Doug LaMalfa

Trucking Company CEO Rep. LaMalfa Fights Truck Emissions Standards

By Donald Shaw,

Published on Sep 5, 2023   —   3 min read

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U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) speaks during a hearing at the Heritage Foundation June 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Summary

The trucking company where LaMalfa is CEO could be impacted by new regulations on truck emissions.

In July, California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa led dozens of his House colleagues in sending a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency urging it to reconsider its proposal to strengthen emissions standards for trucks. 

“Small businesses and mom-and-pop trucking companies should not be regulated to death on the whims of executive agencies,” LaMalfa said in a statement regarding his letter.  

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