House Democrats Seek Representation on E15 Biofuels Council

Five US House Democrats wrote a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson requesting “fair and equal representation” on the newly formed E15 Rural Domestic Energy Council, which focuses on guidelines for higher-ethanol gasoline.

• “A lack of representation of House Democrats on the Council would undermine its ability to produce a durable, bipartisan solution,” Democrats said in the letter
• Letter is signed by Nikki Budzinski (Illinois), Sharice Davids (Kansas), Haley Stevens (Michigan), Eric Sorensen (Illinois) and Kristen McDonald Rivet (Michigan)
  • NOTE: Lawmakers had been working to pass a measure allowing year-round sales of ethanol-blended E15 gasoline as part of the latest government ...