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12/19/07
Contact: Jenilee Keefe w/Inouye 202-224-7824
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Inouye Applauds Signing of Monumental Energy Legislation
Measure Mandates Increase in Auto Fuel Economy
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) today joined Senate and House colleagues at the Presidential signing ceremony for historic energy legislation.
 
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 contains language originating from the “Ten-in-Ten” Fuel Economy Act which increases fleetwide average fuel economy by 10 miles per gallon (mpg) over 10 years. This is the first statutory fuel economy increase for passenger cars since 1975.  
 
“I am pleased that the President signed this monumental energy legislation into law today. For too long, the United States has taken a back seat in the fight against global warming,” Senator Inouye said. “Higher fuel economy standards will wean the country of its oil addiction, put billions of dollars of savings back into our domestic economy, and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”
 
Chairman Inouye is an original cosponsor of Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act, introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and reported by the Senate Commerce Committee.
 
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