Naig Says E15 Backers Finally Proved Their Case | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

How every House member voted on the E15 ethanol bill

Here's how every House member voted on the E15 ethanol bill, which passed with bipartisan coalitions forming on both sides.

Year-round ethanol blend bill passed by US House faces uncertain Senate path

Proponents of ethanol, including lawmakers from corn-growing states, say year-round sales of a gasoline blend containing 15% of the biofuel would give consumers a less expensive alternative to fill their gas tanks, boost energy supplies and benefit agricultural interests.

Senator Ernst says refineries pushing back on E-15 bill

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says it has not been an easy task trying to get a bill allowing year-round sales of E-15 gasoline passed. “We’re getting a lot of resistance in the Senate. This is not a Republican versus Democrat issue. It most certainly is an oil refinery versus ethanol producer issue,” she says. The Republican from Red Oak says the bill is needed to help farmers. “We must see E-15 done this year. Our farmers really need …

Corn Growers Trying to Push Year-Round E15 Across the Finish Line

The House of Representatives passed the freestanding Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, which authorizes year-round E15. The bill is now in the Senate but hasn’t passed yet. Bill Leigh, an Illinois farmer and member of the Corn Board at the National Corn Growers Association, said this is one of multiple priorities right now. “Well, the NCGA, we’ve been working very diligently on trying to get the year-round E15 waiver into law, to…

Naig says E15 backers finally proved their case | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says the recent House vote approving nationwide year-round E15 sales confirmed what biofuels supporters have argued for years: once lawmakers finally allowed the issue to reach the floor, it had enough bipartisan backing to pass. Naig said the House vote was a major breakthrough after years of stalled negotiations and failed attempts to attach the language to larger legislative packages. https://d30hko96l9xirl