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U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg counters Republican claims of 'too expensive' EV tax rebates: "Wait until you find out how much oil and gas subsidies you've been supporting" (www.thecooldown.com)

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In a recent hearing before the House Oversight Committee, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg aptly refuted incorrect claims made by Republicans regarding electric vehicles.

According to an Advocate article, the purpose of the hearing was to scrutinize EV policies. Florida Republican U.S. Representative Aaron Bean challenged Secretary Buttigieg about the cost-effectiveness of EV tax rebates, asking if there would ever come a time when the Secretary would rethink the policies because they're too expensive.

Buttigieg was quick to respond with, "If you think this is too expensive, wait until you find out how much oil and gas subsidies you've been supporting." He added, "Also, wait until you find out the economic impact, that some economists have put at $15 million every hour, or every day, trillions of dollars every year from allowing the environmental conditions in this country and planet to worsen."

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[–] taanegl 5 points 3 months ago

It's like Kamela put the sass back in the Democrats.

Good.