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Connecting the DOT
DOT officials lobbied against California's vehicle-emission standards, Waxman says |
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25 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 7:23 AM on 25 Sep 2007 According to Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the Bush administration has been quietly lobbying members of Congress and state governors to oppose California's strict greenhouse-gas emissions rules for cars. In December 2005, the state submitted a request to the U.S. EPA for a waiver it needs to implement ... |
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| Topics: California, Department of Transportation, news, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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