Pillen Continues State of the State Town Hall Tour

Jan 22, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has scheduled a second round of town hall stops following his State of the State Address. The fly around will happen on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Events are open to the public and open to credentialed media.

The stops, times and locations are below:

Tuesday, January 23
10:30 a.m. (CT) GRAND ISLAND: Hall County Airport Authority Office/Board Meeting Room, 3579 Sky Park Road
1:00 p.m. (CT) NORFOLK: Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce, 609 West Norfolk Avenue
3:30 p.m. (CT) SOUTH SIOUX CITY: South Sioux City Hall, 1615 First Avenue

Governor Jim Pillen has taken the lead on a letter to President Joe Biden requesting reconsideration of an “unrealistic, costly and expensive” mandate requiring that two-thirds of all new vehicles be battery electric by 2032. Gov. Pillen was joined by 15 other Republican governors in urging the President to allow consumers and the marketplace to guide growth for electric vehicles.

The letter reads in part:

“There are a number of reasons why consumers are leaving these cars on dealership lots – the cost, the infrastructure required, and the battery content requirements are untenable for today’s car buyers. Even if consumers determine over time that battery electric vehicles are appealing, the reality is that the lack of a strong, domestic marketplace makes electric vehicles prohibitively expensive for the American consumer. While battery electric vehicles are a promising technology, we believe it will take time to develop the marketplace, to address consumer access and concerns, and to build out the necessary infrastructure.”

Governors who signed onto the letter include: Sarah Sanders (Arkansas), Brad Little (Idaho), Kim Reynolds (Iowa), Jeff Landry (Louisiana), Mike Parson (Missouri), Greg Gianforte (Montana), Joe Lombardo (Nevada), Chris Sununu (New Hampshire), Doug Burgum (North Dakota), Kevin Stitt (Oklahoma), Kristi Noem (South Dakota), Greg Abbott (Texas), Spencer Cox (Utah), Glenn Youngkin (Virginia), and Mark Gordon (Wyoming).