Deb Fischer: “my colleagues are here today to shine a light on the Biden administration's obsession with unhelpful and unnecessary…”

“my colleagues are here today to shine a light on the Biden administration's obsession with unhelpful and unnecessary regulations. We know that excessive redtape devastates our economy, and it harms communities. That is why the President's agenda needs to be stopped, and we can do it right here in the U.S. Senate. I have introduced legislation this Congress to push back against the administration's misguided rule intensifying emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles. In my home State of Nebraska, 1 in 12 people are employed by the trucking industry, making it the third largest industry in our State. In the United States as a whole, over 3 million people work as commercial truckers, and American truckers transported almost 11 billion tons of freight in the year 2021. Consumers all across the country rely on trucking to bring goods to markets quickly and affordably. Truckers play an essential role in our communities and our economy, but the Biden administration doesn't seem to agree with that fact. Instead, our President routinely chooses to prioritize excessive environmental regulations over people's livelihoods. Nowhere is this clearer than in the Environmental Protection Agency's recent rule establishing stricter emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles. The Biden administration--well, they want to saddle hard- working drivers with an onerous regulation that is going to increase vehicle costs and is going to deal a serious blow to good-paying jobs.…”