CHAOS IN DC: United States Senate Votes 51-44 on Controversial Legislation

“This is a novel and narrow issue that deals with the Government Accountability Office and whether or not they ought to be able to determine what is a rule and what isn’t, or whether the administration and the Congress ought to be able to make that decision,” he said.

Senate Majority Whip and Wyoming Republican Sen. John Barrasso called California’s plan for EVs a “fantasyland” that will damage ranchers and farmers in his state.

“California’s EV mandates ban the sale of gas-powered cars and trucks. They threaten the freedom of every American to choose what they drive,” he said. “EVs currently make up 7% of the US market. Even in California, they account for only 20% of vehicle sales. And sales are stalling. Yet California’s radical mandates require 35% of all vehicle sales to be electric by 2026 – six months from now. By 2035, it jumps to 100%.”

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