Rubio Aims to Block China’s Access to US Tax Credits via Electric Vehicles

Sen. Marco Rubio has continued his crusade to block the Chinese Communist Party’s access to the U.S. tax credits associated with electric vehicles, addressing a waiver the Biden administration introduced in its ‘Buy America’ policy.

An electric vehicle charging station in Monterey Park, Calif. on May 18, 2021. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is continuing his crusade to block the Chinese Communist Party’s access to U.S. tax credits associated with electric vehicles (EV) by offering a joint resolution that seeks to invalidate a recent Biden administration waiver of “Buy America” requirements on EV chargers.

Mr. Rubio, the vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced legislation on July 26 that would block tax credits for EV batteries produced using Chinese technology, saying it would “significantly restrict the eligibility of IRA tax credits and prevent Chinese companies from benefiting.”