“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordOctober 28, 2019
So when cars are more fuel efficient that means they use less gas, and when cars use less gas it is not the auto industry that hurts, it is the oil companies.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan
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Editor's note · Context

Tlaib emphasizes the impact of fuel efficiency on oil companies rather than the auto industry.

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