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Article: Senators nix plan to boost fuel economy
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- July 30, 2003
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WASHINGTON -- The Senate rejected a proposal to require a sharp
increase in automobile fuel economy Tuesday after concerns were
raised that it would lead to a loss of auto industry jobs and limit
consumers' ability to buy larger cars and SUVs.
By a 65-32 vote, the Senate turned back a proposal offered by Sen.
Richard Durbin, D-Ill., that would have required automakers to
produce a fleet average of 40 miles per gallon by 2015, a dramatic
increase from the current 27.5 mpg now required.
Instead, senators approved by a 66-30 vote an industry-supported
measure that turned the issue over to the Transportation Department,
which will be required to consider an array of issues -- from job