They looked at this amendment. They said the claim is false, that gasoline prices would go down. So beware of things that are called good names. But when we get behind them, we see they are not good. They are dangerous. This is a red flag coming from me to everybody watching the debate. This bill would tell the EPA they can no longer do their job--EPA, one of the most popular agencies in the Nation. Sixty-nine percent of the people say: Do your job. It would, in essence, stop us from making more fuel-efficient cars because it would say States cannot do more, and that would mean reliance on foreign oil. I am happy to yield to my friend from Washington for a question.
Barbara Boxer: “They looked at this amendment. They said the claim is false, that gasoline prices would go down. So beware of things…”
On the recordMarch 15, 2011
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