MATSUI STATEMENT ON ANNOUNCEMENT OF BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S TAILPIPE EMISSIONS RULE

Statement

Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), issued the following statement following the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement of its finalized Clean Cars Rule updating tailpipe emissions standards.

"As we work to aggressively combat the climate crisis, I have been unwavering in my calls for ambitious vehicle emission standards and bold federal policies that improve air quality," said Congresswoman Matsui. "Today's announcement by the Biden Administration and the EPA is a decisive action necessary to reaching our goal of cutting U.S. climate pollution in half by 2030 and protecting the environment, communities, and our public health. After four years of reckless rollbacks by the Trump Administration, there is no time to waste. We need to advance clean transportation technology, ramp up the deployment of zero-emission electric vehicles, and make the crucial investments necessary to protect our future. This is the time to think bigger and bolder on our climate goals. I applaud the agency's announcement and look forward to working with the Biden Administration to continue strengthening our transportation emission standards, improving air quality for communities nationwide, and achieving our goal of electric vehicles accounting for 50% of new car sales by 2030 and 100% of new sales by 2035."

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