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Looks like some politicians don't want the USPS delivery truck...

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    Looks like some politicians don't want the USPS delivery truck contract go to Oshkosh and review the award.

    "Ohio politicians push for review of Oshkosh USPS contract award

    Ohio Congressman U.S. Reps. Tim Ryan of Howland and Marcy Kaptur of Toledo, and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown wrote to President Biden asking him to review the USPS award to Oshkosk (OSK -2.7%) for next-gen trucks that stands in "stark contrast" with his executive order and to see if inappropriate political influence was involved in the decision.Workhorse Group (WKHS -7.3%), which lost out on the order, is based in Loveland, Ohio outside of Cincinnati."

    Joe Biden signed an executive order on January 27, 2021 called: "Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad"

    It states: "Sec. 205. Federal Clean Electricity and Vehicle Procurement Strategy. (a) The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Administrator of General Services, and the Director of the Office and Management and Budget, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Energy, and the heads of other relevant agencies, shall assist the National Climate Advisor, through the Task Force established in section 203 of this order, in developing a comprehensive plan to create good jobs and stimulate clean energy industries by revitalizing the Federal Government’s sustainability efforts.

    (b) The plan shall aim to use, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, all available procurement authorities to achieve or facilitate:
    (i) a carbon pollution-free electricity sector no later than 2035; and
    (ii) clean and zero-emission vehicles for Federal, State, local, and Tribal government fleets, including vehicles of the United States Postal Service.
    (c) If necessary, the plan shall recommend any additional legislation needed to accomplish these objectives.
    (d) The plan shall also aim to ensure that the United States retains the union jobs integral to and involved in running and maintaining clean and zero-emission fleets, while spurring the creation of union jobs in the manufacture of those new vehicles. The plan shall be submitted to the Task Force within 90 days of the date of this order."

    https://seekingalpha.com/news/3668454-ohio-politicians-push-for-review-of-oshkosh-usps-contract-award#comment-88182585

    https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/27/executive-order-on-tackling-the-climate-crisis-at-home-and-abroad/
    Last edited by Stephan90: 03/03/21
 
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