Three Congressional Resolutions Restore Consumer Freedom and Energy Independence

On the June 16, 2025 broadcast, Kim Monson tackles the collision between government mandates and individual freedom with automotive expert Lauren Fix on three landmark Congressional Review Act resolutions, retired border agent Chris Harris on enforcement gains and the No Kings Day protests, Karen Gordey on a sweeping Lakewood zoning rewrite, financial advisor Jody Hinsey on retirement strategy, and insurance professional Roger Mangan on Social Security timing. Congressional Review Act Resolutions End EV Mandates and Diesel Restrictions Start listening at 31:15 – Hour 1 Lauren Fix of Car Coach Reports breaks down three Congressional Review Act resolutions signed by President Trump that permanently eliminate the Biden-era electric vehicle mandate, diesel emissions restrictions for trucks, and several other regulatory burdens. Fix explains that the CRA process, championed by EPA head Lee Zeldin, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, and Energy Secretary Chris Wright, passed both chambers of Congress with bipartisan support and cannot be reinstated without a 75 percent supermajority. Fix details how California Governor Gavin Newsom plans to sue over the reversal but lacks legal standing since the legislation passed through proper congressional channels. She outlines the broader push to strip the California Air Resources Board of its power to dictate vehicle standards for all 50 states, a power that expanded under the Obama and Biden administrations. Fix also covers Trump’s plan to ban windmills, citing their environmental damage to birds, whales, and surrounding property values, along with their inability to supply more than 10 percent of the nation’s energy needs. On tariffs and manufacturing, Fix reports that Honda, Volkswagen, and other automakers are already shifting production back to American plants. She warns that Gavin Newsom may attempt to raise gasoline prices artificially to force consumers toward electric vehicles, and she advocates for removing the kill switch mandate that enables government surveillance of drivers. “Once the Trump administration got in, Lee Zeldin, Sean Duffy, Chris Wright from Energy, they got together. They put together what’s called a CRA, which is a Congressional Review Act.” Lauren Fix, Car Coach Reports Lakewood Zoning Overhaul Threatens Property Rights Across the Front Range Start listening at 16:52 – Hour 1 Karen Gordey, owner of Radiant Painting and Lighting and contributor to the Lakewood Informer, sounds the alarm on a 409-page zoning code rewrite that would eliminate single-family zoning in Lakewood. The proposed ordinance, rooted in City Council Resolution 24-62 from December 2024, voluntarily adopts state-level zoning mandates from HB 24-1152, 24-1304, 24-1313, and 24-1007, even as six other Colorado cities are suing Governor Polis over those same provisions encroaching on home rule. Gordey warns the new code would legalize zero-lot-line construction, allow quadplexes and tiny home villages on single-family lots, eliminate parking requirements, permit 750 square feet of commercial space in residential homes, and cap the size of primary dwelling units above grade at 3,250 square feet. Homeowners who lose a 4,000-square-foot house to fire would be prohibited from rebuilding to original size. She urges Lakewood residents to attend the July 28 first reading and the August 11 public comment hearing. “I was just floored that multiple planning commissioners are thrilled with this document and how it could be a blueprint for other cities across the Front Range, and they are proud of their work. And it is a salt on...