David Trone: “Today I rise in opposition to S.J. Res. 38 and urge my colleagues to do the same. For months, my colleagues across the…”

“Today I rise in opposition to S.J. Res. 38 and urge my colleagues to do the same. For months, my colleagues across the aisle have strongly opposed efforts to support clean energy jobs, fight climate change, and deliver investments in our future. The proposed legislation is no different. This resolution undermines efforts to expand our Nation's electric grid by weakening Buy America requirements and reverting back to outdated manufacturing guidelines of 1983--40 years ago. This will allow taxpayer dollars--including $7.5 billion for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act--to be spent in competitor nations like China instead of right here in the U.S. by American workers. This legislation will harm American manufacturing jobs and communities and worsen our country's reliance on foreign supply chains. Currently, 44 manufacturing facilities in the U.S. are dedicated to making EV charger components, amounting to a combined investment of $313 million and approximately 6,000 manufacturing jobs. We must let American innovation and technology protect good-paying jobs.”