[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 9, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2145]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             GREEN NEW DEAL POLICIES HURT AMERICAN FAMILIES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, as I travel throughout 
central and western Pennsylvania, I hear from constituents about the 
struggle to find electric vehicle charging stations and how they are 
often forced to wait hours for a charge when traveling long distances.
  Situations like this highlight the fact that our electric grid 
infrastructure is not prepared to handle President Biden's reckless 
electric vehicle mandates. These mandates would force more than two-
thirds of new vehicles sold by 2033 to be electric.
  Despite more than 75 percent of Americans' strong opposition to EV 
mandates, the Biden administration is continuing its brutal attempts to 
force Pennsylvania families to purchase cars that they do not want to 
purchase and vehicles that they cannot afford.
  Last year, 92 percent of vehicles purchased were gas-powered cars, 
trucks, and SUVs. Complying with these backward regulations would 
require a 600 percent increase in the sale of electric vehicles within 
the next 8 years.
  We know that these vehicles cannot handle the rugged terrain and the 
harsh winters that we see in Pennsylvania. It is time to put a stop to 
Green New Deal policies that will strain our electric grid, make travel 
unaffordable and unattainable, and ultimately hurt all American 
families.


                  Hold Secretary Mayorkas Accountable

  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, this week, the House will 
send impeachment articles against Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the 
Senate.
  By failing to follow the law and by failing to secure our borders, 
Secretary Mayorkas has put Pennsylvania families at risk and 
jeopardized our national security.
  Since Secretary Mayorkas was sworn into office, we have had 9 million 
encounters nationwide with illegal immigrants, 1.8 million known got-
aways, and over 340 encounters with individuals who we know are on the 
terrorist watch list.
  This continued security and humanitarian crisis is the result of the 
open-border policies implemented by Secretary Mayorkas using his parole 
authority, which should only be used on a case-by-case basis to grant 
parole for millions of illegal immigrants, including entire nations and 
classes of people.
  By Mayorkas ending the remain in Mexico policy and returning to 
catch-and-release procedures, the Secretary has failed in his duty to 
protect the United States of America.
  It is time for the Senate to hold a full and complete trial. The 
American people deserve accountability for these reckless actions that 
have put all American citizens in harm's way.

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