"While better transparency and disclosure are needed within the industry, we must make sure that we create responsible legislation that does not impede appropriate legislation and risk management withi..."
"opening statement"
"The United States needs to have Federal energy policies that are flexible, practical, and innovative."
"While many are focusing on the debate surrounding the Waxman-Markey cap-and-tax legislation, we cannot shift our attention away from other important environmental proposals."
"We must make sure that the EPA only administers policies intended by Congress, not developing its own environmental policy."
"How can we possibly hold Americans responsible for farming practices in sovereign, foreign countries?"
"To regulate an industry based on untested and unproven theory and not science or reality would undermine our nation's efforts to reduce carbon emissions."
"The end result of enacting ILUC is that it will cap domestic ethanol production and ensure our addiction to foreign oil."
"Since the birth of this great nation, agriculture has been the backbone our economy."
"To think that we can control other countries farming decisions is naive at best, and will ultimately lead to the downfall of the most successful industry in the history of the United States."
"How can anyone believe that continuing our dependence on foreign oil from Saudi Arabia, Iran, or Venezuela is better for the future of our nation than the production of renewable fuels in America?"
"For the sake of our economy, rural America, national security, and energy independence we absolutely need to move quickly to E15."