这位前西弗吉尼亚州参议员对谈判者也有警告：“不要让完美成为良好的敌人。”
The former West Virginia senator has a warning for negotiators, though: “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.”
人们对国会能够在年底前通过一项法案以彻底改革联邦能源项目许可流程持谨慎乐观态度 — — 即使是曾两次未能达成协议的他也是如此。
There’s cautious optimism that Congress can pass a bill by year’s end to overhaul the federal permitting process for energy projects — even from the man who failed twice to land a deal.
“我认为通过成为法律的可能性已经远超50%”，前西弗吉尼亚州参议员乔·曼钦在最近的一次采访中表示。
“I think it’s well past 50%" that it gets signed into law, said former Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia in a recent interview.
他指的是他以前的同事与白宫就一项立法达成的协议，该立法将使全国电网建设更加便利，禁止任何政府试图阻止某些项目，并为环境审查设定较宽松的截止日期。
He was referring to a deal his ex-colleagues have reached with the White House on legislation that would make it easier to build out the nation’s electric grid, prohibit any administration from trying to block certain projects and set less stringent deadlines for conducting environmental reviews.
“我真的认为[唐纳德]特朗普总统会签署，因为他知道他们为此付出了艰辛的努力。知道双方都为此付出了努力 — — 我认为他会签署，”他说。“我相信共和党代表团能够向他解释这有多重要、多好。”
“I really think President [Donald] Trump will sign, knowing that they’ve worked it hard. Knowing that both sides have worked hard on it — I think he will,” he said. “And I believe the Republican delegation will be able to explain to him how important and how good this is.”
曾为西弗吉尼亚州民主党人、后转为独立人士的曼钦长期倡导‘许可改革’ — — 这一官僚术语曾是共和党的优先事项，主要在能源政策专家圈内为人所知，但此后已演变为两党共同的目标。
A West Virginia Democrat-turned-independent, Manchin long championed “permitting reform” — a bureaucratic catchphrase that was once a Republican priority known largely among energy policy wonks, but which has since evolved to become a shared bipartisan goal.