WASHINGTON DC (May 31, 2019) – Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa, a family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today released the following statement regarding EPA’s finalized rule allowing year-round sales of gasoline blended with 15 percent ethanol.
“This is a promise made and a promise kept by President Trump. It’s been a goal of ethanol producers and Midwest farmers for many years. It will be a boon to the rural economy in Iowa, especially considering continued trade uncertainty. This decision is a commonsense step to allowing consumers to make their own decision about what kind of fuel they want to choose at the pump. Banning this higher blend of ethanol for part of the year never made any sense. Ethanol is good for the economy, good for national security and good for the environment. This is another step the Administration has taken to end harmful bureaucratic red tape that hurt American jobs, consumers and domestic industries.”
For his entire career in the Senate, Sen Grassley has been a steadfast advocate for ethanol and environmentally-friendly alternative energy. Sen Grassley helped lead the effort to encourage the Trump administration to approve E15 for year-round sales to help farmers, consumers and the country.
Sen Grassley also released video reaction to the announcement that can be found here.
