White House: Biden supports Manchin’s permitting reform proposal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden supports a proposal by Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin for permitting reform for energy projects, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday.

Permitting reform would update federal procedures for projects such as pipelines and export facilities.

(Reporting by Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

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