RFA thanks lawmakers for bipartisan support of summertime E15 waiver
Twenty‑five U.S. representatives urged President Trump to issue an emergency waiver allowing nationwide E15 sales after June 1, warning that without action the lower‑cost, 15%‑ethanol blend will disappear during peak driving season. The bipartisan letter, praised by the Renewable Fuels Association, argues uninterrupted E15 access saves drivers money and sustains key markets for corn growers amid volatile global fuel prices.
The Renewable Fuels Association today thanked 25 members of the House of Representatives who sent a bipartisan letter to President Trump urging his administration to allow unimpeded sales of lower-cost E15 through the summer months. The legislators noted that without an emergency waiver in place soon, E15 won’t be available to drivers beginning June 1.
“We thank this bipartisan group of lawmakers for their efforts to protect consumer access to the lowest-cost fuel available in the marketplace,” said RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper. “We join them in calling on the Trump Administration to take swift action to allow the nationwide sale of E15 through the coming summer. These leaders understand that E15 saves American families money, while also strengthening the rural economy by keeping an important market open for farmers. As geopolitical conflict continues to create uncertainty in global energy markets, it is important that drivers have access to an American-made supply of lower-cost, cleaner fuel.”
The letter was sent by Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Angie Craig (D-MN), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Mark Messmer (R-IN), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Zach Nunn (R-IA), Mike Flood (R-NE), Ron Estes (R-KS), André Carson (D-IN), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Mike Bost (R-IL), Sam Graves (R-MO) and Derrick Van Orden (R-WI).
“Extending the nationwide sale of E15 can again bolster our nation’s energy resilience by adding billions of gallons of ethanol to the nation’s fuel supply, lowering the cost of gas for American families at a time when prices are already too high,” they wrote. “As affirmed when you first allowed for year-round E15 in 2019, and those approved for the summers afterward, the sale of higher blends of biofuels during the summer months supports the domestic fuel supply, reduces consumer costs, and promotes American biofuels and agriculture feedstocks.”
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