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John Shimkus: “I support an open fuel standard that would look to break our mandate on gasoline by requiring cars and light-duty trucks…”

On the recordApril 18, 2012
I support an open fuel standard that would look to break our mandate on gasoline by requiring cars and light-duty trucks to operate on a variety of different fuels.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus advocates for an open fuel standard to enhance fuel competition.

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