CHARLESTON — Permitting reform is once again a major focus of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, and she believes that lawmakers can get a package to the desk of President Donald Trump by the end of the year.

Speaking to West Virginia reporters on a conference call Thursday afternoon, Capito talked about her speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday advocating for permitting reform to speed up energy, transportation, and infrastructure projects.

“I thought it was time to start talking more aggressively about the need for permitting reform,” said Capito, R-W.Va. “If we’re going to have data centers in need of more energy, we need to be able to have a permitting structure that really works.”

Capito, the chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, is working with E

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