Trump wants to end $7,500 electric car tax credits, members of Congress move to stop him
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has proposed ending tax credits to encourage the purchase of electric cars but a bipartisan group in Congress moved Wednesday to stop him.
U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters, both D-Mich., as well as Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Township, instead proposed legislation that would expand the credits.
"Today's legislation is something we can do now to reduce emissions and combat carbon pollution," said Stabenow, who has long pushed to protect the tax credits intended to encourage people to purchase vehicles powered by electricity or hydrogen fuel cells. "Our bill will (also) help create American jobs."
Under the current regulations, consumers purchasing eligible electric-powered vehicles can receive a tax credit of up to $7,500. The Trump administration has said getting rid of that credit could allow the U.S. Treasury to bring in another $2.5 billion.
Eliminating or changing the credits, however, would take an act of Congress, and the program has enjoyed bipartisan support in the past. In the current proposal, rather than eliminating the credit it would expand it, raising the limit at which it currently begins to phase out.
More: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/04/10/electric-car-tax-credit-2019-federal/3422657002/
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contrary or counterproductive to Americans.
I can't believe I hate him more right now than I did 10 minutes ago. But I do.
Hi, Rhiannon. How are you tonight? 
I'm hanging in there, but I sure wish we could get through just one day without getting so pissed off at this bastard's attempts to circumvent established law and eliminate any "checks and balances!" And every single decision this would-be dictator makes is specifically aimed at benefiting his businesses or his "friends" - and harming the rest of Americans! What president sees that as his mandate?? 
Good to see you, too, my friend - hope you're doing well... 
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