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On the recordNovember 30, 2016
According to CBO, if the RFS was repealed or if its future mandates were kept at previously proposed 2014 levels, corn-based ethanol production would remain at 13 billion gallons and American consumers would have lower gas prices.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford discusses the impact of repealing the RFS on ethanol production and gas prices.

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