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Senator Armstrong Advocates for Permitting Reform Amid Personal Financial Interests
- Senator Alan Armstrong (R-OK) advocates for permitting reform to improve infrastructure and energy resource connectivity.
- Armstrong emphasizes the urgency of passing the bipartisan bill during the lame-duck session.
- Armstrong's push for permitting reform could financially benefit his former company.
- The permitting bill includes a provision limiting states' power to block gas pipelines.
- Armstrong entered the U.S. Senate in March with a focus on passing permitting reform.