United States Senator Mike Crapo - Idaho
*Fighting to Preserve
Idahoans' Access to Affordable Vehicles*
Idahoans deserve access to
affordable, reliable vehicles fueled by American-made energy
products.
However, the Biden Administration has proposed vehicle and
fuel economy standards that would go too far--restricting affordable
choices for families and pushing our country toward greater dependence
on China.
The Administration's proposals would impose a de facto
electric vehicle (EV) mandate.
To ensure Idahoans can choose the
right vehicle for their financial and driving needs, I have taken a
number of steps to block these EV mandates:
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Introduced the
*Choice in Automobile Retail Sales **(CARS) Act* [link 1]to prohibit
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from moving forward with its
proposed emissions rule or any future rules that would limit
availability of new motor vehicles based on that vehicle's engine
type.
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Led a bipartisan, bicameral letter [link 2]to the
Administration urging it withdraw the EPA's proposed rule which would
require 67 percent of new light-duty vehicles and 46 percent of
medium-duty vehicles to be electric by 2032.
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Led 120 [link
3]Senate and House colleagues calling on the Biden Administration to
immediately withdraw a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) proposed rule that would *require automakers to more than
double average fleet-wide fuel economy* in less than 10 years,
effectively mandating mass production of EVs.
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Requested [link
4]Senate and House Leadership include language in government funding
legislation to prevent EV mandates.
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Co-sponsored the
*Preserving Choice in Vehicle **Purchases Act* [link 5], which would
prevent the elimination of the sale of motor vehicles with internal
combustion engines.
Read more about these proposed rules and my
latest efforts via a recent column on my *website HERE* [link 6].
*What Else I Have Been Up To Lately*
Work on behalf of Idahoans
continues in the second half of the 118th Congress.
A few of my
efforts over the last two months include:
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Sent a letter [link
7]and co-sponsored legislation [link 8]to provide *relief for American
farmers* from the unsustainable increases in the Adverse Effect Wage
Rate;
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Joined legislation [link 9]to require the U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs to *award waivers for veterans' health and housing
facilities projects in process* before manufacturing and supply chain
laws went into effect, including veterans' homes in Lewiston, Boise
and Pocatello;
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Pressed for *passage of the **Major Richard Star
Act* [link 10]to provide combat-injured veterans with less than 20
years of military service both military retired pay and disability
compensation earned through their service to our country, which would
benefit hundreds in Idaho;
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Released a bipartisan plan [link
11]to *prevent and mitigate generic drug shortages*;
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Welcomed
Idaho Downwinder [link 12]advocate, Tona Henderson, as my guest to the
State of the Union during the same week the Senate passed legislation
to expand and *extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act by a
vote of 69-30*;
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Urged [link 13]the Administration to *increase
market access for U.S. agricultural export*s and improve the
competitiveness of U.S. products abroad, following an unacceptable
sharp decline in ag exports; and
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Pushed for passage of
bipartisan legislation [link 14]that would implement commonsense,
market-driven policies to *increase competition and enhance
prescription drug access and affordability*.
To read more about
these efforts and to keep up with more of my latest work in Congress,
visit the *NEWSROOM*portion of my website [link 15].
*Contact
Me*
Have questions about a federal policy issue not listed here, or
need help with navigating paperwork at a federal agency?
Contact me
at one of my seven offices across Idaho and Washington, D.C., by
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Contact
Information:
Website:
Offices:
239 Dirksen Senate
Building
Washington D.C., 20510
Phone: (202) 224-6142
Idaho
Falls
410 Memorial Drive
Suite 205
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Phone:
(208) 522-9779
Boise
251 East Front Street
Suite 205
Boise, ID
83702
Phone: (208) 334-1776
Lewiston
313 'D' Street
Suite 105
Lewiston, ID 83501
Phone: (208) 743-1492
Caldwell
524 East
Cleveland Blvd.
Suite 220
Caldwell, ID 83605
Phone: (208)
455-0360
Pocatello
275 South 5th Avenue
Suite 100
Pocatello,
ID 83201
Phone: (208) 236-6775
Coeur d' Alene
610 Hubbard
Street
Suite 209
Coeur d' Alene, ID 83814
Phone: (208) 664-5490
Twin Falls
202 Falls Avenue
Suite 2
Twin Falls, ID 83301
Phone:
(208) 734-2515
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