John Hall: “last week the Senate took historic action by approving the first meaningful increase in CAFE standards in over 30 years.…”

“last week the Senate took historic action by approving the first meaningful increase in CAFE standards in over 30 years. The Senate bill would raise the average efficiency of all cars on the road to 35 miles per gallon by 2020. The result would be dramatic relief for working families at the gas pump, significant cuts in demand for foreign oil, and the reduction of tailpipe emissions that lead to climate change and air pollution. If we are serious about ending our dependence on foreign oil and combating climate change, we have to take real action on car efficiency. At a time when many cars on the road are already capable of meeting this standard, the consumers are voting with their dollars by buying record numbers of hybrids. We simply cannot wait. By acting to raise CAFE standards to 35 miles per gallon, this House can take courageous action to meet some of the greatest challenges of our time, keep our domestic auto industry competitive, keep those jobs in these countries, and do not concede the efficiency market to foreign manufacturers. I hope the House will take this visionary action.”