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Dick Durbin: “One of your first duties as Secretary of Transportation will be to issue regulations on the Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act.”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2009
One of your first duties as Secretary of Transportation will be to issue regulations on the Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin outlines a key responsibility for LaHood as Secretary of Transportation.

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