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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), a senior member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, released the following statement after voting for H.J. Res. 136, a Congressional Review Act to end the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Unreasonable Tailpipe Emissions Rule, which would eliminate Americans’ choice in vehicles and mandate 2/3^rd of all new cars be electric by 2032:

“Today I was proud to stand up for the American people’s freedom to choose the vehicle that best fits their own needs. The Biden-Harris Rush-to-Green radical agenda is attempting to force households to purchase electric vehicles which not only cost more for everyday Americans, but ignores the realities of communities dealing with varying weather conditions and rural areas that lack available electric charging stations. To be clear, I support Americans right to choose electric vehicles, but the government should not mandate which vehicles are best for each family. This mandate deepens our reliance on Communist China and allows their authoritarian regime to sit in the driver’s seat of the next generation economy. I will always stand up to support American families and their right to make the best decisions for their family,” said Congressman Guthrie.

Background

• H.J. Res. 136, would repeal the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tailpipe emissions rule which would require two-thirds of all new cars sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2032.

• EPA’s de-facto mandate will further deepen our reliance on China because of their dominance over battery manufacturing, automotive parts, and processing of critical materials that are vital for electric vehicles.

• It has been repeatedly proven that gas powered vehicles significantly overperform electric counterparts, which can also experience upwards of 40 percent range decline in colder weather.

• Repealing this EPA ruling does not prevent manufacturers from producing electric vehicles nor consumers from purchasing electric vehicles, but eliminates the unnecessary mandates placed on both manufacturers and consumers.

• This comes as according to the University of Michigan, “the average fully electric vehicle costs an extra $17,000 compared to a gas burning compact crossover.”

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