Here’s a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week:

Denouncing Biden’s Burdensome Trucking Emissions Rule ✅ In December, Biden’s EPA finalized a nitrogen oxide (NOx) rule that requires big rigs to meet extreme emission reductions standards starting in 2027, driving small truck drivers off the road and out of business.

In the midst of record high inflation and supply chain chaos, the Biden EPA’s burdensome rule would only make things worse by significantly increasing trucking costs and destroying jobs. 

All this adds up to the American people paying even more money for the things they need to be transported to them, for the sake of Democrats’ woke and misguided ‘Green New Deal’ agenda.

Sen. Deb Fischer’s legislation, S.J. Res. 11, would reverse the Biden EPA’s new burdensome trucking regulations, protecting small business truckers and preventing more inflation and supply chain issues.

“I proudly voted for S.J. Res.11, which nullifies the Biden Administration’s Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions rule," said Rep. Troy Nehls. "I am also pleased to have led this effort in the House with my companion bill. The EPA’s final rule is yet another example of burdensome federal regulation and would unfairly target the trucking industry and pass costs for the American consumer and small businesses, all in the name of the Biden Administration’s woke climate change agenda. The ineffective rule would also force truckers to keep older and higher-emitting trucks on the road longer because of the expensive technological components needed to adhere to the stringent regulations. This out-of-touch rule will not do anything to address the real concerns of the trucking industry. I want to thank Senator Fischer for leading this effort in the Senate and the trucking industry for raising national awareness of this important issue. In Congress, Republicans will continue to prevent overregulation, support America’s small businesses, and keep costs low for consumers.”

What Members Said:

“EPA's regulatory efforts are just the latest step by the Biden Administration to electrify the transportation sector and burden American families in the process. The agency itself emphasizes that the rule will cost the truckers between $39 and $55 billion. In fact, the rule is expected to increase the cost of a semi truck anywhere from 8,000 to 42,000 per truck. And as we all know, the cost of these senseless regulations would inevitably be passed on to the American consumer through higher retail prices and increased inflation," said Rep. Bill Johnson. 
Rep. Don Bacon highlighted how S.J. Res 11 protects truckers from oppressive regulations. 

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Stopping Biden’s Unconstitutional Student Loan Bailout ✅ President Biden is putting hardworking taxpayers on the hook for unpaid student loans through unconstitutional overreach of the executive branch.

In August, President Biden revealed his plan to ‘cancel’ student debt for people making under $125,000 – a plan that is estimated to cost American taxpayers $400 billion, in addition to $195 billion from a repayment pause and $230 billion for the Administration’s Income-Driven Repayment plan.

This plan doesn’t ‘cancel’ anything. It forces American taxpayers who never took out loans or paid them off to pay off debt held by about 13% of the population who took out federal loans. 

H.J. Res. 45, introduced by Rep. Bob Good, revokes the Biden Administration’s unconstitutional claim to have the authority to forgive loans and ends the pause on student loan repayment, saving taxpayers money.

“President Biden’s student loan transfer scheme shifts hundreds of billions of dollars of payments from student loan borrowers onto the backs of the American people. I am proud to lead the fight against President Biden’s reckless, unilateral, and unauthorized action that would unfairly penalize those who worked hard to pay off their loans or who never took them out in the first place. I am pleased that my Republican colleagues overwhelmingly supported my legislation on the House Floor this week," said Rep. Bob Good.  

What Members Said:

“As a father of four school aged children, we're now going through that same process with my older two children to determine what are we going to do about their future, but it's a decision we know we need to make and an obligation we know we need to keep on the backside of taking out any loans. Unfortunately, that's a conversation a lot of families don't have in this world before they send their kids off to school. And we need to make sure that there's more information out there before they incur the debt that ultimately they're going to have to repay. But to saddle that repayment on the backs of others that have not benefited from it is simply wrongheaded. And frankly, it's unconstitutional for the executive branch to take that action without going through the legislative branch. But that is precisely what the President is attempting to do," said Rep. Nathanial Moran.