The provision is a major achievement for the West Virginia congressional delegation, including Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin . Members of the delegation have introduced multiple bills within the last year ordering completion of the highly litigated natural gas pipeline.
Some Republican members had expressed objections previously to carving out special treatment for individual infrastructure projects such as MVP, but the new debt ceiling deal includes language declaring timely completion of the construction and operation of the pipeline to be in the national interest.
The deal directs the Army to authorize completion of the pipeline over the waters of the United States and limits litigation challenging the pipeline. "Despite delay after delay, we continued to fight to get this critical natural gas pipeline up and running, and its inclusion in this deal is a significant victory for the future of West Virginia,” Capito said in a statement Sunday."I am pleased Speaker McCarthy and his leadership team see the tremendous value in completing the MVP to increase domestic energy production and drive down costs across America and especially in West Virginia," Manchin said Sunday.
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