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Ed Markey: I am the author in 2007 of the law which required the dramatic increase in the fuel economy standards of the vehicles…

On the recordJanuary 10, 2017
I am the author in 2007 of the law which required the dramatic increase in the fuel economy standards of the vehicles which we drive.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses his authorship of a law to increase vehicle fuel economy standards.

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