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Hill GOP Weighs Targeting EPA Vehicle Standards Via Reconciliation Bill

January 27, 2025
Capitol Hill Republicans are considering using budget reconciliation legislation to target EPA’s vehicle emissions standards and Transportation Department (DOT) fuel economy rules, a move that could allow the Trump administration to avoid a series of regulatory and judicial hurdles to scaling back the standards. But while some Republicans are asserting the rules could be rescinded in such a bill because doing so would produce budget savings from reduced uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) eligible for federal EV tax credits, other...


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