EV Chargers: Republican Senators Attempt To Guarantee Buy America And Reverse Biden Pro-Chinese Anti American Manufacturing Waiver
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Washington DC, July 28, 2023; The AIADA reported that Four Republican U.S. senators on Wednesday sought to reverse a Biden administration decision to waive "Buy America" requirements for government-funded electric vehicle charging stations.
According to Reuters, Senators Marco Rubio, Roger Marshall, Rick Scott, and Kevin Cramer said the Federal Highway Administration waiver of U.S. content requirements for steel, iron and construction materials would result in U.S. taxpayers subsidizing Chinese-made products.
"This hurts American companies and empowers foreign adversaries, like China, to control our energy infrastructure," Rubio said. The agency did not immediately issue a comment. It said in February that the short-term waiver would enable "EV charger acquisition and installation to immediately proceed."
Congress has set aside $7.5 billion (Green Deal Welfare) to fund electric vehicle charging stations. Under the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law, federal infrastructure projects like EV chargers must obtain at least 55 percent (Big F'n Deal) of construction materials, including iron and steel, from domestic sources and be totally manufactured in the United States.
The rules adopted in February do not start imposing the 55 percent requirement until July 2024.
