Senators reach compromise on new fuel economy rules
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Senators reached agreement yesterday on a proposal to increase automobile fuel economy standards to 35 miles per gallon, the first significant boost demanded of automakers in nearly 20 years.
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U.S. lawmakers are near a compromise on legislation that would significantly raise the penalties for television and radio broadcasters that violate decency standards, Sen. Sam Brownback said on Thursday.
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House Democrats, emboldened to act on global warming, intend to push automakers at a hearing next week to accept higher fuel-economy standards.
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Senate leaders are planning to introduce a slimmed-down package of energy legislation, eliminating a minimum requirement for utilities' use of renewable resources but only slightly altering the tax provisions that have drawn fire from congressional Republicans and the White House.
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The Senate has begun debating a sprawling energy bill that has already kicked off an epic lobbying war.
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A new approach is needed for setting fuel-economy standards, lawmakers said Wednesday as they considered changes amid concerns about global warming and the problems of struggling U.S. automakers.
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In late June, the U.S. Senate passed an energy bill that would raise gas mileage standards for the first time in 20 years and fund research on alternative energy sources.
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The Senate will begin debate this  week on legislation to reduce America&#39;s gasoline demand by  increasing the fuel economy of cars and trucks and boosting the  use of non-petroleum fuels like ethanol, Senate Majority Leader  Harry Reid said on Monday.
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The House bill will look a lot like one that cleared the Senate last week, but it will omit issue of fuel-economy standards.
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Senate Democrats lashed out at the three leading U.S. auto executives yesterday for fighting legislation to force improvements in vehicle gas mileage, warning that lawmakers are losing patience with the industry.
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The Senate was on the verge Thursday of approving and sending back to the House the first increase in automobile fuel economy in three decades
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WASHINGTON - The Senate, in an unusual Sunday session, saw its effort to pass a sweeping corporate tax bill grind to a halt in the face of delaying tactics by a Louisiana senator upset that the measure did not include pay support for members of the Reserves and National Guard.    By a 66-14 vote, lawmakers did agree to limit debate on the tax bill, which provides $136 billion in new tax breaks for businesses $10.1 billion to buy out tobacco farmers' government quotas...
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The Senate passed a sweeping energy legislation package last night that would mandate the first substantial change in the nation's vehicle fuel-efficiency law since 1975 despite opposition from auto companies and their Senate supporters.
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U.S. lawmakers worked on Friday to  push through a last-minute compromise to hike fines for  indecent radio and television broadcasts, but they made changes  to previous proposals that could stymie the measure.
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As Congress eyes a boost to fuel-economy standards, auto industry hints that safety could be compromised. Some experts disagree.
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Democrats planning a hefty increase in auto fuel economy face opposition from one of their own in John D. Dingell.
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BRUSSELS: The European Commission announced a compromise proposal Wednesday on limiting emissions from new passenger cars, in a battle that has pitted Europe's ambitious environmental goals against some of the ...Comment