Representatives of the Auto Industry and an Environmental Group testified. Good morning. The joint subcommittee will now come to order. The chair to recognize himself for fibers for an Opening Statement. Good morning. I would like to think i witnesses for with us this morning. Today we are here to discuss with stakeholders the corporate average fuel Economy Program, or cafe, at the national highway Transportation Safety administration, and the Greenhouse Gas emissions standards at the u. S. Environmental Protection Agency that govern fuel economy standards. Nhtsas cafe program was established by congress in 1975. The goals of the program are to improve vehicle fuel economy, reduce oil consumption, and secure the Nations Energy independence. The cafe program has undergone major changes and modifications in the past four decades, both because of political and economic forces. Less than 10 years ago, and on top of the cafe program, the epa standards were created to incentivize the product
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