Graves says debt ceiling legislation will lead to faster project approvals

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U.S. Rep. Garret Graves says the legislation he helped negotiate with the White House should lead to faster approval of projects that require federal funds and permits. The average road project takes seven years to get through the environmental review process, he says, while the new legislation limits that process to two years by narrowing

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