claim: "if senator clinton or john mccain had stood up in previous years for increases in fuel efficiency standards . . . then we would not be in this same situation in the first place."
author: barack obama
evidence_1: may 4, 2008 ... senator obama, welcome back to meet the press. ..... and, you know, i have  to say that if senator clinton or john mccain had stood up in previous years for  increases in fuel efficiency standards, in getting serious about a--an ... on foreign  oil, then we would not be in this same situation in the first place.
evidence_2: oct 15, 2008 ... and i will not have -- i will not stand for a tax increase on small business income.  ... obama: he has been watching ads of senator mccain's. .... so, obviously, if  we can start increasing home values, then there will be creation of wealth. .... first  of all, in terms of standing up to the leaders of my party, the first ...
evidence_3: oct 14, 2008 ... john mccain and barack obama debated on the campus of the ... senator  mccain, a theory that basically says that we can shred regulations and ... the  economy have to be measured by whether or not the middle class is getting a fair  shake. ..... he has voted in the united states senate to increase taxes on ...
evidence_4: aug 28, 2008 ... the following is the transcript of senator barack obama's ... that's why i stand  here tonight. ... on for 20 years and watch as it's shipped off to china, and then  chokes up ... the republican nominee, john mccain, has worn the uniform of ....  and in that time, he has said no to higher fuel-efficiency standards ...
evidence_5: jun 4, 2008 ... ed pilkington on what kind of man is barack obama up against. ... on barack  obama and hillary clinton, a new john mccain has been emerging. ... if old  john mccain had turned up to this annual convention of the .... for instance, he  voted against the tightening of fuel efficiency standards on vehicles.