House Democrats say they'll push for new CAFE laws "soon"
Click to watch Markey speaking on May 16 about global warming.
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives said today that they would make sure to pass a fuel economy standards bill "soon." There had been rumors the House would push debate back until fall. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass) said to the Energy and Commerce Committee that, "We will pass a fuel economy standard soon, just as the Senate has done. We have reached a historic moment." More on Markey's statement here.
John Dingell (D-MI), committee chair and friend of the auto industry, has, according to Reuters, "crafted a narrow bill as he tries to build support for climate change legislation in the fall." This makes a lot of Dems support the bill, and gave Republicans a chance to call it weak. As in the Senate, debate is coming up as part of a larger energy bill, so there talk of more efficient lightbulbs among the talk of establishing grants for biofuels, advanced batteries and PHEVs. The actual bill is a long way off, but it seems we're going to be hearing more sooner rather than later.
[Source: John Crawley / Reuters]
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