WASHINGTON – Democrats celebrated a step toward reducing U.S. dependence on oil as the Senate approved a bill calling for more ethanol and the first boost in gas mileage in decades.
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Now the House plans to follow suit, perhaps as early as next week.
The Senate late Thursday voted 65-27 to pass the first energy bill since Democrats took control of Congress in January. But it was far from a complete victory.
Resistance to the new auto fuel economy standards threatened passage until the final hours. Democratic leaders held off a vote until shortly before midnight as senators were called back to the Capitol to assure the votes needed to overcome a threatened filibuster by opponents of the tougher fuel regulations.
Hey you stupid gas guzzling vehciless, suck it.
Bill is H.R. 6 CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 Sentor Hagel’s sorry ass voted no.