Support Energy Permitting Reform

I am writing to express my strong support for House
Concurrent Resolution 35 and to encourage you to vote in favor of this measure.

The federal permitting process for energy infrastructure is
broken. Major projects — transmission lines, pipelines, generation facilities —
routinely spend years, sometimes more than a decade, navigating environmental
reviews and regulatory hurdles before a single shovel hits the ground. The
result is a less reliable electrical grid, higher energy costs for Ohio
families, and growing dependence on energy sources from nations that operate
without the environmental standards we hold ourselves to.

HCR 35 sends a unified message from Ohio to Congress: reform
the permitting process. It does not call for eliminating environmental review —
it calls for making that review efficient, predictable, and proportionate. As
Rep. Lear has noted, this is not an either/or choice between economic growth
and environmental protection. Faster permitting for domestic projects is itself
the more environmentally responsible path.

The resolution also fits squarely within Ohio's interest in
affordable energy and grid reliability. As the state's industrial and
residential energy demand evolves, our ability to build new infrastructure
quickly will directly shape whether Ohio families and businesses face rising or
falling energy costs.

I urge you to support HCR 35 and advance it through the
House Energy Committee.