Political Quotes

“I do rise on behalf of Mr. Reschenthaler for an important amendment that prohibits funds to require travel or transportation under the Joint Travel Regulations for Uniformed Services to be in a zero-emission vehicle. Now, the issue here is that the Joint Travel Regulations implement policies and laws to establish travel and transportation allowances for uniformed servicemembers, Department of Defense civilian employees, and others traveling at the DOD's expense. Joint Travel Regulations have been trying to promote EVs and other more sustainable choices for servicemembers to be more green. Now, this amendment, like others that I am going to offer in my own name, is about restoring the Department of Defense's focus on its actual mission, which is to carry out war, engage in battle, to kill people, and to blow stuff up. It is why they exist. The Biden administration has inserted climate politics as well as all manner of woke social engineering politics into all aspects of the Department of Defense, weakening its mission, weakening its focus, and weakening morale. However, importantly, in this context, it is piling up more pressure for EVs that are piling up on lots. Hell, Madam Chair, you have got one-half of the rental car companies trying to sell off their fleets of EVs because the entire world recognizes the truth, which is that they are ineffective for most Americans to be able to carry out their daily lives.…”