This past week was a busy one in the House as committees began working on Budget Reconciliation markups. House Republicans also passed multiple bills reversing the Biden-Harris Administration's misguided overreach with their "green" policies. Keep reading for more details!
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- H.J. Res 88: Repeals the Biden-Harris EPA’s waiver allowing California’s burdensome Advanced Clean Cars II emissions rule, protecting consumer choice, keeping more affordable and realistic car options in the marketplace, and preventing increased manufacturing and consumer costs.
- H.J. Res. 87: Overturns the Biden Administration’s approval of California’s Advanced Clean Trucks rule forcing truck makers to sell zero-emission trucks and raising vehicle prices for consumers.
- H.J. Res. 89: Disapproves the Biden-Harris EPA’s rule granting California the ability to implement its most recent nitrogen oxide engine emission standards, imposing onerous and impractical requirements for heavy-duty on-road engines, raising costs for consumers, and threatening reliable transportation and consumer choice.
- H.J. Res. 60: Repeals the Biden Administration rule prohibiting use of ORVs and street-legal ATVs on approximately 24 miles of park roads in the Glen Canyon Recreation Area, reopening the land for recreational use.
- H.J. Res. 78: Repeals the Biden Administration’s listing of the longfin smelt as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, as this designation imposes burdensome red tape that hinders effective water management and reduces water availability for the American families and farmers who need it most.
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This past Wednesday, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed a Budget Reconciliation proposal to save taxpayers more than $10 billion, while modernizing our air traffic control systems and supporting President Trump’s national security agenda. By passing this Reconciliation measure, Republicans on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee are taking crucial steps to help deliver the President’s America First agenda. This package provides historic funding for the U.S. Coast Guard to help keep our nation safe and makes significant improvements to modernize our air traffic control systems, which is much needed. In addition to making these historic investments, we bolster the Highway Trust Fund by placing an annual user fee on electric vehicles and hybrids so that all vehicles traveling our roads and bridges contribute a more equitable share. This is a win for our transportation infrastructure necessary to better address current and future transportation needs.
Highlights of the proposal's investment provisions Investments in U.S. Coast Guard missions to protect our national security and to stop illegal drugs and migrants from crossing our maritime borders. Investments in improved safety and reliability of America’s air traffic control (ATC) system. Rescinds unobligated funds and eliminates seven unnecessary Green New Deal style programs created in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Ends free rides for electric vehicles (EVs) and ensures they begin paying into the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for their use of the nation’s highways through a $250 annual EV registration fee.
You can watch my remarks from the hearing here.
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, which I chair, held a hearing entitled "America Builds: The Need for a Long-Term Solution for the Highway Trust Fund." I had the opportunity to discuss long-term funding solutions for the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) that promote fiscal responsibility and ensure all highway users pay their fair share. Spending from the HTF has outpaced revenues for decades, necessitating $275 billion in transfers from the Treasury General Fund since 2008. The Committee is looking to utilize both the highway bill and the upcoming Reconciliation package to create parity between electric vehicles, which do not pay into the HTF, and traditional motor vehicles that contribute the majority of HTF funds through the federal gas tax.
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During the hearing, the Committee had the opportunity to hear from five witnesses, including Ty Johnson, the President of the Fred Smith Company in Durham, N.C. You can watch our exchange by clicking on the picture above.
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This past Tuesday, I met with the Topsail Island Shoreline Protection Commission (TISPC). The meeting was both productive and encouraging. We discussed coastal resilience, strengthening FEMA disaster recovery coordination, and long-term beach re-nourishment and dredging solutions. I will continue to support their initiatives at the federal level to ensure our coastal communities remain protected and thriving.
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For this week's good news story, I'm highlighting Sam Robbin, a cancer survivor who now volunteers at Novant Health’s Zimmer Cancer Institute to support chemo patients— just like he once was. Two years into his volunteer journey, Sam has become a source of strength and comfort for many, including Linda Quinn, a former patient and now a lifelong friend. “It’s more than coffee or a warm blanket. It’s bringing hope,” says Linda, now in remission. Sam’s message: “Try volunteering—you never know who might need your company.” You can read more about their story on WWAY's website.
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"If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself." — Henry Ford
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