Midterm Results Could Trip Trump’s Energy Independence Plans

S. midterm elections has been widely called bad news for Trump policies, but now, it could interfere with legislation that previously drew support from both parties in Congressand the GOP's ambitions for energy independence and dominance. The bill in question, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, got broad support from the previous Senate in early October, but voting on it was scheduled for after the midterm elections.

It was meant to speed up permitting for new energy projects, including both oil, gas, and coal projects, and alternative energy installations such as wind and solar. The bill, according to West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito, was "a major step toward making it faster and more efficient and easier to build infrastructure projects."