Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob
“Last week, the U.S. Senate voted 51 to 44 to repeal a Biden-era waiver that let California set its own standards for regulating air pollution, stricter than national standards. Congress’s action means that California may no longer ban sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. With presidential prospects in mind, Governor Gavin Newsom has recently been trying to position himself as one of the less-unhinged Democrats; he has a podcast and talks (!) to conservatives. To keep up this act, he would have had to accept defeat of his autocratic attempt to circumvent markets and outlaw consumer choice in the auto industry. Instead, Newsom is suing to overturn Congress’s good deed, which he says is all about ‘making America smoggy again.'” (05/28/25)
https://thisiscommonsense.org/2025/05/28/newsom-defends-gas-car-ban/