USA Today

Obama's fuel efficiency rules have reduced pollution, created jobs and saved energy. We owe it to our workers and our children to stay the course.

Anyone who’s shopped for a new car lately knows the industry is changing fast. Today’s models are safer, more reliable and better to drive than ever before. They’re also more efficient. New cars, SUVs and pickup trucks get, on average, 25 miles per gallon, about 23 percent more than a decade ago.

Markets, technological innovation and worker know-how are delivering the gains. Smart federal policy, though, is playing a vital role. We need to keep it that way.

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