Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and certainly one of the reasons there is so much interest in my home state in electrics is because of what is happening right now. We have 121 fires burning in my state. Over one million acres have already burned this year.
On the recordJuly 30, 2024
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Merkley highlights the urgency of electric vehicle interest due to severe wildfires in Oregon.
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