Mike Levin: “Our amendment will increase full efficiency but in positive ways by giving incentives to purchase vehicles, by having…”

“Our amendment will increase full efficiency but in positive ways by giving incentives to purchase vehicles, by having the Government buy the vehicles which are leaps ahead in technology, and by having the Government be more involved in joint research and development. By the way, we don't add criteria which must be met. We add criteria which we want the Department of Transportation to consider. Is there anyone who doesn't want the Department of Transportation to consider--consider--technological feasibility or safety or economic practicability or the effect on jobs? These are not hurdles which must be jumped. These are simply relevant facts which we want NHTSA to consider. For the life of me, I cannot understand why all of us would not want NHTSA to consider those relevant facts.”