Biofuels supporters in Congress sent a letter to newly-confirmed EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin encouraging him to issue timely guidance to fulfill the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) and support year-round sales of E15 nationwide.

The bipartisan letter was led by Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Angie Craig (D-MN), co-chairs of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus, and included nearly 30 colleagues. “Under your leadership, we request the EPA put the RFS back on track by providing a path for growth for all biofuels and rejecting proposals to undermine the statute and destabilize the market,” they wrote to Zeldin. “Additionally, EPA must eliminate decades-old regulatory barriers to growth so all retailers in all 50 states can offer E15 year-round if they so choose. E15 lowers gas prices for consumers, creates new markets for our farmers and helps reduce our energy dependence from foreign countries.”

Signers of the letter include: Reps. Mark Alford (R-MO), Don Bacon (R-NE), James Baird (R-IN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Ron Estes (R-KS), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Mike Flood (R-NE), Sam Graves (R-MO), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-IL), Mark Messmer (R-IN), Max Miller (R-OH), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), and Derrick Van Orden (R-WI).