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Better Gas Mileage, Greater Security
Kerry -- who first introduced his proposal with Republican Senator John McCain two years ago -- says the higher mileage standard would increase fuel efficiency, reduce air pollution and ease American dependence on foreign oil supplies.
Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-LA), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said the nation needed to pass massive tax cuts for oil companies "instead of constantly fighting over battlefields to defend other people's energy supplies that we depend upon."
