Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., on Thursday voted with all Republicans to block a waiver granted to California that was intended to stop gas-powered vehicles within 10 years. Several other states set up rules similar to California's, and those, too, would be blocked. All that remains is approval from President Donald Trump. The procedural move was already approved in the House.
Slotkin said her vote showed she was more concerned about the auto industry base and employment in her state than she was about electric vehicles in California.
Slotkin posted a release after the vote, saying, "As Michigan's U.S. senator, I have a special responsibility to stand up for the more than 1 million Michiganders whose livelihoods depend on the U.S. auto industry."
But Slotkin also defended her staunch support of green transportation and said she stands by her position that electric-vehicle production and promotion are necessary. "Over the last six years, I championed and voted for concrete policies to accelerate electric-vehicle manufacturing in the U.S."
Roll Call reported that the use of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) by the House and Senate in the fashion this one was used is a first. Thirty-five Democrats in the House also voted in favor of blocking a Biden administration waiver granted to California to enforce vehicle emissions standards stricter than federal government standards, which would effectively eliminate fuel-powered vehicles within 10 years.
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