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- Former U.S. officials wrote a letter urging faster permitting to strengthen industrial capacity.
- Signatories included former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
- Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and seven Council of Economic Advisers also signed.
- The signatories warned permitting delays threaten national security, economic growth, and raise hyperscaler power costs.
- Senators Capito, Lee, Heinrich, and Whitehouse introduced legislation to reform federal environmental review and permitting.
