迈克·约翰逊表示，如果这项旨在全面改革联邦重大能源和基础设施项目许可制度的跨党派计划在参议院获得通过，他预计众议院将有足够票数将其通过。
Mike Johnson said he expects to have enough votes in the House of Representatives to pass a sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the federal permitting system for major energy and infrastructure projects if the measure clears the Senate.
“现在众议院的共和党人已经团结起来，可以通过任何法案，”约翰逊在接受采访时说。“这真的取决于参议院。”参议院正在辩论这项法案，这是特朗普政府的首要优先事项之一。该法案将缩短环境审查时间，并削减其他联邦繁文缛节，这些程序可能给能源项目增加数年的延误和数百万美元的成本。
“We’ve got the Republicans together to pass anything in the House right now,” Johnson said in an interview. “It’s really up to the Senate.”The Senate is debating the bill, a top priority for the Trump administration. It would shorten environmental reviews and cut other federal red tape that can add years of delay and millions of dollars in costs to energy projects.
该法案周一在参议院以73票对25票通过了一项程序性障碍。但几位民主党人表示，他们的支持取决于能否对法案进行修正，这可能会打乱一个由两党参议员小组与白宫之间精心达成的妥协。
The measure cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate Monday by a 73-25 vote. But several Democrats said their support was contingent on amending the bill, which could upset a carefully crafted compromise brokered between a bipartisan group of senators and the White House.
该法案还面临众议院进步派民主党人的反对，他们主张，等到明年1月民主党控制国会两院后，应该争取达成更好的协议。
The legislation also faces opposition from progressive Democrats in the House, who have argued they should hold out for a better deal once their party controls both chambers of Congress in January.
众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯迄今尚未表示支持该法案，他周三告诉记者，他仍在与民主党领导层成员讨论该法案的更新版本。
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who has thus far withheld his support for the bill, told reporters Wednesday he’s still discussing an updated version of the measure with members of Democratic leadership.
“我们正在处理参议院那边的情况，”杰弗里斯说。“如果它送到众议院，我们将作为党团来处理。”
“We’re processing what’s happening over there in the Senate,” Jeffries said. “And then we’ll deal with it as a caucus if it comes over to the House.”