Mike Braun challenges Democrats with amendment to end electric car credits for wealthy

Published March 2, 2020 5:00pm ET



Wealthy families would no longer be able to use federal electric vehicle tax credits under two amendments Republican Mike Braun of Indiana will offer to broader Senate bipartisan energy legislation Tuesday.

Braun will introduce the two pieces of legislation, shared with the Washington Examiner, as amendments to a sweeping bipartisan energy bill introduced Feb. 27 by Senate Energy Committee Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, and ranking Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia. Senators will vote Monday afternoon on whether to limit debate on the legislation.

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