Mike Flood: “I am here today to offer my strong, unwavering support for the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act…”

“I am here today to offer my strong, unwavering support for the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act introduced by my fellow Nebraskan, Adrian Smith, as well as Senator Fischer over in the Senate from Nebraska. I support ethanol. Why? Because it is cheaper, it is cleaner, it is homegrown, and it is a fuel that has been an economic game changer for Nebraska. I grew up in the 1980s. I watched the farm bankruptcies. I saw what was happening in middle America, and then I saw what happened with the renaissance ushered into middle America by ethanol. I recognize that not everyone, including some of my colleagues in this Chamber, do not have the same feelings about ethanol. While I may disagree with that perspective, the beautiful thing about this bill is that it offers consumers a choice. You can choose E15, Mr. Speaker, you can choose E10, and you can choose E-zero. It is up to each and every person when they fill up at the pump. This bill allows people to choose or not choose E15 based on their values. They may want cheaper gas, they may not. They may want higher octane, they may not. They may want to support America's farmers, or they may not. It gives everyone the choice. That is why we need a vote on the clean E15 vote today. This bill fixes an outdated regulatory barrier that prevents 15 percent ethanol blends. We have come a long way in fuel science, emissions data and vehicle technology in the last 40 years.”