Iowa leaders: Trump waivers for big oil would be devastating blow for ethanol, farmers Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register
Siouxland Energy ethanol plant halts production after RSF waivers drop demand
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Midwest congressional leaders worry the outgoing Trump administration will sign off on oil company waivers that dampen demand for ethanol, biodiesel and other renewable fuels.
Iowa is the nation s largest ethanol and biodiesel producer, and Iowa-grown corn and soybeans are a major raw ingredient in the fuels. Iowa s U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst were among those saying in a letter Thursday to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler that the move would be a devastating blow to biofuel producers and the farmers who sell to them.
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they do insist, at least officials that i ve spoken to, that they did reach that agreement on friday. harris: all right, we are inside of about a minute warning. i do want to add this, because we want to let people know what the president is going to do. he is going to tour the southwest iowa renewable energy in council bluffs, iowa after landing, and that s the first of two events that he is partaking in today. he delivers remarks at the republican party of iowa annual dinner in west des moines tonight, as well. just looking ahead to all of this, and this is an opportunity for joe biden to see something that maybe he hasn t seen up close, although in different parts of the state, but he hasn t seen it on a same-day schedule. and that is rally the voters and the base, president trump. that s a very different person than you might think would see for more of a distance. as we await the president to talk, just seconds from now, i want to give you a few seconds
in this show. now to the president of the united states speaking a couple hundred miles away from joe biden in council bluffs. we had a big fight in omaha and we won that one pretty easily. a certain person spending a lot of money against us. they didn t work out so well for him. many other state and local leaders, want to thank you all for being here. thank you. thank you very much. i also want to think the ceo of southwest iowa renewable energy, mike. i will tell you i met mike a long time ago and i said let s do this. other candidates also know, were not going to support ethanol, and i did. is that a correct statement? and look what you built. great job. thank you very much for hosting us today, along with two other great energy leaders, the president of the renewable fuels
voters in the southeastern part of the state while the president heads to council bluffs for his first renewable energy there. my question for you with regard to china, when the president says joe biden and the rest have gotten it wrong, what does he mean specifically by calling him a dummy in this regard? and i know the language will get tough going head. but he was specific. [laughs] it will get tough. ask anyone you meet. are you better off today than you were eight years ago? the answer you are going to get is, yes, i am. and that is what people want. they ve gotten a raise, they are making more money, their kids have jobs, we are looking for markets to expand, which is what our agriculture community wants. our innovators want a level playing field around the globe. ask people that. they will tell you, yes, they