We all know there is zero chance this will pass in the Senate: there are not enough Democrats, if any, who will vote for it. But, hold on, wait, it looks like the House Republicans grew some cajones
House votes to axe California clean truck rules
The House voted to axe the Biden administration’s approval of the California rules, which aim to cut pollution and planet-warming emissions from trucks, using a tool known as the Congressional Review Act (CRA).
The CRA allows Congress, with just a simple majority in both chambers and presidential approval, to reverse recent regulations, evading the Senate filibuster’s 60-vote threshold. It’s sometimes used at the start of a new administration to eliminate regulations put forward by the last one.
However, the votes come in defiance of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan congressional watchdog that sometimes issues legal opinions.
That office has determined that because the EPA’s approval came in the form of a waiver rather than a rule, it is not subject to the CRA.
Last time I checked, Congress voting carries more wait that a bunch of bureaucrats in the Executive Branch.
The House was initially slated to also vote to axe California’s phaseout of gas-powered cars, but postponed that vote until Thursday.
Too bad they can’t add some language in that every lawmaker and bureaucrat who supported these rules should be required to drive and EV themselves.
