Duckworth to Vote Against Permitting Reform Bill

November 09, 2026 Duckworth to Vote Against Permitting Reform Bill [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement announcing she will vote against advancing the permitting reform bill: “It couldn’t be clearer that Americans are sick of abuses of power, sick of the sky-high cost of living and sick of business as usual. While I appreciate some of the changes in the latest version put forward by committee leadership, the bill still isn’t good enough. Not for Illinois, not for the communities who won’t have a say in data centers and development coming into their neighborhoods and not for the entire nation.” “After Americans issued a complete and total rejection of Donald Trump, Congress should not be rushing to pass a bill that would hand that same man even more power to put Big Oil and Big Tech over ratepayers. I cannot support a bill that depends on the empty promises of Trump, who violates the law every day and continues to hold up billions in energy funding from blue states like mine simply because we did not support him in the last election. I’m also skeptical that we’ll be successful in lowering costs for the American people by passing a bill that is supported by data centers and utility corporations who are jacking up their costs. “Americans empowered Democrats to fight for them. We must use that power to fight for a better deal that prioritizes people over profits, establishes stronger guardrails and protects states like Illinois against any future retaliation by the President.” -30- Print Tweet Next Article Previous Article