The Federal Government has made biofuel production the cornerstone of our energy policy.

I would say that I think today that our biofuels industry is at a crossroads.

I look forward to working with you, Mr. Chairman, as we pursue these policies that are so important to the growth of this industry.

I think we need to make sure that we continue the forward momentum and continue to put policies in place that will encourage greater expansion and growth in that industry.

Yes, it has prompted a lot of questions, Mr. Chairman. I think we could probably keep this discussion for a long time.

Sounds good.

And raise pheasants.

I really think that we are going to be moving more and more to electric vehicles in this country.

One of the probably biggest opponents of biofuels has been the livestock industry.

How soon will we be competitive making biomass into electricity?

I think we have to debunk and dispel that out there.

the current highway bill expires at the end of this Fiscal Year, which is September 30.

For agriculture to remain competitive, balance must be brought into the game.

I think one of the practical problems we'll run into with the push to more fuel-efficient vehicles... is an ever-shrinking revenue source.

We've got to get more of the heavy stuff to the railroads and the heaviest of stuff off the highways.

They're both high priorities. The tax credit has been a high priority within the short-line industry.

It seems like a kind of a one-size-fits-all type of legislation that was put in, and it, quite frankly, isn't working on the actual crew fatigue.

Well, all that has done is affected the paychecks.