If I could leave you with one thought, it is this: Congress made a commitment and investors have spent billions in private capital to answer the call to create these fuels.

Senators on both sides of the aisle have proposed changes to the RFS, expanding ethanol use, eliminating ethanol use, and eliminating the mandate altogether.

I don't believe that is going to be very accurate in my State of Oklahoma.

I would like to have you make a note of that so we can hear back from you.

it is quite a discussion when we talk about confirmations, one of the responsibilities this body has that the other body does not have. In the case of a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, however, during an election year, I think it has actually…

Well, thank you very much, Mr. Gruenspecht.

Let's make sure, as we implement this program, that we also give the consumers the opportunity to get the gain.

The Renewable Fuel Standard is not necessarily a partisan issue; it is often a geographic issue, supported and opposed by Republicans and supported and opposed by Democrats all for different reasons.

Could you please explain what happens to the program after 2022?

Senator Boxer and I are going to try to get this meeting over with before the vote that comes up.

The EPA takes a coercive approach that commandeers the States to implement and enforce the Agency's power choices.

The era in which the United States could project military power without challenge has ended.