Washington (KINY) – On Thursday, May 2, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and U.S. Representatives John James (R-Mich.-10) and Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho-01) introduced bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) legislation in the Senate and House to block the Biden administration’s electric vehicle mandates.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized new emissions regulations which would require up to two-thirds of new cars and nearly 40 percent of trucks sold in the U.S. to be electric vehicles (EVs) in eight years.
“These regulations are not only disastrous for our economy, but Alaskans know well that EV technology just doesn’t work in rural states—especially those with extreme cold temperatures and communities separated by thousands of miles where reliable transportation is a matter of life and death,” Sen. Sullivan said. “Make no mistake, this thinly-disguised attempt to get rid of the internal-combustion engine without congressional authority will only hurt hard-working families across the country, worsen the supply chain crisis, and deepen our reliance on Chinese Communist Party-controlled critical minerals. We’re urging every one of our colleagues to put the interests of American families above the demands of the radical environmentalists, and support our CRA resolutions overturning these ludicrous rules to ensure Americans and Alaskans continue to have access to the vehicles of their choice that actually work.”
Ricketts and James introduced the CRA resolution for the light- and medium-duty vehicles rule.
Sullivan and Fulcher introduced the CRA resolution for the heavy-duty vehicles rule.
Sullivan and Ricketts are both members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
James and Fulcher are both members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
