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Lee Zeldin: “When government policy is dictating to the manufacturer what…”

Featuring: Lee Zeldin, Republican | Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency | National

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FULL REMARKS: Sean Duffy, Lee Zeldin & Jamieson Greer at Detroit Auto Show

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I would actually talk about what's happening right now, what has happened already, what we heard today, what we heard yesterday, and I have heard all throughout 2020 from these manufacturers and as Secretary Duffy referenced with the dealers, When government policy is dictating to the manufacturer what kind of a vehicle they have to create, even though Americans don't want it, that comes with a cost. When you have to be hiring workers and you have plants built and you're spending all that time, energy and money and you're doing the research and the development to … (18:08–18:20)

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Asserts that government policies forcing manufacturers to create unwanted vehicles increase costs.

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