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Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI) sponsored H.R. 4468, the so-called Choice in Automobile Sales Act, which would undermine the Clean Air Act and prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from setting cleaner cars and trucks standards. The transportation sector is the largest source of U.S. climate pollution and is a major threat to public health. Exposure to pollution from cars, SUVs, and heavy trucks can increase the risk of asthma attacks, strokes, heart attacks, cancer, and premature death. Low-wealth communities and communities of color are disproportionately exposed to such pollution, and our country’s harmful history of housing segregation has forced such communities towards high-traffic areas and freight hubs. These standards would help provide consumers with a broader range of internal combustion engine, hybrid, and electric vehicle options. On December 6, the House approved H.R. 4468 by a vote of 221-197 (House roll call vote 703). The Senate took no action on this legislation.
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