House Committee 36 to 10 against raising fuel efficiency standards

"People are driving around in big cars, because they like them, because they feel safe," said Democrat John Dingell of Michigan. "You'll never get your soccer moms and soccer kids in there," said Democrat Bart Stupak of Michigan, referring to the feared subcompact vehicles. "It's not what Americans want." With leadership like this, is it really any surprise that we are in Iraq, ultimately, because of foreign oil dependency?

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