{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/crapo-risch-senate-western-caucus-members-call-to-defund-biden-admins-ev-mandate", "Crapo, Risch, Senate Western Caucus Members Call to Defund Biden Admin\u2019s EV Mandate", "2023-12-08", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "ID", "Mike Crapo", "C000880", "www.crapo.senate.gov", "crapo", "https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined 15 Senate Western Caucus members in sending a letter to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) urging Senate leadership to defund the Biden Administration\u2019s misguided electric vehicle (EV) rule, which would mandate more than two-thirds of all vehicles sold in the U.S. be fully electric by 2032. Defunding the EV mandate will protect the freedoms of the people in the West so they can continue to choose what car or truck they want to drive.\n\n\u201cWhile we are supportive of the free market producing electric vehicles to satisfy a market need, this misguided EPA mandate would have an immediate, detrimental impact on the choices and affordability of cars, trucks, and SUVs available to our constituents,\u201d the Senators wrote. \u201cIt also increases America\u2019s dependence on China.\u201d\n\nCrapo and Risch were joined in sending the letter by Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska), Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri), Dan Sullivan (R-Arkansas), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah),\n\nClick here to read the full letter.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "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.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/crapo-risch-senate-western-caucus-members-call-to-defund-biden-admins-ev-mandate"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.1959003061056137, "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"}