Dozens of Senators Push EPA for Higher Ethanol Mandate

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June 27, 2016

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by Devin Henry (The Hill) A bipartisan group of senators on Friday chided federal regulators for pulling back on the federal ethanol mandate.

In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, the 39 senators said the agency should “take the opportunity to get the program back on track by setting blending targets where Congress intended” when regulators finalize 2017’s standards this year.

Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) led the letter; twelve Republicans, mostly from Midwestern states, signed on to the letter, along with Democrats from around the country.

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The level is higher than it’s been before, but still well below the levels Congress envisioned for 2017 when it passed the standard.

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“We urge you to ensure that the final rule promote growth in the U.S. biofuel sector and capture economic opportunity rather than drive investment overseas,” the senators wrote in their Friday letter. READ MORE and MORE (DTN The Progressive Farmer) and MORE (4-Traders.com) and MORE (Office of Senator Chuck Grassley) and MORE (EnergyGlobal) download letter

Senators signing the letter:

Charles E. Grassley (R-IA)

Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

John Thune (R-SD)

Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)

Mark Kirk (R-IL)

Al Franken (D-MN)

Joni Ernst (R-IA)

Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)

John Hoeven (R-ND)

Joe Donnelly (D-IN)

Deb Fischer (R-NE)

Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

Roy Blunt (R-MO)

Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)

M. Michael Rounds (R-SD)

Claire McCaskill (D-MO)

Pat Roberts (R-KS)

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)

Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

Mazie Hirono (D-HI)

Jerry Moran (R-KS)

Ron Wyden (D-OR)

Jeff Merkley (D-MA)

Gary C. Peters (D-MI)

Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

Brian Schatz (D-HI)

Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

Barbara Boxer (D-CA)

Sherrod Brown (D-OH)

Jack Reed (D-RI)

Patty Murray (D-WA)

Maria Cantwell (D-WA)

Bill Nelson (D-FL)

Michale F. Bennet (D-CO)

Edward Markey (D-MA)

Jon Tester (D-MT)

Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)

Tom Udall (D-NM)

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)

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