Barbara Boxer: “I am pleased to say that the Boxer-Lugar-Cantwell amendment, which encourages production of agricultural residue…”

“I am pleased to say that the Boxer-Lugar-Cantwell amendment, which encourages production of agricultural residue ethanol, is going to be accepted by a voice vote with a promise to fight for it in conference. Our amendment says that if you produce ethanol from the residue of agricultural crops, you get a special incentive. So if your State grows corn, rice, sugar, apples, wheat, oats, barley, and other crops high in fructose, this amendment would help your farmers, your rural communities, and your States meet the ethanol mandate. Again, it simply gives an incentive to produce ethanol from agricultural residue. I am grateful to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for accepting the amendment. I am happy to take it by voice vote.”