[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 8, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2988]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            PRESIDENT BIDEN'S EV MANDATE WILL HURT AMERICANS

  (Mr. FULCHER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FULCHER. Mr. Speaker, President Biden's latest effort to push 
electronic vehicle mandates for truck usage is completely nonsensical.
  Thanks to current administrative policy, we do not have the 
capability to implement the massive grid expansion needed to support 
the electrification of heavy-duty trucks. These vehicles consume about 
the same amount of electricity in just one charge as a typical American 
home uses in a week. The industry would need to invest upwards of $620 
billion in charging infrastructure alone.
  Then there is the question of where would the electricity come from. 
The administration has famously prosecuted its war on fossil fuels, 
nuclear, and hydropower generation. It is even impossible for wind and 
solar facilities to produce domestically because restrictions the 
administration has placed on American mining means the needed raw 
materials have to come from foreign adversaries. It is China that 
dominates the supply chain.
  Mr. Speaker, the President needs to look at the facts and stop 
prioritizing irresponsible energy ideology over Americans.

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