Congressman Nick Langworthy Statement on Today’s Passage of H.J. Res 88 Effectively Killing New York State’s Radical Green New Deal Electric Vehicle Mandate

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) released a statement on the passage of H.J.Res.88 in the House of Representatives:

“I am very pleased that H.J.Res. 88 passed the House today, reversing the EPA’s decision to allow California to ban the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035.

“This push to force Americans into electric vehicles is nonsensical and dangerous. Forcing our dealerships to shoulder this burden would have had dire consequences.

“Back in February, I led a bipartisan letter to Governor Hochul urging her to reconsider New York’s EV Sales Mandate, which was directly adopted from California’s environmental extremists in power. This mandate would have left dealerships with large inventories of unsold EVs, potentially leading to layoffs and other negative economic consequences for thousands of workers employed in New York’s automotive industry.

This legislation’s passage in the House is a huge win for our auto-industry consumers, dealerships, and workers! Now, the Senate must pass it immediately so President Trump can sign it into law as soon as possible.”

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