Smith: The War on Affordable Energy is Over

Washington, DC — Today Representative Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a historic set of actions to unleash American energy including reconsideration of the tailpipe emissions rule which effectively mandated consumer adoption of electric vehicles and the so-called "Clean Power Plan 2.0" on power plant production. 

"I appreciate President Trump and Administrator Zeldin's bold and decisive action to rollback barriers to American energy abundance. The Biden administration's EV mandate was unworkable for Americans living in rural areas like those in the Third District and promised to make us more dependent on supply chains controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. Those hurt the most by these misguided, job-killing policies are typically the ones who can afford it least. Options, not mandates, bring the best outcomes.

"The Biden administration's crushing power plant rules not only undermined grid reliability, they threatened our economic growth. Nearly half of Nebraska's electricity comes from coal, including the power supplying our EV charging stations. Innovation is fueled by abundance. The Biden-Harris war on affordable energy is over."

BACKGROUND:

Rep. Smith has repeatedly spoken out against EPA policies harmful to energy consumers and producers. In February 2024, he sent a letter with a bicameral group of lawmakers urging President Biden to reject the EPA's unworkable tailpipe rule.

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