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John Thune: “The House and the Senate have moved to prevent California…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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John Thune Advocates for Republican Energy Reconciliation Bill in Senate

Published | Video Starts at 03:25

In the reconciliation bill that we'll be considering soon, we've also repealed Biden ERA energy regulations for household appliances and business equipment, regulations that would have driven up cost and reduced choice with little environmental benefit. And The House and the Senate have moved to prevent California from imposing a de facto electric vehicle mandate on the whole country. This president, the Biden administration sought to tie up American energy, but under the Trump administration and Republican Congress that ERA is over. (03:25–03:34)

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Claims that Congress acted to prevent California from imposing an electric vehicle mandate nationwide.

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