"I think the point I would make is we are going to need both, and we have the potential to release all of our foreign oil requirements and produce all of our liquid transportation fuels from corn and cellulose."
"I cannot see any relationship between what we do here in Iowa versus what happens in Brazil."
"What I am concerned about is seeing the reduction, significant reduction in CRP acreage in our State."
"But would not EPA be factoring that in too?"
"Is there, to your knowledge, any scientifically sound way to measure U.S. ethanol production's impact on land use decisions that are made in countries like Brazil?"
"So, if you went to an E-15 in a filling station, would the small engine users that come in to get fuel for their lawnmowers or whatever, because that has been one of the arguments that has been raised..."
"Whenever you call the next hearing, Mr. Chairman."
"I hate to see us go backwards and allow waivers of the RFS because we are not getting to where we need to be in terms of the goal."
"I do not understand why Iowa has more wind energy production when we are up there breaking the wind for you all the time in South Dakota."
"And raise pheasants."
"How soon are we going to be competitive in cost of production with corn-based ethanol and, beyond that, with petroleum-based gasoline?"