the industry was not increasing fuel economy standards until those regulations were passed.
Ed Markey: “the industry was not increasing fuel economy standards until those regulations were passed.”
On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
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Markey states that regulations prompted the industry to improve fuel economy standards.
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