Brendan Bell, senior Washington representative, Clean Vehicles,  posted the following blog about Congressman Issa’s issues with the newest CAFE standards. Operation Free simply couldn’t agree more with Brendan:

Congressman Issa – Step Away From The Clean Car Deal

October 11, 2011

In the latest sign that no good deed in Washington goes unpunished, Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) has launched an investigation into proposed fuel efficiency and auto pollution standards for new cars, trucks and SUVs. After nearly a year and a half of public discussion, the Obama administration announced an agreement this summer with major automakers to nearly double fuel efficiency by 2025.

As the inventor of the Viper car alarm, perhaps Issa just can’t help wanting to sound an alarm whenever he sees something to do with cars. The problem in this case is that the crime is one of Issa’s own creation – trying to deny Americans cleaner, more fuel efficient cars and trucks.

While these standards must still be finalized through an ongoing regulatory process, the current agreement establishes a framework that would increase fuel efficiency standards to the equivalent of 54.5 miles-per-gallon and set a greenhouse gas standard of 163 grams-per-mile in model year 2025. The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation are poised to release a proposal for public comment in the coming weeks.

This agreement is supported by major automakers including General Motors, Ford, Toyota and others, California and other clean car states, the United Auto Workers, and numerous consumer, national security, business, and environmental organizations.

Unfortunately, instead of applauding this collaborative effort, Congressman Issa is using his position as Chairman of the House Oversight committee to hold a hearing to attack these standards.

For the full blog, please visit: http://blog.ucsusa.org/congressman-issa-%E2%80%93-step-away-from-the-clean-car-deal

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