{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom-news-releases-barrasso-lummis-cosponsor-legislation-pushing-back-on-radical-electric-vehicle-mandate/", "Barrasso, Lummis Cosponsor Legislation Pushing Back on Radical Electric Vehicle Mandate", "2023-10-25", "2023", "2023-10", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis (both R-WY) joined their colleagues in introducing the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act to push back on the Biden administration\u2019s radical Green New Deal agenda and executive overreach by preventing the implementation of a proposed rule that limits the people of Wyoming\u2019s choices when purchasing a car.\n\n\u201cDemocrats are trying to force-feed Wyoming drivers expensive electrical vehicles \u2013 vehicles that we don\u2019t need, want, and most families can\u2019t afford,\u201d said Barrasso. \u201cFarmers and ranchers count on vehicles that are affordable and reliable. In Wyoming, with our cold winters and vast distances, electric cars are neither. The CARS Act will put Wyoming drivers \u2013 not Joe Biden \u2013 back into the driver\u2019s seat when it comes to deciding what type of vehicle works best for them.\u201d\n\n\u201cFrom day one, this administration has been strangling the people of Wyoming with restrictive red tape and eroding their freedoms,\u201d said Lummis. \u201cThe Biden administration\u2019s latest executive overreach is a thinly-veiled attempt to force the people of Wyoming into driving expensive electric vehicles at a time when they\u2019re already struggling to keep up with soaring inflation rates. Wyoming families\u2014not the federal government\u2014are the ones best suited to choose a vehicle that meets their needs, and I\u2019m joining Senator Crapo to preserve consumer choice.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nOn April 12, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a draft rule called \u201cMulti-Pollutant Emission Standards for Model Year 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles,\u201d which sets stringent emissions standards for criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases for certain vehicles. This is the most egregious tailpipe emissions proposal ever crafted and is basically a de facto mandate for mass production of electric vehicles (EVs). If finalized, the EPA estimates more than two-thirds of all new vehicles could be electric by 2032.\n\nThe average price for an EV costs an additional $17,000 more than its average gas-powered counterpart, according to data from Kelley Blue Book. This administration\u2019s aggressive push for EVs not only willfully ignores the financial limitations and personal preferences of everyday Americans, but it costs American autoworkers their jobs and increases our dependence on foreign adversaries like China.\n\nThe Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act:\n\n\u2022 Would prohibit the EPA from finalizing, implementing or enforcing its proposed emissions rule;\n\n\u2022 Would prohibit the use of authority under the Clean Air Act to issue regulations that mandate the use of any specific technology or that limit the availability of new motor vehicles based on that vehicle\u2019s engine type. This includes any regulation prescribed on or after January 1, 2021;\n\n\u2022 Would require the EPA to update any regulations since January 1, 2021, that result in the limited availability of new vehicles based on that vehicle\u2019s engine within two years; and\n\n\u2022 Would end the EPA\u2019s radical agenda, which is driving up costs for people and handing the keys of America\u2019s auto industry to China.\n\nFull text of the bill can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:43:12Z"]], "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://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom-news-releases-barrasso-lummis-cosponsor-legislation-pushing-back-on-radical-electric-vehicle-mandate/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9560193866491318, "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"}