{"id":123205,"date":"2017-06-09T15:18:02","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T20:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=123205"},"modified":"2017-06-09T15:23:57","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T20:23:57","slug":"burgum-sanford-meet-with-trump-pence-in-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=123205","title":{"rendered":"Burgum, Sanford meet with Trump, Pence in DC"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Washington\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 \u2013 During a roundtable meeting with President Donald Trump on Thursday, Gov. Doug Burgum said \u201cinnovation, not regulation\u201d is the right direction for rebuilding and expanding the nation\u2019s infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Burgum and Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford attended the White House summit on infrastructure with governors from seven other states, as well as mayors, county commissioners and tribal officials from across the country.<\/p>\n

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\"\"After lunch with Vice President Mike Pence and breakout sessions on topics including energy, transportation and rural infrastructure, participants met with President Trump, who has proposed $200 billion in federal spending over 10 years to stimulate a total of $1 trillion in infrastructure spending with state, local and private sector partners. The administration also wants to undo burdensome regulations and streamline the permitting process to reduce project approval times from up to 10years currently down to two years.<\/p>\n

\u201cTogether, we\u2019re going to rebuild America,\u201d President Trump said.<\/p>\n

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Burgum had the opportunity to address the president directly during the roundtable<\/p>\n

discussion, thanking him for appointing a Cabinet that is pro-business, pro-energy<\/p>\n

and pro-agriculture. Burgum stressed that North Dakota is an all-of-the-above energy<\/p>\n

state with wind, coal, oil and ethanol, but federal regulations have hampered<\/p>\n

progress.<\/p>\n

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\u201cRegulation is not going to solve our country\u2019s problems at a time when innovation<\/p>\n

is happening super rapidly,\u201d Burgum said to President Trump, noting North Dakota is<\/p>\n

investing in carbon-capture technology that could also be used for enhanced oil<\/p>\n

recovery. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to get back on the innovation team as a country.\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Burgum also cited the $2.1 billion Fargo-Moorhead diversion project as an example of<\/p>\n

a shovel-ready project supported mostly by state and local dollars but being held up<\/p>\n

by federal funding.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s move the ones where we\u2019ve got local support to the front of the line,\u201d Burgum said.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The governor also highlighted the importance of broadband Internet access for<\/p>\n

connecting rural America and supporting precision agriculture, unmanned aerial<\/p>\n

systems and other technology.<\/p>\n

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During a breakout session with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, Sanford advocated for<\/p>\n

ending the practice of duplicative environmental studies that unnecessarily delay<\/p>\n

projects such as the Garrison Diversion\/Red River Valley Water Supply Project, as<\/p>\n

well as reducing permitting times for oil and gas wells on federal lands.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Burgum was invited to the summit after spending time at the Drone Focus Conference<\/p>\n

last week in Fargo with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, who led<\/p>\n

sessions Thursday with other Cabinet members and senior administration officials.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201cInfrastructure is the foundation of our communities and our economy, and Brent and<\/p>\n

I are highly encouraged by this administration\u2019s genuine commitment to repairing,<\/p>\n

rebuilding and expanding infrastructure to keep citizens safe and create jobs,\u201d<\/p>\n

Burgum said. \u201cWe look forward to continued collaboration and the opportunity to put<\/p>\n

American ingenuity to work for the benefit of citizens in North Dakota and across the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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