GOP Senators Fight Buy American Waiver

Four Republican senators want to overturn a new rule that would waive Buy American requirements for electric vehicle charging stations.

The senators, led by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla) have introduced a joint resolution, under the Congressional Review Act, to overturn the rule, saying it paves the way for the use of Chinese products.

“Waiving the Buy America requirements on EV chargers won’t help American taxpayers or workers,” Sen. Rubio said. “It hurts American companies and empowers foreign adversaries, like China, to control our energy infrastructure. We should never use American dollars to subsidize Chinese-made products.”

Also introducing the resolution are Republican Sens. Roger Marshall (Kans), Rick Scott (Fla) and Kevin Cramer (ND).

“Congress mandated the Buy America requirements for a reason, to bring jobs and manufacturing back to the United States and reduce our dependence on China,” according to
Sen. Marshall. “Waiving this requirement is a step in the wrong direction and a complete and total backtrack on Biden’s pledge to prioritize the reshoring of critical supply chains.”