impeding critically important projects that will help us remodernize and rebuild our nation s infrastructure. this order will help put an end to the crippling delays caused by bureaucratic red tape. the president also signed a memorandum requiring the commerce secretary to submit a report recommending how best to streamline manufacturing permitting. the president has been hearing from manufacturers that excessive regulation are driving them out of the u.s. as part of his commitment to making america work again, the president has directed the commerce secretary to reach out to manufacturers in the public to identify regulations that are hurting them from moving forward. the president also signed a memorandum directing the commerce secretary to lead a study looking into building the keystone and dakota access pipelines as well as any other future pipeline with u.s.-made steel and pipe and accessories. this is the first step and the president delivering on his campaign promise to put amer
also the dakota access pipeline, which has been the subject of numerous protests. there are still protesters out there to day. president trump saying he s going to get that project moving, signed executive orders this morning. he told reporters in the room that he wants to build pipes. the way they used to back in the old days, is the way he described it. he wants american workers working on these pipelines, building these pipelines, and he made that pretty clear when he signed those executive orders this morning. jim acosta, we re going to get back to you. we re standing by. sean spicer, white house press secretary s briefing is about to begin. we ll have coverage of that. i quickly want to get back to the senate finance committee. senator mccaskill is asking tough questions of senator price. i understand the aspirational goal you have. but there is a record, congressman. there is a record. and the record is, as chairman
will he deal with those that oppose the plan? there s a way to continue to negotiate that whether it s the native american concerns they have on some of the lands. in the dakota pipeline you re 93% there and the president has shown with his business life how to negotiate a great deal and he is willing to sit down with all the individuals involved in the dakota p dakota pipeline to make sure it s a deal that involves all of the parties at interest. margaret. one at a time. we ll stick with the ms for a while. i want to ask about jim comey, but also follow-up on the pipeline and renegotiation, the president suggested i think some of the renegotiations might
leader mitch mcconnell, and chuck grassley, on the judiciary committee, along with dianne feinstein. this is going to be a big test for president trump. does he pick someone who can get through the senate without a huge confirmation fight, or does he want to rumble? that s something we ll find out next week. the president also this morning signed more executive actions or orders, including reviving the keystone xl and dakota access pipelines. that clearly puts him on a collision course with environmentalists. that was a campaign commitment he made. now he s living up to a promise, right? reporter: that s right, wolf. this is a product of the election. president obama, as we all know, we covered this pretty thoroughly, he blocked the keystone pipeline, even after the state department said the project would not contribute significantly to global warming. donald trump said during the campaign that he was going to get that project going again.
half. the president s actions today will create tens of thousands of new jobs for the american workers and move us greater towards energy independence while at the same time ensuring we keep the environment as a top priority. the president also signed a memorandum regarding the dakota access pipeline. this directs agencies to expedite reviews and approvals for the remaining portions of this pipeline, which the previous administration held up for political reasons. the $3.8 billion pipeline already 90% complete will carry over 500,000 barrels a day of crude oil from areas in north dakota to oil markets in the u.s. in both of these areas, as the president remarked this morning, he s going to ensure that we continue to negotiate in both areas to provide the best deal for the american taxpayer. the president signed an executive order establishing a framework for expediting environmental reviews for high priority infrastructure projects, delays in other inefficiencies in the environmental r