Chairs Rodgers and Johnson Announce Hearing on Ensuring Access to Affordable Vehicles and Fuel
Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today announced a hearing titled “Driving Affordability: Preserving People's Freedom to Buy Affordable Vehicles and Fuel.”
Chairs Rodgers and Johnson released the following statement:
“Americans need affordable, reliable transportation to get to work, take their children to school, go to the doctor, and live their lives. Today, however, people are struggling to afford some of the highest energy and auto prices in decades as a result of Biden’s energy and inflation crisis. His rush-to-green policies are hurting middle- and low-income families the most. The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent regulatory efforts to advance this radical agenda, particularly on the kind of cars Americans can drive and the fuels they can use, risk further disrupting fuel markets and increasing transportation costs. We look forward to holding this hearing with EPA officials and stakeholders to discuss how we can increase—not limit—people's choices and access to reliable, affordable transportation fuels and vehicles.”
Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials hearing titled “Driving Affordability: Preserving People's Freedom to Buy Affordable Vehicles and Fuel.”
WHAT: Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials hearing on the impacts of Biden’s rush-to-green agenda on transportation affordability.
DATE: Thursday, June 22, 2023
TIME: 10:00 AM ET
LOCATION: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building
WITNESSES: Witnesses will be announced and are by invitation only.
This notice is at the direction of the Chair. The hearing will be open to the public and press and will be livestreamed online at https://energycommerce.house.gov/. If you have any questions concerning the hearing, please contact Kaitlyn Peterson with the Committee staff at Kaitlyn.Peterson@mail.house.gov. If you have any press-related questions, please contact Sean Kelly at Sean.Kelly@mail.house.gov.
Legislation to be discussed: