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IOWA SENATORS KEEP THE HEAT ON THE E-P-A OVER ETHANOL

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Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says she’s talked directly with President Trump about the furor over proposed E-P-A rules which Ernst says do not fulfill the deal Trump struck in September on the renewable fuels standard.

OC………..the Oval Office.” :20

Ernst says there is time for what she calls “an opportunity for correction,” but she’s not sure now is the time for that to happen.

A public comment period is currently underway on the E-P-A’s mandate on ethanol and biodiesel production in 2020.

OC……….again with them.” :08

Ernst and Iowa’s other U.S. Senator, Chuck Grassley, filed written statements Thursday with the E-P-A, urging agency officials to “uphold their end of the bargain” that Trump struck with the biofuels industry.

OC………..on purpose.” :11

Ernst has previously called for E-P-A Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s removal if the E-P-A doesn’t adjust its plan for next year’s federal production mandate for ethanol and biodiesel.
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