When Congress passed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, championed and signed by President Joe Biden, it included: Exemptions with significant changes Buy America requirements for federally funded infrastructure projects.
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) said he intends to do so. “Favors to eliminate billions of dollars spent by Democrats on environmental policies;” The Biden administration is changing the rules for manufacturing electric vehicle chargers in a way that directly benefits China.
“Not only is the Biden administration trying to impose green policies on the American people and ban gasoline-powered cars in the future, but American companies are working to manufacture EV chargers to achieve his insane policies. I’m trying to pull my leg out of it,” Strong said.
On Thursday, Strong and the House voted 209-198 in favor of a resolution rejecting the Federal Highway Administration's bill. buy america exemption to allow funds for 7.5 billion dollars Spending time outside the United States.
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The exemption allows EV manufacturers to use foreign products, including materials from China, to manufacture EV chargers. The bill, which has now passed both houses of Congress, will return to Joe Biden's desk as he reconsiders what “Buy America” actually means.
“Congress specifically included these Buy America provisions to ensure that American tax dollars are spent here at home. Apparently Joe Biden has other ideas. By waiving the rules, he is ensuring that the Chinese Communist Party benefits.The continued failure of the Biden administration's environmental policies is not the fault of the American people, but the administration is It is designed to punish American companies and reward their adversaries for ignoring the rules,” Strong said.
“President Biden signed a bill that includes provisions that his administration is now blatantly ignoring. It makes clear what was going on.”
Grayson Everett is the state and politics editor for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @Grayson270
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