[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 29, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H5516-H5517]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  ELECTRIFYING FEDERAL VEHICLE FLEETS

  (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her 
remarks.)
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise in support 
of the robust funding to electrify Federal vehicle fleets included in 
the Build Back Better Act.
  Our climate is rapidly changing, and humans are the primary cause.
  In 2019, the transportation sector accounted for 70 percent of 
petroleum used in the United States and was the largest contributor to 
greenhouse gas emissions nationwide.
  Transitioning to electric vehicles will reduce our carbon output and 
improve the environment for our children and our grandchildren.

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  That is why the Committee on Oversight and Reform approved nearly $12 
billion to transition the postal fleet and GSA fleets to electric 
vehicles and to charge them at post offices across the country.
  This funding will help purchase more than 300,000 electric vehicles 
and the devices needed to charge them, making the United States a 
leader on climate change and building an environmentally friendly fleet 
of the future.
  I urge my colleagues to support the Build Back Better Act and its 
robust funding for electric vehicles.

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