Tom Carper

I hate the fact that we have these huge trade deficits, a lot of which is attributable to imported oil.

But I suspect that the drop in the cost of oil is a reprieve, but probably not going to be with us forever.

For me that's just like the 800-pound gorilla in the room.

We have to be very careful on what we call a low-carbon fuel standard, what it really means, and what impact it is going to have on infrastructure and on the ability of Americans to get from point A to point B and for this economy to grow…

We should revisit the tax code to try to put things on parity, so that these fuels all come out on an even playing field.

I think that the Congress really needs to start looking very hard at some kind of time out that would put the renewable fuels standard on hold.

It is going to take a mix.

If we are not going to use ethanol as E-85, then we have a serious problem.

I would caution that we don't try to put all these proverbial eggs in that one basket.

Is it the panacea we see out there? Probably not.

The State of Tennessee... has also invested a significant amount of money in developing corridors and infrastructure for E-85 fueling.

Is the State also making an investment in E-85 infrastructure?

We have plenty of it.

I understand Coskata has the ability to, or they think they have the technology that allows them to take garbage, allows them to take old tires, and turn it into a biofuels.

We need the tools like the greenhouse gas measurement metrics that are in the renewable fuels standard being developed today by EPA.

I think it is important that we shift to a technology neutral approach, but not one that is simply blind to technology.

Several people have mentioned the need for us to be technology neutral.

I started my day with him and we will probably spend a lot of time together today voting into the night.

I think under the early bird rule, I believe, unless Madam Chair, you need to flee, to head out.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

I described switchgrass as the grass that saved the world, or maybe will save the world.

Consumer safety, public health and environmental protection must be ensured through robust and thorough testing before EPA allows these blends for general sale in gasoline-powered engines, whether on-road or non-road.

Thanks for getting us off on the right foot.

I hope that we can work together on this.

I believe biofuels done right, is a good thing.