Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I would like to note that Congress has provided $7.5 billion for electric vehicle chargers, and they have built zero so far. According to this article recently published by Politico, the United States has around 180,000 chargers today according to the Energy Department, including 41,000 of the type of chargers that can alleviate what they are calling range anxiety. They expect that the U.S. will need 1.2 million public chargers by 2030 to meet the demand, including 182,000 fast chargers. Again, I would say this rule is not ready for prime time. We don't even have the vehicle charging stations available, and we don't expect that if zero have been built, we will meet that demand. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to include this article in the Record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Indiana? There was no objection. Congress Provided $7.5B for Electric Vehicle Chargers. Built so Far: Zero. The sluggish rollout could undermine President Joe Biden's reelection messaging promoting electric vehicles. Congress at the urging of the Biden administration agreed in 2021 to spend $7.5 billion to build tens of thousands of electric vehicle chargers across the country, aiming to appease anxious drivers while tackling climate change. Two years later, the program has yet to install a single charger.…”