Backward beliefs about women's place in society can and must change, and that fight was one part of making it happen.

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As Representative Edward Markey noted, auto fuel economy peaked at 26.5 miles per gallon in 1986, and "we've been going backward every since" - even though we have the technology to change that right now.

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