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Ed Markey: These standards are reducing the amount of oil we import by 2 million barrels per day and will save American drivers…

On the recordNovember 14, 2017
These standards are reducing the amount of oil we import by 2 million barrels per day and will save American drivers nearly $1.7 trillion in gasoline costs that they will no longer have to buy.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the economic benefits of fuel efficiency standards.

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