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ELECTRIFYING FEDERAL VEHICLE FLEETS
(Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the robust funding to electrify Federal vehicle fleets included in the Build Back Better Act.
Our climate is rapidly changing, and humans are the primary cause.
In 2019, the transportation sector accounted for 70 percent of petroleum used in the United States and was the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions nationwide.
Transitioning to electric vehicles will reduce our carbon output and improve the environment for our children and our grandchildren.
That is why the Committee on Oversight and Reform approved nearly $12 billion to transition the postal fleet and GSA fleets to electric vehicles and to charge them at post offices across the country.
This funding will help purchase more than 300,000 electric vehicles and the devices needed to charge them, making the United States a leader on climate change and building an environmentally friendly fleet of the future.
I urge my colleagues to support the Build Back Better Act and its robust funding for electric vehicles.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 170
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