Trump to Roll Back Fuel Economy Rules in Nod to Rising Car Prices
It’s not clear that relaxing the standard will lower costs for consumers.
This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, White House correspondent Jennifer A. Dlouhy outlines the president’s plan to ease fuel economy standards. Sign up here . Email our editors here .
President Donald Trump took office promising to slash regulations he said were stifling investment in the US. Now he’s combining his deregulatory effort with a campaign to address the cost of living concerns that have voters souring on his handling of the economy.