Providing for Congressional Disapproval Under the Rule Submitted By the Federal Highway Administration Relating to ``Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers''

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Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I guess the question here is: Yes, is it going to be buy American or not?

Now, these components we are talking about are, indeed, being force- fed upon the public with the whole big push for electrifying vehicles.

As we are seeing, the market has softened dramatically since the additional influx of electric vehicles has been pushed forward.

We are seeing them sitting on dealers' lots, so chargers probably still need to be made to catch up, to a certain point.

We don't need to be in such a giant hurry that we have to instead send all this business to the manufacturing leaders in China. Let's let Americans catch up to this.

Indeed, since we are going to spend the money that is in the trough anyway from the measure I did not vote for--that many of us did not vote for--at least spend it on American jobs and keep the spirit of producing electric vehicle chargers in the United States.

We can catch up and we will catch up, especially if these artificial mandates to force electric cars are relaxed somewhat.

Now, we see the Biden administration setting the goal of half a million chargers by the year 2030--and they say that their goal has been met so far--but a recent article says that they have only built one charger under this program in the last 2 years. There is a long way to go to get to half a million.

Instead of realizing that the goals are unworkable and let the rules be what they have been on keeping Buy America, Make It In America as the priority, they are force-feeding something in such a hurry that hasn't been thought out for a market that is dramatically softening after the initial wave of electric vehicles.

Instead, let Americans work and not favor the Chinese Communist Party and their workers.

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