白宫正全力支持在今年与民主党人共同通过一项许可改革法案，两名知情人士透露，白宫将该立法视为特朗普总统作为“首席开发商”的一项传承性胜利。这种来自白宫的支持可能成为在国会跛脚鸭会期通过《两党美国可负担与就业法案》这一艰难战役的关键，尤其是在众议院民主党人要求修改法案或彻底放弃法案的呼声日益高涨之际。国防部周五同意推进九个停滞的大型风电项目，以示在谈判中的诚意。
The White House is throwing its weight behind passing a permitting reform bill with Democrats this year, two people briefed on its agenda said, viewing the legislation as a legacy win for President Donald Trump as the “developer in chief.”That support from the White House could be pivotal in the uphill battle to get the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act passed during the lame-duck session of Congress, especially as calls grow from House Democrats to modify the bill or ditch it entirely. The Defense Department agreed Friday to advance nine stalled large wind projects in a bid to show good faith in the negotiations.
两名知情人士获准匿名讨论私下对话，他们表示，许可改革是跛脚鸭会期的首要任务。
Two people briefed on the White House’s legislative agenda, granted anonymity to discuss private conversations, said that permitting is a top priority for the lame duck.
“政府告诉我们……他们将此视为其立法计划的‘压轴之作’，”其中一名知情人士、一位参与讨论的石油行业官员说。“他们此刻确实将其视为一项传承性胜利。”该人士补充道，如果该法案签署成法，“将允许一位‘首席开发商’总统真正想在其任内完成的许多项目和基础设施得以推进。”
“We’ve been told by the administration … they view this as kind of the capstone of what they plan to do legislatively,” said one of those people, an oil industry official involved with the discussions. “They really view this as a legacy win at this point.”The bill, if signed into law, “allows a lot of the projects and the infrastructure that a developer in chief really wants to get done during his presidency,” the person added.
尽管特朗普尚未公开对该协议表态，但一名白宫官员周五表示，该协议已获得总统的全力支持。
Though Trump has not publicly weighed in on the deal, a White House official said Friday it has his full support.
“总统已批准达成的两党协议，该协议将于周一进行表决，”该官员说。“这是民主党人兑现承诺或闭嘴的机会。这是他们做他们所说要做之事的时刻，我们已经履行了我们的承诺。”国家能源主导委员会执行主贾罗德·艾根一直在社交媒体上积极推广该法案。知情人士透露，艾根、能源部长克里斯·赖特及其他政府官员还召集了与能源行业高管的会议，梳理谈判进展。
“The president has signed off on the bipartisan deal that was agreed to and will be voted on on Monday,” the official said. “This is a chance for the Democrats to put up or shut up. This is their moment to do what they said they were going to do, and we have held up our end of the deal.”Jarrod Agen, executive director of the National Energy Dominance Council, has regularly promoted the bill on social media. Agen, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and other administration officials have also convened meetings with energy industry executives to walk through negotiations, said people familiar with the discussions.
此前有能源官员推测，鉴于赖特过去在政府内部的冲突，他可能会离职，但据两位熟悉能源部内部政治的人士透露，赖特似乎倾向于留任，协助推动法案通过。这两人因未获授权公开讨论部门内部关系而要求匿名。
Wright, who some energy officials had earlier speculated might head for the exit given his past run-ins in the administration, seems likely to stick around to help shepherd the bill through, said two people familiar with the Energy Department’s internal politics granted anonymity to discuss the department’s internal relations.
能源部发言人在一份声明中表示，赖特“认为通过许可立法是一项首要任务，并继续与各方利益相关者保持密切联系”。“许可改革只是部长未来两年任内的众多优先事项之一，”该发言人说。
A DOE spokesperson said in a statement that Wright “considers passing permitting legislation a top priority and remains in close contact with stakeholders from all sides.”“Permitting reform is just one of many priorities the Secretary has for the next two years in office,” the spokesperson said.
共和党在本周早些时候的中期选举中惨败，如果有什么影响的话，这可能反而增强了特朗普在跛脚鸭会期内签署该法案成为法律的意愿，汤姆·派尔表示。派尔曾在特朗普首个任期领导能源部过渡团队。
If anything, the trouncing the GOP suffered in the midterm election earlier this week may have strengthened Trump’s desire to get the bill signed into law in the lame duck, said Tom Pyle, who headed the transition team for the Energy Department in Trump’s first term.
他说，一场胜利将表明特朗普具备达成交易的能力，即使对手是他的政治对手；白宫也面临尽快通过某项法案的压力，因为下一届国会中的民主党人将寻求为清洁能源项目提供更多保护。
A win would show that Trump has the skills to land deals even when the other side is composed of his political opponents, and the White House is also under pressure to pass something soon because Democrats in the next Congress would seek far more protections for clean energy projects, he said.
“他想要一些胜利加身，因为未来几年他很可能要在否决威胁和达成交易之间周旋，”派尔说。
“He would like wins under his belt because he's going to be spending the next couple of years probably navigating between veto threats and deal cutting,” Pyle said.
另一位熟悉白宫与国会山对话的人士将这场许可之战视为特朗普未来与国会关系的风向标。
Another person familiar with conversations between the White House and the Hill framed the permitting battle as a bellwether for the relationship between Trump and Congress moving forward.
“归根结底，这是一个非常现实的选择。他们想要一项重大的两党成就，还是想要开战并发布新闻稿？”上述人士说。“政府支持的许多事项历来都是民主党的优先事项。把这些联系起来不应该是不可能的。”
“Ultimately, it's a very real choice. Do they want a major bipartisan accomplishment, or do they want to go to war and send press releases?” the person said. “There are a lot of things that the administration has supported that have historically been Democratic priorities. It should not be impossible to put two and two together.”
为该法案游说的阿金·甘普律师事务所游说人克里斯·特里纳说，五角大楼周五推进风电项目的举动“应被民主党视为白宫释放出的明确诚意信号”。“许可改革仍然是总统和两党谈判者在跛脚鸭会期的头号优先事项，”他说。
Chris Treanor, a lobbyist at Akin Gump who has advocated for the bill, said the Pentagon’s move Friday to advance the wind projects “should be viewed by Democrats as a clear signal of good faith from the White House.”“Permitting reform remains the top priority for the lame duck for the President and the bipartisan negotiators,” he said.