Miller-Meeks Delivers Summer E15 Victory for Iowa, Pushes for Year-Round Access

Washington, D.C. — Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) today praised President Trump, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins for granting an emergency waiver allowing E15 sales this summer, helping lower costs for Iowa families and strengthening America's biofuels industry.

“I’m proud to have worked with President Trump, Administrator Zeldin, and Secretary Rollins to deliver summer E15 for Iowa," said Miller-Meeks. "But Iowans deserve permanent, year-round access to E15. That’s why I introduced the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act to guarantee affordable, homegrown energy at the pump—strengthening our farmers, lowering prices, and unlocking America's energy future.”

Background:

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks has been a leadingadvocate for the year-round, nationwide sale of E15, a fuel blend containing 15% ethanol. In February, she introduced the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to permanently extend the Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) waiver and eliminate seasonal restrictions on E15 sales. This legislation would lower costs at the pump, strengthen rural economies, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and support Iowa’s farmers. Companion legislation was introduced in the Senate by Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL).

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