Senators ask to meet with White House on biofuels
Summary
A group of nine senators on Oct. 26 sent a letter to the White House reiterating a request to meet with President Biden and members of his cabinet to discuss the opportunity biofuels can contribute to his administration’s energy, environmental and transportation agenda. “American biofuels represent both, and as we outline din our previous letter, they hold the proven ability to provide consumers broad choices for cleaner and more affordable energy,” the senators wrote. “These contributions would expand with timely action by your administration.” The senators note that they have seen reports that the administration is meeting with the oil and gas industry to address mounting energy concerns. “Additionally, higher blends of ethanol will expand consumer choice and lessen the volume of conventional fuel needed for each vehicle, easing the ongoing supply constraint while also generating more— and thus reduce the price of—RINs, the RFS compliance credits,” the wrote. “Achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 will be more attainable if we start making progress right now with low carbon ethanol, and we join these Senators in calling on the President to give biofuels his full consideration.” The letter is signed by Sens.