"This is the latest example of what I referred to in a speech recently as 'environmental thuggery.' "¦ The last thing our economy needs is a patchwork of regulatory compliance regimes in addition to the federal standard that would be even more costly for automobile manufacturers. Put simply, this will mean job losses."

"Sen. James Inhofe, commenting on President Obama's move to allow some states to regulate vehicle tailpipe emissions, according to the Tulsa World

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