Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) in urging President Biden to permit the year-round sale of E15 fuel in order to reduce the United States’ reliance on foreign sources of energy. The senators emphasized American biofuels as a clean and reliable energy solution to help drive down fuel costs for consumers who are facing record-high prices at the pump.
“As the United States joins global partners in seeking to hold accountable and isolate the Russian Federation for its unprovoked assault on Ukraine, we must deny Russia’s economic lifeblood of energy dominance,” wrote the senators. “This will require tapping every accessible contribution of American energy technology. As you know, American biofuels are one such readily available energy solution that offer consumers affordable and cleaner options at the pump.”
Senators Cramer, Thune, and Durbin were joined on the letter by Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tina Smith (D-MN), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Ben Sasse (R-NE).