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Sean Duffy: “We have worked on restructuring those CAFE standards again…”

Featuring: Sean Duffy, Republican | Secretary of Transportation | National

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FULL REMARKS: Sean Duffy, Lee Zeldin & Jamieson Greer at Detroit Auto Show

Published | Video Starts at 01:18

And so with President Trump, we have worked very hard, all different elements of rules and regulations to open up freedom, because freedom also drives affordability. And so for me at DOT, We have worked on restructuring those CAFE standards again, getting them from almost 60 miles a gallon down to 35 miles a gallon. And what that means is the automakers here are starting to how can we make different kinds of cars that don't have to comply with this strict rule set? (01:18–01:32)

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Asserts that the CAFE standards were reduced from nearly 60 mpg to 35 mpg.

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