Glenn Vaagen | Pacific Northwest Ag Network
On Friday, several Northwest lawmakers sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin supporting the agency's plans to review the Biden Administration's tailpipe emissions standards.
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Friday’s letter said, in part:
"These proposals effectively forced a costly transition to electric vehicles without congressional direction by strongarming automakers to curb emissions to unrealistic standards. These standards, which would have made internal combustion engines unavailable in new vehicles, would have stifled innovation and crippled automakers, which ultimately would have negatively impacted the entire U.S. economy."
"We have been given a mandate by the American people to develop policies that will benefit the U.S. economy and this vital industry and are excited about the prospect of implementing initiatives that will allow our auto industry to flourish," the letter continued. "The EPA’s plans are a step in the right direction."
Representatives that signed Friday’s letter include eastern Oregon’s Cliff Bentz, Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse, Idaho’s Russ Fulcher, as well as Iowa's Randy Feenstra, Wisconsin's Scott Fitzgerald, Wyoming's Harriet Hageman, Kansas' Tracey Mann & Derek Schmidt, Indiana's Mark Messmer & Rudy Yakym, and Arkansas' Bruce Westerman.
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