[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 6 (Monday, January 13, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H96]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FORCING OUT-OF-TOUCH MANDATES ON THE AMERICAN 
                                 PEOPLE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, even as his time in office is 
coming to an end, President Biden and his administration are still 
forcing out-of-touch mandates on the American people.
  To confront President Biden's Green New Deal agenda, I am proud to 
reintroduce the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, which 
passed this House in a bipartisan manner in the last Congress. This 
legislation would ensure that California is unable to move forward with 
a ban on the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles.
  This dramatic change would alter the way that vehicles across our 
Nation are sold at a time when our electric grid is not prepared to 
meet the demands of a fully electric fleet. It is time to put a stop to 
the Biden administration's far-left agenda. It is time to allow 
American drivers to be able to choose the vehicle that they want to 
drive.


          American People Want Safe Streets and Secure Borders

  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, the election in this past 
November was a loud and clear signal from the American public that they 
want a secure border and safe streets. That is why my Republican 
colleagues and I are quickly moving legislation to secure our border 
and ensure that violent criminals are removed from our communities.
  The Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act would 
make any sexual offense committed by illegal immigrants a deportable 
offense and would ensure that they are banned from these United States. 
This commonsense legislation is just one step toward creating safer 
streets and communities for Pennsylvania families and for all 
Americans.


                Protecting Our National Energy Security

  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, as President Trump prepares 
to begin his second term in office, the Biden administration is trying 
to limit his ability to ensure that our Nation is energy dominant once 
again, this time by banning drilling from certain Federal lands.
  Like President Trump, I know that energy independence moves us away 
from relying on foreign actors for our energy resources while also 
helping our allies remove their dependence on adversarial nations, as 
well.
  As vice chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, I look forward to 
working with President Trump and his administration to unleash our 
Nation's energy production. Together, we as Americans can lower prices 
at the pump and protect our national energy security.

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