{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/stauber-grills-secretary-buttigieg-over-administrations-unrealistic-and", "Stauber Grills Secretary Buttigieg Over Administration\u2019s Unrealistic and Hypocritical EV Push", "2023-09-20", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Pete Stauber", "S001212", "stauber.house.gov", "stauber", "https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, during a Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Hearing on \u201cthe Oversight of the Department of Transportation\u2019s Policies and Programs,\u201d Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) had the chance to question Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on this Administration\u2019s unrealistic push for a transition to Electric Vehicles (EVs).\n\nStauber\u2019s question topics covered the technology\u2019s unreliability in cold weather, the monetary impact on Minnesota\u2019s families, and the Administration\u2019s refusal to source the minerals necessary for EVs domestically.\n\nImage\n\nWatch his full line of questioning here.\n\nFollowing the hearing, Stauber stated, \u201cPresident Biden and his Transportation Secretary have been failing the American people, and their unrealistic push for a transition to EVs is one major example of that. They cannot continue their efforts to hinder mobility, limit consumer choice, and make vehicles more expensive for American families. Hardworking Americans like those living in Minnesota\u2019s Eighth District have already experienced years of runaway inflation and high energy costs, and this Administration\u2019s efforts will only further increase their financial burden.\n\nStauber continued, stating, \u201cAdditionally, it is hypocritical for this Administration to push EVs while blocking the domestic production of the critical minerals necessary for this technology. Instead, they choose to rely on Chinese-run mines in countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where child slave laborers dig these minerals out of the ground with their bare hands. If this Administration were actually serious about creating a cleaner energy future, then they wouldn\u2019t constantly be blocking Minnesota\u2019s miners from developing these resources under the best labor and environmental standards in the world.\u201d\n\nBackground:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/stauber-grills-secretary-buttigieg-over-administrations-unrealistic-and"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9358949027955532, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}