WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) recently helped introduce legislation to help make motor vehicles more affordable for American families by eliminating a 70s-era regulatory regime that has driven up sticker prices.
Hyde-Smith joined U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) in introducing the Restoring Affordability in Automobile Manufacturing (RAAM) Act (S.5092) (https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/sites/default/files/2026-07/S5092%20Restoring%20Affordability%20in%20Automobile%20Manufacturing%20Act.pdf). The bill would eliminate the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, which have gradually increased sticker prices for new motor vehicles and laid the s...