Posted on 03/15/2017 12:57:16 PM PDT by matt04
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, took issue Wednesday with reports that the White House will move away from Obama-era fuel economy emissions standards for model year 2022 to 2025 cars and light trucks, saying it's "the wrong way to go for our security, economy and environment."
The Massachusetts Democrat, who sits on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, spoke out against the proposed rollback shortly before President Donald Trump was expected to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider its conclusion that car makers could meet the strict limits on greenhouse gas emissions.
Contending that gas prices are "the energy bill Americans pay most often," Markey said moving away from the Obama administration's 54.5 miles per gallon standard for future vehicles "means families will end up paying more at the pump."
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The EPA approved the vehicle emission standards in January -- one week before Trump took office and a year ahead of when it was scheduled to complete its review of whether cars and light trucks would be able to comply with those limits, Politico reported.
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You lost, we won. Deal with it.
lol, well said...so the right way is cars soo expensive you have to your first born to get..that really helped somebody/sarc
Besides joining Shumer in piling on Trump, perhaps this commentary from last Friday goosed him into pretending to be relevant?
you have to sell your first born ..sorry
Notice what a mindless talking point this is. I get how the Dems try to make the "environment" part of the argument, but adding security and economy is just plain fantasy. But Brain Dead Ed dutifully repeats it just as its written on the DNC talking point memo he got.
Man... If Trump does this, it will be one of the BEST THINGS a President has done in a long, long time...
This is a personal pet peeve of mine. MANDATING fuel efficiency is the WRONG WAY To go. It’s anti-liberty. Anti-Free Market.
Just so mis-guided. Let US make our own judgments about cost vs efficiency vs safety.
Taxachussetts should ban all cars, trucks, beer
(lottsa CO2 there...) and yeast leavened bread.
Markey is one the most stupid members of Congress...and that’s going some. He doesn’t have one synapse that is firing properly.
Right after they tax it.
Is that a capital gain or a luxury?
.... moving away from the Obama administration’s
54.5 miles per gallon standard for future vehicles...!
= = = = = = = =
OF COURSE!
lol
ed...go suck on a tailpipe. Loser.
Sounds like the federal DPW. As if we needed one.
Listen buffoon...those small fuel efficient cars you’re so fond of are unsafe and...oh yeh...MADE IN MEXICO!!!
#DTS
#MAGA
There are people who want fuel economy in a car. The manufacturers will provide economy to the extent possible. Key words there : to the extent POSSIBLE.
SHOCKER!
Democrat Senator opposes rollback of Nanny State micromanagement.
Who could’a guessed this one?
He knows about cars. He was the Ice Cream Man in the dreaded private sector.
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