"I believe in consumer choice, the choice to decide where you want to go and how you want to get there."
"Attempts to force U.S. economic sectors such as trucking into manipulated electrification risk sparking a debilitating crisis of wholesale electricity shortages, unreliable private and commercial tran..."
"Congress should reject exorbitantly costly, unrealistic mandates to replace fossil fuels and to force foreclosing nearly every other fuel source except for unreliable 'green' ones--all driven by gover..."
"the Biden administration's pie-in-the-sky initiatives pushing all-electrification of American transportation, including large trucks."
"Without a strong transportation network and updated infrastructure, these vital goods produced by our Nation's farmers, ranchers, and manufacturers can't be delivered to market for consumers."
"Rural communities are the backbone of America."
"When one State proposes policies that have implications on interstate commerce, it affects travelers in other communities."
"It is paramount we retain the ability of States to prioritize projects and address their wide-ranging needs."
"The bill was not a blank check for this administration to pursue ancillary social or environmental policies unrelated to the Nation's transportation systems."
"Even though I did not support IIJA, it is the law, and I will ensure that resources provided by Congress are addressing our most pressing transportation, safety, infrastructure, and supply chain needs..."
"opening statement"