Senate Democrats Vow to Defend Obama's Auto Efficiency Rules
- Lawmakers urge EPA’s Pruitt to keep Obama-era rules in place
- Automakers crying ‘crocodile tears’ about effect of standards
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Environmental groups and Senate Democrats are pushing back on possible moves by the Trump administration to weaken federal auto efficiency standards.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer joined 11 other Senate Democrats in signing a letter urging EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to uphold agency regulations through 2025 that would slash vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, saying the rules are economically and technically achievable.