EXCLUSIVE — A top House Republican cautioned that the Senate has just a matter of months to pass meaningful legislation accelerating the process for permitting energy and infrastructure projects, as the midterm elections inch closer and bipartisan support wavers.

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR), a critical figure in advancing permitting legislation to the Senate last December, told the Washington Examiner that he is confident that Congress will still be able to send permitting reform to President Donald Trump’s desk this year.