resolution to toss the tax credit rules backed by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Reps. Carol Miller and Jared Golden and Sens. Joe Manchin and Deb Fischer .
Along with Manchin, Brown has argued that the new EV tax credit rules would give too much flexibility to automakers to source materials, the supply chains for which are dominated by China. The Ohio Democrat has spoken out for months against Chinese EVs, calling on President Joe Biden last month to ban them altogether.statement
. “Ohio knows all too well how China illegally subsidizes its companies, putting our workers out of jobs and undermining entire industries, from steel to solar manufacturing. We cannot allow China to bring its government-backed cheating to the American auto industry. The U.S. must ban Chinese electric vehicles now, and stop a flood of Chinese government-subsidized cars that threaten Ohio auto jobs, and our national and economic security.
But the effort to play hardball with Biden and put up a fight against a sprawling EV push that has questionable popularity could be enough to give Brown an edge as he faces an uphill battle to hold his seat against challenger Bernie Moreno.