An upcoming litmus test for whether congressional Democrats want to go down an “all of the above” approach to combat rising energy prices could be a bipartisan permitting overhaul proposed by California Representative Scott Peters. Peters’ bill includes provisions for natural gas pipelines and transmission lines.
That framework of a “technology neutral” approach could show industry players that Democrats are a steady hand on energy policy, unlike what’s going on with the Trump administration currently, Bracewell’s Frank Maisano told E&E News.
“I think the Trump actions only create more reason and impetus for Democrats to want to jump in and help create a structure that can prevent this type of back and forth,” Maisano said.
