The Senate is now debating whether to force even higher amounts of ethanol into our fuels. For the sake of American families, for the sake of American workers, we should reject this failed approach. Not double down on [the renewable fuel standard] would only worsen the harm on the current system and lead to more market distortions. We need to fix our broken system instead of favoring special interest groups and forcing consumers to pay higher prices. Thank you, Mr. President. I yield the floor. (08:02–08:10)
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Asserts that increasing reliance on the renewable fuel standard would exacerbate existing issues and distort markets further.
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