Seeking to stop what he calls unrealistic emissions standards, U.S. Representative Tim Walberg this week voted to repeal clean vehicle rules adopted in March to cut fleetwide tailpipe emissions by 50% over 2026 levels by 2032.
Lawmakers say the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation would effectively push gas-powered vehicles out of the marketplace in favor of electric vehicles.
“Across southern Michigan, few issues are as unpopular as the Biden-Harris EV mandates that continue to be pushed. Michiganders understand the Biden-Harris administration continues to issue unrealistic benchmarks forcing automakers to make more and more EVs, and consumers would rather have the choice to buy whatever car suits them best,” Walberg said during House floor debate.
Walberg said the auto industry’s future should be forged through innovation, not by edicts from bureaucrats in Washington.
The White House issued a Statement of Administration Policy saying rolling back the EPA rule would generate uncertainty for the U.S. auto market and supply chains, creating risk for the more than 250,000 auto jobs and more than $177 billion of private sector investment in the industry. Further, they say the rule sets performance-based standards that manufacturers can meet using a wide range of technologies and avoids over seven billion metric tons of carbon emissions while significantly reducing other pollutants.
The Biden Administration indicated it would veto the legislation if it is approved by the Senate and sent to the White House.
You can view Rep. Walberg’s remarks during floor debate by clicking here.
