[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10859]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         REPEAL CAFE STANDARDS

  (Mr. WILLIAMS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, at a time when millions of Americans are 
out of work and the cost of living continues to rise, the President 
could not be more out of touch with reality.
  For example, President Obama has continued pushing for car 
manufacturers to produce vehicles that get 54.5 miles per gallon by 
2025 through the EPA's Corporate Average Fuel Economy program. What he 
doesn't understand is that CAFE standards are expensive for 
manufacturers, increase the cost for consumers, and have caused a 
significant decrease in vehicle safety by forcing manufacturers to 
downsize and to use lighter materials in production.
  Fuel efficiency has been and always will be important to consumers. 
Consumer demand is incentive enough for producers to make fuel-
efficient vehicles. Some families might trade off miles per gallon for 
greater safety or more leg room.
  The bottom line is that the people should make these decisions, not 
the Federal Government. The President needs to understand that 
Americans can make informed purchases without restricting our freedom 
to choose. That's why I've introduced H.R. 2445, a bill to repeal the 
CAFE standards.
  I hope my colleagues will join me in standing up for the free market 
by repealing these destructive government regulations.
  In God we trust.

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