James M. Jeffords: “During the 107th Congress, the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Act of 2002 was enacted.”

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

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

generally when we vote, the decisions we make can be revisited within a few months or years. This year's appropriations policy can be replaced by a new one next year. Unintended consequences can be rectified, legislation fine tuned. But…

I see that as a possibility and would, with the concurrence of the four bill managers, support reasonable modifications to be allowable.