A few years ago Congress passed legislation requiring automakers to increase their fuel efficiency standards by one-third. However they also said that if it was too hard the automakers could ask to be excluded from the standards.
Well guess what? They’re asking, of course. It really makes no sense. Why would Congress even meet on a bill if it’s optional? As far as I know automakers have always had the option to increase their fuel efficiency standards by one-third. Was Congress just trying to remind them?
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