Slade Gorton - Works for You. Riders are often used to pass important legislation. Maria Cantwell, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, has said she would not vote for riders.
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This measure will help improve fuel efficiency of our automobiles, make our cars cleaner, save consumers money and reduce our dependence on foreign sources of oil. Slade's bipartisan bill calls for the Transportation Department and the National Academy of Sciences to study fuel efficiency standards and issue such as vehicle safety and recommend the findings to Congress by July 1, 2001. D.C. Below are some other bills that were passed as riders. After the riots at the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle last year, the City of Seattle needed funds to pay for the debacle. A ban on offshore oil drilling.