Political Quotes

“I think Senators are all aware, now, that if you are serious about doing something positive regarding fuel efficiency and safety standards but avoiding something negative for jobs, safety, and consumer choice impact, you should vote yes on the Levin-Bond CAFE amendment to the pending Energy bill. I am only going to make this speech one time, not three times as those on the other side do, as we drag it out. I want to point out, again, a similar amendment was agreed to last year on a vote of 62 to 38, supported on both sides of the aisle. As I said on the floor a few days ago, Members supported our amendment because they knew then and I hope they know now that setting fuel economy standards is complicated. Future standards should be based on sound science and take into account important criteria: Jobs, technology, consumer choice, and many others, but also safety--safety which has been compromised by the politically set lower CAFE standards of the past. They should not be based on the political numbers.”