Political Quotes

“I will start by reading a paragraph, but it is not from an environmental magazine or a political magazine or from a liberal magazine. It is from BusinessWeek, published in their most recent online edition of June 20, entitled ``Energy; Ignoring the Obvious Fix.'' I will read this paragraph because it describes where we are at this moment in time: As Congress puts the final touches on a massive new energy bill, lawmakers are about to blow it. That's because the bill, which they hope to pass by the end of July, almost certainly won't include the one policy initiative that could seriously reduce America's dependence on foreign oil: A government-mandated increase in the average fuel economy of new cars, SUVs, light trucks and vans. That is BusinessWeek. They say that Congress is about to blow it. Sadly, BusinessWeek is correct because you can search this bill, page after page, section after section, and find no reference to the obvious need in America to increase the fuel efficiency of the cars and trucks that we drive. The amendment that I am proposing addresses the CAFE standards. This amendment would result in more fuel-efficient vehicles in America. This amendment would incrementally increase fuel economy standards in automobiles over the next 10 years.…”