Barbara Lee Blasts Bush for Blocking CA’s Car Emissions Rule
PRESS RELEASE
(Washington, DC) – Shocked by the White House and the EPA denying California’s waiver to more aggressively curb car emissions, California Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Oakland) issued the following statement:
“This is irresponsible energy and environmental policy and shows where the Bush administration's priorities are not. How can President Bush stand so boldly with special interests, while cowardly blocking proactive efforts to protect our environment and leave behind a cleaner world for our children and grandchildren?
“The Clean Air Act gives California the authority to set stronger standards. The California plan has more aggressive timelines to reverse nearly 7 years of environmental neglect and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in cars. That is the right approach.”
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