💬 Opinion 4h ago · Jeff Luse

Corn Belt Politicians Are Using High Gas Prices To Push Even More Carveouts for Ethanol

Reason
Free market and libertarian perspectives
View Channel →
Corn Belt Politicians Are Using High Gas Prices To Push Even More Carveouts for Ethanol
Source ↗ 👁 0 💬 0
With the average price of gasoline in the U.S. reaching its highest level since the start of the Iran war, lawmakers are thinking about giving energy producers special treatment to supposedly cut costs at the pump.
As part of the negotiations over the Farm Bill, which is expected to be voted on by the House of Representatives this week, a bipartisan group of Corn Belt lawmakers is proposing a measure to authorize the sale of E15—gasoline with an ethanol content up to 15 percent—year-round. This

Comments (0)

Sign in to join the discussion

More Like This

America’s Blood Populists
Ideas | The Atlantic · 4h ago
The Guardian view on the UAE quitting Opec: whatever importers pay, the price of fossil fuels is too high | Editorial
Opinion | The Guardian · 4h ago
What’s inside the blind box? Trendy toys on US shelves evade Uyghur labor law.
Opinion: Op-Eds, Editorials, and Political Commentary | The Hill · 4h ago
The Guardian view on assisted dying reform: now try a citizens’ assembly | Editorial
Opinion | The Guardian · 4h ago
Comey and Kimmel: Seashells and a Joke
NYT > Opinion · 4h ago
Zyn Pouches Are Safer Than Cigarettes. Why Are Some Politicians Targeting Them?
Reason.com · 4h ago