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This is a story about a problem that we can solve with a bit of help from Congress.
 
Fifteen years ago, there was no such thing as a clean diesel. Big city transit riders held their breath when the bus pulled away from the curb, and parents worried about their children being exposed to plumes of black smoke from the tailpipes of old school buses. Diesel trucks brought us the goods we wanted, but with a side dish of pollution.
 
Today, new diesel buses, trucks and other engines are more than 90 percent cleaner. These new diesel engines operate smoke-free, have created thousands of new jobs in the hard-hit engine manufacturing sector and elsewhere, and are helping to save escalating fuel costs by operating more efficiently. A national diesel clean-up effort has enjoyed broad, bipartisan support.  

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