Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted By the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to ``Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards''

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Mr. ARMSTRONG. Mr. Speaker, you would think after years of supply chain disruptions and skyrocketing consumer prices, this administration would make every effort to lower costs and streamline our transportation networks.

The heavy-duty engine and vehicle standard does exactly the opposite. This rule would force owner/operators to leave the market or keep older trucks on the road.

This rule is unrealistic, given the heavy-duty vehicle technology space, and this rule would add at least $8,000 to the cost of each new semitruck. The cost doesn't go to producers, the people who grow the grain or produce the oil or get the natural gas out of the ground. It goes to the consumers.

Instead of expanding the equipment market and recognizing the significant reduction of nitrous oxide, this rule is another assault on liquid fuels that will further complicate the supply chain.

North Dakota is a producer State, but we have to get our products to market. We need heavy-duty vehicles to get our goods there. The rule jeopardizes our ability to feed and fuel the country.

The CRA has bipartisan support and for good reason. The underlying rule is unworkable, and I urge my colleagues to support the CRA.

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