Sherwood Boehlert: “the opponents of this amendment are making up the arguments as they go along: Anything goes, no matter how outrageous or…”

“the opponents of this amendment are making up the arguments as they go along: Anything goes, no matter how outrageous or how wrong. Safety. There is no compromise on safety necessary. That is not my opinion, that is the opinion of the National Academy of Science. We will not make cars lighter, we will make them smarter. No job losses. That is as phony as a $3 bill. Americans are not going to stop buying cars, they are just going to buy cars that are more fuel efficient, and the consumer wins. That is common sense. Twenty-five years ago the CAFE opponents said, if we have CAFE standards, all America will be driving compacts or subcompacts. Ten years later, that is absolutely ludicrous. There are more SUVs on the road than ever before. We have 15 minutes to debate the most important safety-promoting amendment for the bill. This is not a debate, it is a sound bite. Support Boehlert-Markey.”