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Mike Levin: “In the same breath, the Senator from Massachusetts says NAS found an increasing safety standard, and that his proposed…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2002
In the same breath, the Senator from Massachusetts says NAS found an increasing safety standard, and that his proposed level will not affect safety. There was no such finding by the NAS. Would the Senator from Alaska agree? Would the Senator from Alaska agree that when the NAS said that it is technically feasible and potentially economical to improve fuel economy without reducing vehicle weight or size, and, therefore, without significantly affecting the safety of motor vehicle travel, they were not talking about increasing fuel economy to the Kerry level?
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the National Academy of Sciences findings on fuel economy and safety standards.

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