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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jul 30, 2024

Why do we never hear about this? If it was the reverse, and driving your electric car was five times more expensive than driving your fuel combustion car, you can bet every fossil fuel company in America would be publicizing that.

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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Jul 30, 2024

Mr. President, I am glad I was in the Chamber to witness this passage of these bills pertaining to the scourge of Alzheimer's by unanimous consent. This is a rare bright spot in our activities where we actually all come together and agree…

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Mike Braun
@mikebraun· Republican · IN· Jul 30, 2024

The average cost of an electric vehicle is over $17,000 more than the average price of a gas-powered vehicle.

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Mike Braun
@mikebraun· Republican · IN· Jul 30, 2024

We are borrowing now a couple of trillion dollars a year, where it was just a trillion dollars six months ago.

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Mike Braun
@mikebraun· Republican · IN· Jul 30, 2024

I would say that is a fake pay for, but thank you for your opinion.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 30, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott), and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was announced--yeas 91, nays 3, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 30, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 43, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 223 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 30, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott), and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 50, nays 41, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-30
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 30, 2024

Mr. President, yesterday evening, in the tradition of another Democrat President and his infamous Court-packing scheme way back in 1937, President Biden announced a proposal to interfere with the Constitution's separation of powers and…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-30
Debbie Stabenow
@debbiestabenow· Democratic · MI· Jul 30, 2024

Well thank you so much, Mr. Chairman and Senator Graham, who I know cares passionately about manufacturing.

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Debbie Stabenow
@debbiestabenow· Democratic · MI· Jul 30, 2024

Our biggest competitor, there is no question about it, is China.

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Debbie Stabenow
@debbiestabenow· Democratic · MI· Jul 30, 2024

Unfortunately, the latest round of the Tax Code is so complicated and limiting that I do not--it is certainly not helping as much as it could help.

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Debbie Stabenow
@debbiestabenow· Democratic · MI· Jul 30, 2024

We need to do our part to help them create a level playing field.

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Debbie Stabenow
@debbiestabenow· Democratic · MI· Jul 30, 2024

But let me first start by saying that no one is forcing Americans to buy electric vehicle, but I have one.

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Debbie Stabenow
@debbiestabenow· Democratic · MI· Jul 30, 2024

I support American innovation. Are we there? No. But we are certainly getting there.

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Debbie Stabenow
@debbiestabenow· Democratic · MI· Jul 30, 2024

But I will say the biggest issue is charging stations, and I am about to test that again.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jul 30, 2024

I found a country hungry for U.S. presence, and I found a country littered with debt trap infrastructure projects that they will never be able to pay back.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jul 30, 2024

It is imperative that our NATO allies increase their defense spend and take efforts to revitalize their own industrial base.

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