WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement regarding
the Biden Administration’s unprecedented plan to cut 2020’s mandatory biofuels
blending requirements while ostensibly returning to statutory blend levels by 2022,
barring other retroactive changes.
“At a time when gas prices are through the roof and the administration
is myopically focused on climate policy, it makes absolutely zero sense for
President Biden to turn his back on cleaner, cheaper biofuels. The
administration’s unprecedented plan to retroactively cut blending levels for previous
years is a boon for Big Oil. What’s to stop the administration from slashing 2022
obligations down the line? No matter how rosy future outlooks might be, this
precedent makes clear the administration is not committed to renewable fuels.
It’s a disgrace and an outrage to Iowa producers and anyone who cares about our
environment.
“This administration has spent much of its first year crowing about its
climate priorities while simultaneously begging OPEC to reduce skyrocketing oil
costs. Domestically-produced biofuels help to solve both of these problems, but
the Biden Administration opted not to take yes for an answer. I don’t want to
hear another word about President Biden’s so-called climate priorities until he
puts his money where his mouth is and delivers cleaner, cheaper biofuels for
Americans, just as he promised Iowans on the campaign trail,” Grassley said.
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