U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer thinks President Joe Biden is putting America’s national security in danger with his push for more renewable energy.

During a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing Thursday, a top Environmental Protection Agency official tasked with guiding the Biden administration’s emissions regulation policies, Joseph Goffman, testified to lawmakers.

Goffman is the Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation.

During the hearing, Palmer (R-Hoover) said Biden’s energy policies make the U.S. more dependent on China.

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“I’m so tired of putting our national security at risk,” Palmer said, “because there is no way that we’re going to catch up with China in battery production because we can’t even get the permits to do the mining for the materials you need to make batteries. And what this administration is doing is putting the country at risk by making us much more dependent on China.”

The congressman warned about the dangers of the country switching to more electric vehicles too soon.

“[P]eople need to wake up to this,” he said. “This is past politics. I’m not interested in the politics of it. I’m focused on the policy. I’m focused on the risk that imposes on people. And we’re going to see that here if we go headlong into EVs, into full-bore renewables. We’re going to see people die because of the propaganda coming out of this administration.”

Palmer also had some strong words for Goffman.

“So don’t come in here and tell us that you’re concerned about the air quality and how it’s going to impact people,” he said. “We’ve done a remarkable job of improving our air quality, which I’ve yet to hear a single witness from this administration admit to.”

Palmer said he believes Biden’s energy policies are an attack on people’s individual liberties.

“This is an assault on freedom and it’s dangerous,” he said. “It’s not only a threat to people’s personal safety, it’s a threat to our national security, it’s a threat to our economy, and people need to understand this.”

Yaffee is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts “The Yaffee Program” weekdays 9-11 a.m. on WVNN. You can follow him on Twitter @Yaffee