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On the recordApril 13, 2011
I will concede up front, I am not a fan of the ethanol subsidy, but EPA recently increased the amount of ethanol that can be used in gasoline.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins expresses her disapproval of the ethanol subsidy and its implications.

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