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Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023

Floor Speech

Date: Dec. 6, 2023
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, as a former member of the California Air Resources Board having been a Republican appointee by Governor Pete Wilson and having served under two Republicans and one Democratic Governor, I have seen the modeling firsthand to know the importance of reducing our transportation omissions. It is through this lens that I strongly oppose H.R. 4468.

This bill would not only prevent the EPA from implementing its newest and strongest emission standards, but it would also block EPA from finalizing vehicle emission standards that indirectly result in the phasing out of any specific engine technology, which could deal a fatal blow to innovation and the deployment of alternative fuel energies, including electric vehicles.

EPA's proposed standards that this bill would eliminate, reduces 7.3 billion metric tons of carbon pollution and 15,000 tons of particulate matter pollution, which would provide between $63 and $280 billion in health benefits to Americans.

Mr. Speaker, I strongly oppose this bill and partisan efforts to thwart EV development and hinder emissions reductions.

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