Political Quotes

“I am proud to be an original cosponsor of the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act. Electric vehicles will be part of our energy matrix for a long time, our transportation matrix. No Republicans deny that, but government is trying to pick what you drive, America. Our electric grid does not support electric vehicles now. Power generation isn't there, and the infrastructure is far from ready across most of America. Stripping away Americans' freedom to choose, government picking the type of car that you have to drive, that is like saying: I am from the government, and I am here to help. I know better than you do, America. That is wrong. Americans ought to have the freedom to choose. If electric vehicles are going to be part of our mix in rural South Carolina, we have a long way to go to build out that infrastructure. I can tell you that Wyoming, Nebraska, Montana, and Washington State are a long way from ready. Most of the pollution California talks about is not generated in California. It is coming from Asia. China is building all the infrastructure, all the solar panels, a lot of components for electric vehicles. They are using coal-fired power plants to produce those renewable components, creating pollution that ends up on the West Coast. This is wrong for America. Government should not tell people in South Carolina or Washington State or anywhere else what kind of vehicle to drive. Mr. Speaker, I support this legislation, and I urge my colleagues to do so.”