Tuberville, Britt, and colleagues call for overturn of Biden's EPA emissions standards

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) recently joined U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in introducing two Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions of disapproval to attempt to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) vehicle emissions standards for light and medium-duty vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles.

The Biden Senators says that the Biden administration continues to enact unnecessary one-size-fits-all scenarios in the name of climate change, resulting in less consumer choice and businesses struggling to comply.

"Time and time again, Joe Biden has caved to woke climate activists at the expense of the American people," said Senator Tuberville. "This is yet another attack by the Biden administration on gas-powered vehicles, pushing Americans towards expensive EVs and taking away consumer choice. Joe Biden needs to spend less time pushing his burdensome climate agenda and instead focus on lowering prices for American families, businesses, and workers."

Joining Senators Tuberville, Britt, Ricketts, and Sullivan in introducing the legislation to overturn the emissions rule for light and medium-duty vehicles are U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Susan Collins (R-Maine), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chuck Grassley (R- Iowa), Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), John Kennedy (R-Louisiana), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), James Risch (R-Idaho), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), John Thune (R-South Dakota), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), and Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi).

Joining Senators Tuberville, Britt, Ricketts, and Sullivan in introducing legislation to overturn the emissions rule for heavy-duty vehicles are U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), John Kennedy (R-Louisiana), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), James Risch (R-Idaho), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Eric Schmitt (R- MO), Rick Scott (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), John Thune (R-South Dakota), J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), and Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi).

On March 20, the EPA released the Final Rule for Light and Medium Duty Vehicles. The much stricter standards aim to reduce passenger car, light truck, and medium-duty vehicle emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG), hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter (PM2.5) but will cause more strain on businesses and consumers than the potential health benefits of reduced emissions.

The standards would phase in over vehicle model years 2027 through 2032, becoming more stringent each year. Due to this rule, EPA estimates electric vehicles (EVs) will make up approximately 67% of new light-duty vehicle sales and 46% of new medium-duty vehicle sales by model year 2032 whether the industry and public wants to transition to EVs or not. The Biden Administration, using its virtually unlimited rulemaking authority, is simply forcing the automakers to produce these vehicles.