By Emily Wilkins, Bloomberg Government – March 31, 2022
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is asking the Biden administration to ease two regulations on biofuels to help reduce pain at the pump.
In a letter set to be sent to the White House that was shared first with Bloomberg Government, 29 lawmakers write that the requested changes would “significantly increase U.S. energy independence, lower prices at the pump and ensure the continued success of our sanctions on the Russian economy.”
The House members are asking the EPA to allow a fuel blend that is 15% ethanol, known as E15, to be available year-round. Currently, E15 cannot be sold in conventional markets between June 1 and Sept. 15.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is asking the White House to ease biofuel regulations in an effort to help lower gas prices.
Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) said she’s seen the effect biofuels can have at the pump in her district, where one gas station sold E15 for 80 cents per gallon cheaper than regular unleaded.
“Gas prices have continued to go up,” she said. “We have an opportunity to make sure that folks have a choice at the pump.”
Most of the 11 Democrats and 18 Republicans who signed the letter hail from Midwestern states where an increase in biofuel production could mean additional jobs and economic growth.
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