Democrats Descend Into Circular Firing Squad Over Biden-Era Electric Car Credits

Democrats trying to retake Congress disagree about whether to bring back the tax break for electric vehicle buyers that Republicans eliminated in 2025, Politico reported Monday. The $7,500 credit has strong support among many rank-and-file House members, yet party leaders have made no commitment. Representative Greg Landsman of Ohio filed legislation on Oct. 22 to raise the benefit to $15,000 and make it permanent, his office said. A separate measure by Representatives Sean Casten and Mike Levin, which Casten introduced March 18, would undo the 2025 law's repeal of clean energy credits. More than 160 House Democrats back it, but Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is not a cosponsor, and neither his office nor Senator Chuck Schumer's answered Politico's questions, according to Daily Caller.

Critics inside and outside the party say the subsidy mostly helped affluent buyers. Third Way, a centrist group, wants a rebate at the point of sale directed toward lower- and middle-income households. Adam Michel of the Cato Institute said about seven in 10 recipients would have bought an electric car regardless, and estimated a credit twice the old size could cost roughly $380 billion over ten years.

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