Mark Kirk: “This map shows that by Federal regulation the Federal Government has divided the national gasoline market into 17…”

“This map shows that by Federal regulation the Federal Government has divided the national gasoline market into 17 separate submarkets. These 17 submarkets all have their unique recipe of gasoline. By Federal regulation, one cannot use gasoline that was sold in Chicagoland, which under this chart is the Chicago and Milwaukee RFG ethanol standard, in the St. Louis area, the SRFG standard with ethanol. By creating small, tiny monopolies, we create higher prices for the American people. I think that is why the Blunt legislation is necessary.”