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BREAKING: Senators reach compromise on 35 mpg standard, but not everything is gravy

With all the compromise and hints coming out of Washington this week, it's been a challenge just keeping up with who's for what and what's good for whom. But, it looks like this afternoon our illustrious Senators have found one more compromise in their bones and have agreed to raise the CAFE standard for passenger vehicles to 35 mpg by 2020. Scrapped into dust as debate over the energy bill moved forward were a continued four percent annual increase from 35 mpg after 2020 and $29 billion in new taxes on oil companies to fund renewable energy ... Read more →

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