Impeachment Inquiry Needed to Complete Investigations

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Mr. FULCHER. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for yielding.

This is an important week when it comes to the vehicles that we have and the access to those vehicles.

To that end, I rise in support of an upcoming bill, H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act.

If the leftist central planners get their way, the internal combustion engine could be outlawed by 2035 or sooner.

The Biden administration and big city do-gooders want to ban the internal combustion engine with climate change as the excuse, but the facts speak otherwise. In 2021, 93 percent of light-duty vehicles sold were powered by gasoline or flex-fuel variants.

From cleaner technologies, advanced fuels, and lower carbon emissions, the internal combustion engine continues to be valued by consumers from all walks of life.

Consumer choice is essential in rural areas where farmers, ranchers, and small towns need access to reliable transportation and fuel. Forcing electric vehicles on the masses through compulsion defeats the very purpose of the consumer marketplace.

H.R. 1435 stops the attack on reliable and affordable transportation options. Consumer choice in vehicles keeps education accessible, employment a reality, and healthcare options in reach.

Mr. Speaker, I urge support of H.R. 1435.

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Mr. FULCHER. Will the gentleman yield?

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Mr. FULCHER. Mr. Speaker, only in California can something like that be brought up, but, yes, that is my understanding. That is the direction they are going.

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Mr. FULCHER. That affects everyone else. We didn't even get into the whole topic of just the overall economic and environmental impact, and the resources necessary to build these electric cars. The resources need to be sourced in unfriendly areas because we don't allow ourselves to produce those components here. We are talking about lead, we are talking about lithium, we are talking about the things that those vehicles need. You probably know this, but if not, the places where they get sourced are not exactly economically or environmentally friendly.

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Mr. FULCHER. This is a very bad situation, and it is up to us to try to do something about it.

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Mr. FULCHER. That is true. H.R. 1435 is not the only answer, but it certainly is a step in the right direction. Just keep our internal combustion engines alive and going.

By the way, the cleanliness of the vehicles that we have, the internal combustion engines we have now have been getting continually better and better and better and more efficient. So this whole ruse about climate change being the purpose that this needs to happen is just totally flawed.

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