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Dianne Feinstein: “That is exactly correct, because of the subsidy on ethanol, usually 18 cents a gallon, which goes into the highway trust…”

On the recordApril 23, 2002
That is exactly correct, because of the subsidy on ethanol, usually 18 cents a gallon, which goes into the highway trust fund. With ethanol, it drops to 13 cents a gallon. That is a $7 billion take from the highway trust fund over the years of this bill.
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Dianne Feinstein
Democratic · California

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Discussing the financial implications of ethanol subsidies on the highway trust fund.

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