Rep. Fong urges Newsom, CARB to reconsider cap-and-invest plan amid gas price concerns

Valley Congressman Vince Fong is urging California leaders to reconsider a proposed change to the state’s emissions program, warning it could drive up gas prices and threaten refinery operations.

Rep. Fong, a Republican representing California’s 20th Congressional District, called on Gov. Gavin Newsom, California Air Resources Board Chair Lauren Sanchez, and California Energy Commission Vice Chair Siva Gunda to reconsider the implementation of CARB’s Cap-and-Invest proposal.

Fong called the proposal “nothing short of an existential threat to our refineries” and cited projections that it could add an additional $1.21 a gallon to California’s already high gas prices.

“This will be the nail in the coffin of California’s fuel network, which is already being suffocated by a patchwork of underutilized pipelines and overburdened refineries without enough energy supply to operate,” said Congressman Fong. “The writing is already on the wall. If California continues to push policies aimed at further constricting our energy supply chain, it will result in skyrocketing costs for working families and weaken the fuel supply chain supporting our West Coast military capabilities.”

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