last place to look for consensus. But even with all the chaos in Washington these days, there is hope — a bipartisan group of senators recently advanced legislation to slash the bureaucratic red tape blocking new, critically necessary energy and infrastructure projects across America. Republican and Democratic senators joined together to introduce the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA) of 2026. The legislation is intended to finally solve a major and long-standing challenge: getting America building again — to lower energy costs, deliver cleaner, more affordable power, rebuild ailing infrastructure, and modernize our waning industrial base. There is simply no dispute about America’s urgent need to repair or replace our outdated and dangerous infrastructure assets. As the global economy rapidly evolves, the U.S. is struggling to keep pace.

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