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James Lankford: “The intent of it wasn't to increase ethanol usage, it was energy independence.”

On the recordDecember 9, 2014
The intent of it wasn't to increase ethanol usage, it was energy independence.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford questions the EPA's focus on increasing ethanol use despite declining gasoline consumption.

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