一项旨在加快联邦政府对重大能源和基础设施项目审批流程的两党计划，在参议院对该法案进行关键投票的前夕，获得了唐纳德·特朗普总统的背书。
A bipartisan plan to speed the federal approval process for major energy and infrastructure projects received the endorsement of President Donald Trump on the eve of a key Senate vote on the bill.
特朗普周日在社交媒体发文称：“这项里程碑式的许可改革立法将把我们的‘美国优先能源议程’成文，并确保我们能比以往更快地建设管道、矿山和发电厂，降低美国家庭的能源成本，创造高薪的美国就业岗位。”他在文中敦促参议员们投赞成票。
“This Landmark Permitting Reform Legislation will codify our America First Energy Agenda, and ensure that we can build Pipelines, Mines, and Power Plants faster than ever before, lowering Energy Costs for American Families, and creating High Paying American Jobs,” Trump said in a social media post Sunday that urged senators to vote in favor the bill.
参议院定于周一对该措施进行程序性投票。该法案被视为千载难逢的机会，可彻底改革目前错综复杂的审批体系，而该体系是现代化电网、建设人工智能数据中心和振兴清洁能源开发所需项目的关键。
The Senate is slated Monday to take a procedural vote on the measure, seen as a once-in-a-generation chance to overhaul the byzantine system for approving projects needed to modernize power grids, build artificial-intelligence data centers and revitalize clean energy development.
包括石油公司和可再生能源开发商在内的多个团体支持该立法，但考虑到国会会期仅剩两个月，法案通过仍面临障碍。众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯反对该法案的现行形式，理由是未征求到足够的众议院民主党人意见。其他进步派民主党人则表示，明年他们将重新掌控国会，届时应争取谈判达成更好的协议。
The legislation is supported from groups including oil companies and renewable energy developers, but faces hurdles to passage in the two remaining months Congress is in session. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is opposing the bill in its current form, arguing it hasn’t received enough input from House Democrats. Other progressive Democrats say they should use their newfound control of Congress next year to negotiate for a better deal.
新墨西哥州民主党参议员马丁·海因里希、西弗吉尼亚州共和党参议员雪莱·摩尔·卡皮托、犹他州共和党参议员迈克·李以及民主党参议员谢尔登·怀特豪斯于周六公布了该法案的新版本，但几个环保组织表示仍持反对态度。
Democratic Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, as well as Republican Senators Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia and Mike Lee of Utah, unveiled a new version of the bill Saturday, but several environmental groups said they still opposed it.
“在与我们的州和领地分会、部落合作伙伴、环境正义合作伙伴、狩猎、钓鱼和户外休闲合作伙伴、水资源联盟合作伙伴以及其他保护合作伙伴一起，仔细评估了完整的法案和新发布的替代修正案后，我们得出结论，无法支持该法案的现行形式，”国家野生动物联合会总裁科林·奥马拉周日在一份声明中说。
“After closely evaluating the full bill and the newly released substitute amendment alongside our state and territorial affiliates, Tribal partners, environmental justice partners, hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation partners, water coalition partners, and other conservation partners, we have concluded we cannot support the legislation in its current form,” Collin O’Mara, president of the National Wildlife Federation said in a statement Sunday.