Ed Whitfield: “Harry Reid, President Barack Obama, and the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission basically made the decision…”

My bill, the Renewable Fuel Utilization, Expansion, and Leadership Act, or REFUEL, will create a new and retrofit existing infrastructure including pumps for biofuels and hydrogen tanks, piping, and electric vehicle chargers...

The RFS was also supposed to provide a means for significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but a growing number of scientists and environmental advocates are saying otherwise.

As I see it, the RFS was enacted largely for three reasons--to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, to lower greenhouse gas emissions, and to strengthen rural economies.

The third goal of the RFS is to boost rural economies, and here we can say that the program has delivered on its promise.