CongressmanBob Goodlatte

Representatives Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Bill Flores (R-Texas), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Jim Costa (D-Calif.), and Steve Womack (R-Ark.) issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed 2017 renewable fuel volumes, which were released yesterday, under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS):

“The proposed increases in the volume of ethanol under the current RFS will continue to harm America’s consumers and economy while adversely impacting the environment. The EPA’s proposal forces more ethanol into the market than our current infrastructure can handle. This is unsustainable and increases food and fuel costs on hardworking American families. House Members have put forth bipartisan solutions to cap fuel ethanol volumes to match current market realities and lessen the impact of the ethanol mandate on families and businesses. It is time we move forward with solutions that will have a positive impact on the American economy while lowering emissions and protecting consumers.”

Click here to read more about Congressman Goodlatte’s bills, H.R. 704, the RFS Reform Act, and H.R. 703, the RFS Elimination Act. Click here to read more about H.R. 5180, the Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act.