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Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to make our air dirtier by rescinding critical state laws to regulate car and truck pollution. We need your help in asking our US Senators– Senator Slotkin & Senator Peters to vote NO on three Congressional Review Act resolutions (H.J. Res. 87, H.R. Res. 88, H.J. Res. 89).
For the sake of public health, we can’t let this happen. One hundred thirty-one million Americans live in counties with unhealthy ozone levels and particulate pollution. Cars, SUVs, and trucks are the largest source of that pollution, which causes asthma attacks, heart attacks, strokes, premature births, lung cancer, and premature deaths. States with dirtier air should have the right to set stricter standards than the federal government, and that is especially true now that the current administration is threatening to roll-back those standards.
Not only will passing the CRA resolutions be detrimental to public health, but it would also hurt the American economy by throwing clean transportation investments and the emerging electric vehicle industry into disarray. This threatens the loss of jobs here in Michigan, as well as other states where significant new investments have been made.
The adverse effect on the economy doesn’t stop with job losses– the CRA resolutions that eliminate clean car emission rules will also cause increased costs for consumers, eliminating savings on fuel and maintenance costs. This is especially true for rural and lower-income drivers who have to drive long distances for work.
Improperly applying the Congressional Review Act (CRA) would set a dangerous precedent that could lead to its misuse for other executive actions, including Medicaid waivers and changes to K-12 education plans. Rescinding these waivers without requiring EPA to justify its reversal based on its public health mission would be a big mistake.
For the health of people and the planet, the support of thriving communities and their economies, and our democracy, we urge you to join us in calling on Senator Slotkin & Senator Peters to stop this overreach of power and vote NO on the Congressional Review Act resolutions (H.J. Res. 87, H.R. Res. 88, H.J. Res. 89).
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