Tom Carper actually said...

Transportation accounts for some 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in our country.

The new standard requires the entire U.S. fleet of cars and trucks to average about 35 miles per gallon by 2020.

I introduced, along with Senator Arlen Specter, the Clean Low Emission Affordable New Transportation Efficiency Act, known as CLEAN-TEA.

Having a hearing on transportation's role in climate change is essential given the sector is responsible for roughly one-third of the greenh...