Obama: critics of stimulus plan "had to eat their words"
- 10 years ago
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President Barack Obama will direct federal agencies on Tuesday (Feb 18) to develop higher standards for medium-sized and heavy trucks over the next two years.
"Let me say this, the goal we are setting is ambitious. These are areas where ambition has worked out for us so far. Don't make small plans. Make big plans. And anybody who had dire predictions for the auto industry said, 'We couldn't do it. Manufacturers couldn't bring jobs back to America.' Every time they say that, they are proven wrong," Obama said.
The announcement came a day after Obama marked the fifth anniversary of his controversial stimulus plan.
By ordering federal agencies to develop new standards, Obama is able to act on his own and sidestep Congress, which remains divided about what to do about a warming planet.
"Anybody who says we can't compete when it comes to clean energy technologies like solar and wind, they have had to eat those words. You can't
President Barack Obama will direct federal agencies on Tuesday (Feb 18) to develop higher standards for medium-sized and heavy trucks over the next two years.
"Let me say this, the goal we are setting is ambitious. These are areas where ambition has worked out for us so far. Don't make small plans. Make big plans. And anybody who had dire predictions for the auto industry said, 'We couldn't do it. Manufacturers couldn't bring jobs back to America.' Every time they say that, they are proven wrong," Obama said.
The announcement came a day after Obama marked the fifth anniversary of his controversial stimulus plan.
By ordering federal agencies to develop new standards, Obama is able to act on his own and sidestep Congress, which remains divided about what to do about a warming planet.
"Anybody who says we can't compete when it comes to clean energy technologies like solar and wind, they have had to eat those words. You can't