House approves bill to scrap California auto waiver

The House Sept. 14 approved a GOP-led bill to block California’s Clean Air Act waiver authority as the state pursues its policy of ending sales of new combustion-engine cars by 2035, voting largely along party lines in favor of the measure, and setting up a clash with the White House and Senate Democrats who are expected to block the bill. Lawmakers voted 222-190 to approve H.R.1435, with eight Democrats voting with the GOP majority. The bill , sponsored by Rep...