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Jun 3, 2008

EPA Unveils List of Fuel-Efficient Cars for Congressional Leasing Program

After a two-year long uphill battle, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MS) succeeded in getting his pet project, a fuel-efficient tweak of the federal vehicle-leasing program, approved last year as part of the energy bill. Now, with gas prices hitting new record highs every week, the EPA has finally unveiled the list of vehicles that House members will be able to lease under Cleaver's proposal, reports McClatchy's David Goldstein. There ha...