02/07/2017
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"I continue to oppose the RFS, which I have done since its creation in 2005."
"Well, I am serious about that. He did it with the idea that this is better for the environment and all that, and I think, Mr. Lewis, if I judge from your statement, it sounds to me like Al Gore was wr..."
"I have been with this issue probably longer than anyone at this table has, with the whole ethanol issue, and I remember when Al Gore invented it all."
"I opposed both efforts. The world of liquid fuels has changed since then and we produce more oil here, import less and consume less gasoline and emit fewer emissions from oil-based fuels."