One big setback in 1990 for environmentalists was the defeat of the Auto Fuel Efficiency Act, introduced by Richard Bryan (Nevada). Bryan's bill calls for a mandated average 40 miles per gallon in mileage standards for new (both domestic & imports) cars by the year 2000, but was derailed by Administration and industry lobbyists.
Undaunted, Sen. Bryan reintroduced the bill in the new 1991 Congress. The S 279 bill would reduce global warming, cut our trade deficit, and reduce the US dependence of imported oil. Your support is needed now! Write your Senator, ask him or her to support S 279, the Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act of 1991. If your Senator voted last year for the Bryan bill, offer your thanks! For your information, the FOLLOWING Senators VOTED AGAINST the fuel efficiency bill in 1990, and are still in office in 1991. Be sure to write them and let them know you are not happy with their anti-environmental stance: