No one has been able to make it in a quantity that is affordable yet, and that has been the challenge of it.

And, you asked about the E85, as well. You have this assumption that E85 is going to dramatically increase in usage, even 6 months from now.

I would assume you would agree, there is no chance we are going to hit the targets for 2017 based in statute, what is required.

Importing is importing. At that point, we are still not energy independent, of working in that direction.

Let me take the side of the EPA and say that the cellulosic was a great theory and there are a lot of people experimenting with it.

We have a mandate to use more ethanol and a coming mandate to decrease the ozone, even if it has some effects on it.

It is more of an aspirational goal rather than an actual, we see this and so we anticipate this use?

it will be extremely important for all players involved that we start working toward certainty on 2022 on this

We need to get back, and I think no matter what our view of the wisdom of the RFS is, if it is a law, we expect it to be administered in a way that Congress intended.

I do not want to sound like Douglas MacArthur all of a sudden, but, yes, to be able to come back and forth.

I would remind everyone, especially when we are discussing corn-based ethanol, if there is anything that is clear in the law, it is clear that corn-based ethanol is a decreasing percentage of what is used in the days ahead.

So, the question is, how did you do that estimate, and the method of that, and the expectations, because biodiesel is now in open amounts.

I do not believe that the EPA is doing that. But, I hope that we can work through these issues.

Fortunately, when the job is actually taken on, the job is lots of fun.

if it is just about making the agency run smoother and not about protecting the taxpayer or the long-term vision of it, then we have lost focus somewhat.

This Congress is very dependent on very independent, very gifted, and tenacious Inspectors General.

As frontline watchdogs for the hardworking taxpayer, Inspectors General play a critical role in congressional oversight.

Inspectors General do this by rooting out and reporting on waste, fraud, and mismanagement so that agencies may effectively carry out their responsibilities and fulfill their missions in service to the American people.

Our hope is that this sets a new precedent for how we are moving nominees.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from…

We have to be better at this.

You are the eyes and ears of the American taxpayer in a way that no one else can see.

Good afternoon. Today we will consider the nomination of Carol Ochoa for the position of Inspector General (IG) of the General Services Administration (GSA).

Well, do not tell the other folks on the nomination process that this has been fast. You need to probably tell them it has been mercilessly slow.

If I could just mention a couple things, if I remember correctly, Interior, Ag, and Forest Service, they have the ability for the administrator of the agency to be able to identify a piece of property, work it through the system, do best…