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Frank R. Lautenberg
@frankrlautenberg· Sep 6, 2006

But I believe that we have to move beyond corn-based options and toward cleaner and more efficient options like bio-diesel and P-series fuels.

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Frank R. Lautenberg
@frankrlautenberg· Sep 6, 2006

Those cars and trucks will cough pollutants into the air that will create smog, give people asthma attacks and contribute to global warming.

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Frank R. Lautenberg
@frankrlautenberg· Sep 6, 2006

That tells us that we ought to get on with the task of increasing the supply, increasing the use of cellulosic materials.

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Frank R. Lautenberg
@frankrlautenberg· Sep 6, 2006

We also need to think about energy in terms of our health, our environment and our security.

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Frank R. Lautenberg
@frankrlautenberg· Sep 6, 2006

Well, we would hope that there is some energy put into this review and even as it waits for the court hearing that EPA I think ought to show its cards, to use the expression, and tell us what they see thus far in the process, or as quickly…

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Frank R. Lautenberg
@frankrlautenberg· Sep 6, 2006

California as we all know has requested a waiver from EPA to allow its limits on greenhouse gas emissions from cars to take effect.

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James M. Jeffords
@jamesmjeffords· Sep 6, 2006

I regard the RFS as the first step, and one that only produces a transition fuel on our way to a more climate-friendly future.

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Thomas R. Carper
@thomasrcarper· Sep 6, 2006

Mr. Chairman, you've been here less than 2 years and you're already running the place.

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Thomas R. Carper
@thomasrcarper· Sep 6, 2006

I commend the Administration, we've been critical of the Administration for some of the things that they've done.

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Barbara Boxer
@barbaraboxer· Democratic · CA· Sep 6, 2006

Air toxics such as benzene are known to cause cancer.

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Barbara Boxer
@barbaraboxer· Democratic · CA· Sep 6, 2006

In June of this year, the Government Accountability Office reported that 'While EPA has made some progress in implementing its air toxics program, most of its regulatory actions were completed late.'

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