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This week, I published an op-ed explaining how Sheboygan County is being unfairly targeted by the EPA.
Currently, the EPA is holding Sheboygan County responsible for ozone emissions coming from outside the state of Wisconsin by giving the county a nonattainment designation. This means that our companies and manufacturers in the area will have to fulfill additional permitting requirements, which include having more federal involvement by the EPA in business decisions.
Additionally, this nonattainment designation hits all residents of Sheboygan County, even those who don’t work in manufacturing, through car emissions tests that cost both time and money, especially to middle class families.
This nonattainment designation is so ridiculous that it’s brought together a wide variety of groups like the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, local business owners and federal officials. In fact, Sen. Ron Johnson and I recently signed a letter asking the EPA administrator to make sure that Sheboygan County is no longer unfairly classified with an ozone nonattainment designation.
We've also sent a letter to the EPA listing steps that will help to ensure that lakeshore counties, like Sheboygan County and others in the Great Lakes-region, are not unfairly targeted by the EPA for misleading ozone level readings.
Click here to read the entire op-ed, including the steps that Sen. Johnson and I believe need to be taken to prevent this faulty nonattainment designation from happening again in the future.
I also voted for the Ozone Standards Implementation Act, which delays the implementation of the EPA’s 2015 ozone standards until 2025, and increases the timeline for EPA reviews of compliance with ozone standards from five years to ten years.
This gives the regulations a level of flexibility and provides businesses with adequate time to fully implement ozone standards.
Read more about the vote here.
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The White House has declared this week "Made in America Week." Made in America Week celebrates the manufacturers, farmers, builders and innovators that make their products right here in the United States.
In honor of Made in America Week, I took to Twitter to showcase many of the "Made in Wisconsin" products I have displayed in my D.C. office. Check it out here. |
I enjoyed seeing Pierce Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation, showcase its fire trucks at the White House in honor of Made in America Week.
In honor of National Hot Dog Day, Johnsonville served its famous brats at the congressional office buildings. It was great to see folks from home while eating lunch!
I also had a great meeting with Wisconsin Christians United for Israel to discuss its pro-Israel agenda.
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As your congressman, I’m here to serve you. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out to my offices in Fond du Lac and Washington. If you enjoyed this newsletter be sure to forward it to your family and friends so they can stay informed on what I’m doing in Washington and the 6th District.
Sincerely,
Glenn Grothman
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