09-05-2025
Lawmakers form new caucus to work on infrastructure projects
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – A new caucus formed in Congress aims to cut red tape and make it easier to build housing, infrastructure and energy projects.
'We have over a billion dollars of natural gas and energy right in our backyards,' Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.) said.
The bipartisan, 'Build America Caucus,' says it has one main goal.
'We've got to get back to getting stuff done,' Rep. Josh Harder (D-Calif.) said.
That 'stuff' lawmakers say is building more housing, infrastructure and energy projects by cutting red tape that makes it take so long.
'Four years later I'm still being told by my community that it's going to take another decade before they can actually fix some of the bridges that are in desperate need of repair,' Harder said.
Rep. Josh Harder is leading the new group. He says they'll work on streamlining regulations that slow down needed projects.
'We have to make sure that we're putting outcomes above process,' Harder said.
The group says its priorities are unleashing American energy through permitting reform, making housing more affordable by incentivizing states to build and speeding up infrastructure projects by simplifying regulations.
Lawmakers say they can do all that and still protect the environment.
'We have a lot of protections now. Let's build stuff,' Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) said.
Rep. Scott Peters says there are clean energy projects waiting to be built.
'But the environmental laws are in our own way. And we have to take a hard look in the mirror and change that,' Peters said.
Harder says the caucus plans to talk to policy experts over the next few weeks. Then, start turning those ideas into legislation.
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