Gov. Gregoire�s statement on National Fuel Efficiency Policy

For Immediate Release: May 19, 2009

OLYMPIA � Gov. Chris Gregoire today released the following statement on President Obama�s National Fuel Efficiency Policy announced this morning:

�I commend President Obama for taking this bold action to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles. For years, Washington has been fighting for stricter fuel efficiency standards. It is so refreshing to have a partner in the other Washington willing to pay attention to our successes, and bring together the environmental community and the auto industry to embrace strong national emission standards to reduce our impact on global warming.

�Washington has already developed proven strategies to reduce harmful vehicle emissions. We�ve limited our tailpipe emissions, we�ve promoted the use of hybrid vehicles and just this year, I signed legislation to require our state motor pool to meet tough fuel economy standards. I look forward to our continued work with the Obama Administration to build a clean energy economy.�