Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted By the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to ``Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards''

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Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this Congressional Review Act that would overturn yet another radical rule from the Biden administration's EPA.

If you need any more proof of how radical the rules coming out of this EPA are, look to where this bill came from: The Senate. The last time I checked, the President's own party holds the majority in that Chamber, yet they still think this rule is too extreme.

This EPA rule would impose severe emissions reductions that are 80 percent more stringent than the previous rule.

Today's new trucks have already reduced nitrogen oxide emissions by more than 98 percent since 1988. In fact, there is a chart on EPA's own website showing the U.S. reduced six common pollutants by 78 percent between 1970 and 2020, all while increasing miles driven and experiencing dramatic economic growth.

Put simply, this rule is both unnecessary and unworkable. It would make it harder for the truckers who keep our economy moving from doing their jobs--truckers from the Georgia Ports Authority in my district.

The cost of complying with this rule would force truck owners and operators off the road, and that is not acceptable.

Prices are up. Our supply chains are backlogged. We have an administration that continues to strangle our economy with antigrowth and antiworker rules like this.

Mr. Speaker, this needs to stop, and I urge passage of this matter.

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