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One of the Trump administration’s top priorities is to approve major infrastructure projects faster than ever before, officials from the National Energy Dominance Council, Council on Environmental Quality and Permitting Council said on a panel at the SelectUSA Investment Summit May 5.
“For too long, investment has been stalled because of slow bureaucracy,” said John Reiten, deputy executive director of the NEDC. “We want to see projects built cheaper, more efficiently and faster.”
Industry representatives have long sought environmental permitting reform for infrastructure projects, arguing that the current process takes too long and unnecessarily stymies economic development. To address these concerns, the Trump administration’s proposed Environmental Protection Agency budget seeks an additional $14 million to “cut through the red tape.”
The administration also established the NEDC by executive order in February 2025. Reiten said the NEDC strives in part to be a “clearinghouse” for companies to discuss energy projects and difficulties in getting them approved.
