president Donald Trump We were able to quickly sign a council resolution to scrap the California Environmental Protection Agency exemption, which requires gasoline-powered car sales to be terminated by 2035. This is a move that sparks provocation from Sacramento’s Golden State leader.
California Government Gavin Newsom Other Democrats have also argued it was an illegal use of Congressional Review Act, but Republicans, including state lawmakers, say the move is a necessary step to curb state regulations.
“I’m grateful that people in Washington, DC had something and common sense that the governor doesn’t have here in California,” R-Huntintinton Beach Sen. Tony Strickland told Fox News Digital in an interview Thursday, adding that “people can’t afford” the transition to electric vehicles.
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Drivers drive cars and other vehicles on December 16, 2024 during their late afternoon commute to work in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images)
“We don’t have enough energy capacity. The worst thing that happens in California right now is that everyone is in electric cars. We’re outages. We’re talking about power outages this summer’s heat. Not only that, we’re not adding millions and millions of cars, we’re not adding infrastructure either.
At a press conference on Thursday morning, Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta They said they plan to sues the Trump administration.
Some of the legal debates being made by Golden State have said the House Government’s Accountability Office and the Senators have raised debate about what can be done under the Congressional Review Act, saying waiver does not technically count as a rule. hill.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom believes that the Senate’s actions to kill EPA exemptions are an illegal misuse of the Congressional Review Act. (Getty)
Newsom said Electric vehicle manufacturing market He has made significant benefits in California, and the state, particularly cites air quality, claiming it is a leader in “innovation” who wants to spin it into electricity.
In the short term, the state is also facing concerns. Gas prices rise The expected closure of two California refineries is the issue that the governor said he is on the top to avoid the issue.
When Fox News Digital asked Newsom if it thought the price increase would encourage consumers to switch to electric vehicles, he said the Californian was finally in the driver’s seat.
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Electric vehicle at a charging station (Kurt “Cyberguy” Knutsson)
“I think it’s up to the consumer, but the cost merits of electric vehicles are well established and continue to be fully strengthened as they relate to the whims of self-responders, like the self-responders we see, by uncertainty about the supply chain, the war of attacks by Russia, and the whims of political conspiracy we see in the Middle East. Countries relating to our energy future,” Newsom added.
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In Washington, R-Calif Rep. Kevin Kiley promotes the success of his resolution.
“This is a bipartisan national denial of total insanity given to our nation,” he posted on X.
Fox News Digital reached the White House for comment.
