On the recordMay 23, 2023
Mr. Speaker, I once again have to point out that we are not only fighting for the right kinds of policies, but we have to fight against outrageous claims that are simply patently false. That comment by my colleague that 100,000 people per year die from air pollution, that was a figure from 1990. By 2019, that figure had dropped to 60,000 people. Now, that is not acceptable either, and I think one of the reasons that it dropped so far was because NO<INF>X</INF> emissions from truckers had dropped some 98 percent since the late 1980s. So, we are already making great progress with this. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Nehls), the sponsor of the House companion bill.
