President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Agriculture faced questions about her support of biofuels during her Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) challenged Rollins’ previous support of policy against biofuels when she was CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation from 2003-2018. “To be clear, coming from Texas, I was a massive defender of fossil fuels in the energy independence narrative,” Rollins admitted. But noting President Trump’s support of biofuels and the conversations she has had with other senators, Rollins promised, “I will be a secretary for all of agriculture.”

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) also questioned Rollins’ about USDA’s role in setting renewable fuels policy and determining rules for the 45z Clean Fuels Production Tax Credit. “I look forward to working with my friend Lee Zeldin at EPA and on 45Z with my friend Scott Bessent at Treasury,” she said. “You will find that the cabinet, if confirmed, we all know each other and are really looking forward to working together on these cross-agency issues.”

American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) CEO Brian Jennings thanked Sens. Klobuchar and Ernst, as well as Sens. Tina Smith (D-MN), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Jerry Moran (R-KS), for raising important biofuel questions during the nomination hearing. “ACE looks forward to working with Rollins to ‘defend and elevate all sources of fuel,’ including biofuels, and continue making progress on our USDA RCPP projects designed to unlock new market opportunities for farmers and renewable fuel producers,” said Jennings. “We’re also encouraged she expressed that she’ll work with her counterparts at EPA and the Treasury Department on cross-agency issues, like year-round access to E15 nationwide, the Renewable Fuel Standard, and the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit.”

ACE is hosting its 14th annual DC Fly-In & Government Affairs Summit coming up March 27-28 where members will be on Capitol Hill speaking with representatives of Congress and the new administration.