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...context of a Democrat-led, moderate-steered Senate, that seems destined to be the low end. The House did beat back a meeting-of-the-moderates proposal by Reps. Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-N.Y.) and Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) that would have required the combined passenger and light truck fleet to achieve an average of 26 mpg by 2005 and 27.5 mpg by 2007. (The current SUV requirement of 20.7 mpg dates back to 1983.) But the proposal may have set a precedent for selling the increased standards as a replacement, freedom-from-foreign-oil-wise...
...whole damn thing: With even GOPers like Boehlert charging that the bill remains top-heavy with aid to the oil and gas industry, the Senate seems certain to try to turn the entire thing on its head: Less production, more conservation, more stimulation of cleaner alternative fuels...
...SHERWOOD BOEHLERT (R) District 23 (Central--Utica; Rome...
...National Journal called Boehlert the Green Hornet for his efforts to make government care about the environment, sometimes contrary to the G.O.P. agenda. But the battleground in this race may be the economy. The 23rd District lost 1,400 jobs when Griffiss Air Force Base was scaled back in 1993, and Boehlert is pushing to make the Rome Laboratory a National Law Enforcement Technology Center...
Sounding alarms for Rome, Utica and Oneonta, Hapanowicz could unseat seven-term incumbent Sherwood Boehlert if he manages to tap into resentment over what he says is a continuing local economic crisis. Hapanowicz's priorities are stimulating the economy and creating jobs. He would set up enterprise zones for small businesses and attract them with tax breaks, a reduction of the burden of federal regulations and lower interest on loans. He supports a tax deduction of up to $10,000 for college tuition and vocational training, especially for poorer families...