James M. Jeffords: “I am also interested in exploring how EDA's programs meet the needs of rural States, like Vermont.”

Yes. Mr. President, I yield 10 minutes to the Senator from Montana, the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

I regard the RFS as the first step, and one that only produces a transition fuel on our way to a more climate-friendly future.

What will be the effect of the RFS if EPA does not receive these funds?

These innovations have the potential to move us into an era when driving a car or truck will no longer mean causing dangerous global warming pollution or using up scarce resources.