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Doug LaMalfa: I cannot discern how it's appropriate to use resources on EVs in National Forests--in the name of 'climate…

On the recordMay 15, 2023
I cannot discern how it's appropriate to use resources on EVs in National Forests--in the name of 'climate change'--while communities in the West are burning, livelihoods are upended, and wildfire emissions are far greater than any EV fleet can reduce.
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Doug LaMalfa
Republican · California

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LaMalfa questions funding priorities for electric vehicles over wildfire preparedness amidst ongoing fires.

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