Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa), my friend and colleague, to close. Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, what it really boils down to is choice for Americans, affordable choices. Just because we want to be part of this green agenda here, constantly crying about climate change doesn't mean it is going to be good for Americans. These mandates, for example, on trucks will add 16,000 pounds of weight that is no longer part of the cargo capacity for trucks. On automobiles, it is adding about $13,000 to the price of a car. Little credit has been given for how efficient and clean internal combustion engines run these days. This is all a big CO<INF>2</INF> scam. I remind you; CO<INF>2</INF> is only 0.04 percent of our atmosphere. Let's go back in the direction of allowing people to have choices of the best manufactured cars that come from right here in America instead of giving it over to China, which is what will happen on the mined products, the labor, so many other things. Americans can figure out what they like. They certainly don't need California mandates that have already failed in the past and the Federal Government dictating to them what their choices are in driving. H.R. 4468 is a good, righteous bill. Let's support that and help people continue to have the choices they want in this country and not be mandated by Congress or certainly California.”