AJC Applauds Obama Administration Action on Fuel Efficient Federal Fleets

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May 25, 2011, 03:04 ET

NEW YORK, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC today applauded President Obama's action implementing significant fuel efficiency measures for all federal fleets.

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"President Obama has taken an important step toward reaching his goal to reduce oil imports by one-third by 2025 and pave the way for one million advanced fuel-efficient vehicles to be on the road by 2015," said Richard Foltin, AJC director of National and Legislative Affairs.

A presidential memorandum issued yesterday mandates that all new light duty vehicles leased or purchased by federal agencies must be alternative fueled vehicles, such as hybrid or electric, compressed natural gas, or biofuel (including flex-fuel vehicles), and be designed to achieve maximum fuel efficiency.

"Sharply reducing America's dependence on foreign oil is essential to our national security, as well as the economic and social well being of our country, our environmental health and the continuance of our broad role in world affairs," said Foltin.

"Mandating fuel-efficiency standards and flexible-fuel technology in federal fleets, along with the other actions taken by the President yesterday, are a crucial part of reducing that dependence."

SOURCE American Jewish Committee