Senate Considers 35 Mpg Auto Requirement

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WASHINGTON - As motorists face near-record gasoline prices, the Senate took up an energy bill Tuesday that would raise auto fuel economy standards for the first time in nearly 20 years and make oil industry price-gouging a federal crime.

Democratic leaders in both the Senate and House said they want broad energy legislation passed before the Fourth of July congressional recess, hoping to dampen growing voter anger over paying about $3 a gallon at gasoline pumps.

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Senate Considers 35 Mpg Auto Requirement

The Senate bill urges automakers to boost their fuel economy to a fleet avera...

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