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Davis Demands Reinstatement of Year-round E15 and Reversal of Renewable Fuel Standard Cuts Due to Biden’s Inflationary Energy Policies, Russia

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U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL), Congressional Biofuels  Caucus Chair, lead over two dozen members of Congress in a letter to  President Biden urging him to boost domestic biofuels production as a  replacement of Russian energy imports, and support. Earlier this month,  Congress banned the importation of Russian oil and gas in response to  Russia’s war against Ukraine.

 “To ensure that this ban – and future actions that the U.S. may  need to take to defeat Russian aggression – is economically sustainable  for the American economy and American people, we urge you to consider  the following actions that would prioritize homegrown and renewable  biofuels,” Davis and the Members wrote. “Taken  together, these actions would significantly increase U.S. energy  independence, lower prices at the pump and ensure the continued success  of our sanctions on the Russian economy.”

 In their letter, the Members applauded the decision to ban imports of  Russian oil and natural gas into the United States and argued that a  renewed emphasis on renewable fuels would lower fuel prices for American  consumers by more than $12 billion annually, generate substantial  economic growth in rural communities and significantly decrease American  dependence on foreign oil producers like Russia.

 The letter urges the President to direct the Environmental Protection  Agency (EPA) permanently reinstate the year-round availability of E15,  and to reverse course on proposed retroactive reductions to 2020 and  2021 Renewable Volume Obligations that hurt farmers and producers. 

 Actions to increase U.S. energy independence in light of Russian  aggression are overwhelmingly supported by the American public. A recent  Morning Consult poll indicated  that 72% of Americans support increasing the availability of E15 as a  way to replace Russian oil imports, and 83% of Americans support  increasing domestic renewable fuel production – which includes renewable  biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel – in the U.S. as a strategy to  lower fuel prices.

 “Over the last two years, the more than 65,000 U.S. workers in  the biodiesel and renewable diesel industry worked hard to maintain fuel  supplies and provide value to consumers,” said Kurt Kovarik, Vice President of Federal Affairs at Clean Fuels Alliance America. “Clean  Fuels and its members thank the members of the Biofuels Caucus – and  especially Representatives Rodney Davis, Angie Craig, Cindy Axne, Dusty  Johnson, Mark Pocan, and Adrian Smith – for prioritizing homegrown,  clean fuels to boost America’s energy independence.”

Original source can be found here.

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