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On the recordMay 6, 2025
I am so sorry to hear that. H.J. Res. 61 Mr. President, I rise for another topic. Today, I rise in support of my Congressional Review Act to overturn one of the Biden-era EPA rules on the rubber tire manufacturing NESHAP. In November 2004, Biden's EPA continued on its radical left climate agenda and issued and implemented a new rule to study after study proved to be unnecessary. Their claim was the implementation of the rule was a manner of public health. The EPA performed--the EPA-- performed a risk review of the rule and found this was inconsequential to public health and that the rule increases CO<INF>2</INF> emissions. Instead of listening to their own experts, the Biden administration ignored the experts to push forward their burdensome regulatory overreach. I am grateful to stand in this Chamber today to roll back these ill-advised rules so manufacturers can avoid millions of dollars in compliance fees that will cost the American consumer those millions of dollars and, instead, invest in the American workforce, the greatest workforce on the planet. It is time for us to act. It is time for us to roll back these unnecessary EPA rules so that the American people are not burdened with millions of dollars of additional costs simply to buy tires. Let us do the right thing. Vote on H.J. Res. 61 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, all time on H.J. Res. 61 has expired. The clerk will read the title of the joint resolution for the third time.…
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Tim Scott
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