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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Cash for Clunkers Debate Continues in Senate
With predictions growing that Congress will pass a version of the "Cash for Clunkers" legislation this week, the House bill still has to overcome several hurdles in the Senate.
The Senate has criticized the House version, stating that its relaxed voucher qualifications amount to another car industry bailout, rather than a fuel efficiency and fleet modernization strategy. The Senate's own "Cash for Clunkers" version mandates higher fuel efficiency gains to qualify for vouchers.
The current "Cash for Clunkers" House proposal has garnered the support of the United Auto Workers union, which has promoted the legislation as the "single most important step to aid the auto industry."
So far, $1 billion of the $4 billion in necessary funding has been secured for the measure.
To read the latest Associated Press release on this policy proposal, click here.
The Senate has criticized the House version, stating that its relaxed voucher qualifications amount to another car industry bailout, rather than a fuel efficiency and fleet modernization strategy. The Senate's own "Cash for Clunkers" version mandates higher fuel efficiency gains to qualify for vouchers.
The current "Cash for Clunkers" House proposal has garnered the support of the United Auto Workers union, which has promoted the legislation as the "single most important step to aid the auto industry."
So far, $1 billion of the $4 billion in necessary funding has been secured for the measure.
To read the latest Associated Press release on this policy proposal, click here.
Labels: automakers, efficiency, u.s. energy policy
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