In case you missed our email on Friday, the House is voting on California’s car ban this week, so please take a minute to contact your member of Congress through the EMPOWER action page.
Please use this link to access our action page and send a letter to your members of Congress. The letter form on the page will automatically look up your elected representatives and provide a pre-written letter draft. It takes less than a minute (truly).
Note: The pre-written letter is fully editable, so feel free to customize the message if you’re inclined.
Thank you for standing up for our industries!
Background info:
Congress has an opportunity to overturn EPA’s December 2024 decision allowing California to ban sales of new gas, diesel and traditional hybrid vehicles — taking vehicle choice away from millions of Americans and raising costs for people all over the country.
Why should you care about overturning California’s ban?
- The ban won’t just affect California – A dozen states, representing 35% of the U.S. population, will follow California’s ban. This means millions of Americans will lose vehicle choice if the ban isn’t overturned.
- California’s ban will raise costs for people everywhere – Because of California’s outsized market influence, its ban will affect the price and availability of vehicles and fuels everywhere.
- Gas car bans are a threat to U.S. jobs – The auto and energy sectors, which support millions of jobs, will be severely impacted if this ban moves forward.
-Charlie and the AFPM EMPOWER team
Have ideas for content, comments or questions? You can reach us at empower@afpm.org.
What we’re reading this week
Products that reduce emissions - AFPM
While AFPM members continue to produce the traditional fuels and energy essential for our daily lives, they are also at the forefront of creating liquid fuels with lower lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to reduce emissions throughout the transportation sector.
US House to vote on Republican bid to repeal California EV rules - Reuters
The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote next week on a Republican plan to repeal the Biden administration's approval of California's landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035.
"It's a warning that California's fuel supply is in jeopardy, and it's all caused because of [Democrat Gov.] Gavin Newsom's poor energy policies. That's the root cause, and the rigid regulatory environment, all the mandates, all the new regulations that have been put on these refineries, and now it's putting our fuel supply in jeopardy. And this isn't just an energy issue. This is an affordability issue. This is a jobs issue. This is a reliability issue."
Understanding the economic impact of U.S. refineries - BIC Magazine
It supports millions of American jobs and pumps billions of dollars into the economy, as documented by the AFPM report, "Economic Contributions of U.S. Petroleum Refineries."
Crude oil prices drop on demand fears - Reuters
Crude oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel on Monday morning as demand fears arising from the trade war between the United States and China were pressing down demand at the pump.
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