In a letter signed by 26 attorneys general to U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, General Coleman encouraged Senators to use the Congressional Review Act to rollback an EPA rule that would increase the costs of Kentuckians’ cars and trucks.
In the final hours of President Biden’s term, the EPA issued a rule approving California’s attempt to ban gasoline-only cars by 2035. The Biden Administration’s EPA had previously approved California’s rules to require that half of all heavy-duty trucks be electric by 2035. The letter raises additional concerns now that California is trying to increase that mandate to include all trucks.
“One state cannot dictate how the other 49 live. It’s bad policy and it’s simply unfair,” Coleman said. “Along with AG colleagues from more than half the states, we encourage the U.S. Senate to reverse the radical legacy of the Biden Administration.”
In addition to signing this letter, General Coleman fought to protect Kentuckians’ ability to drive the car of their choice throughout the Biden Administration. He challenged several EV mandates, including by leading a 21-state coalition to defeat a Federal Highway Administration rule that is currently pending before the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Kentucky.
Attorney General Coleman joined attorneys general from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, as well as Arizona’s Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives.
