RICKETTS EARNS BACKING OF RENEWABLE FUELS NEBRASKA
OMAHA, Neb. – Today, Renewable Fuels Nebraska announced its endorsement of Senator Pete Ricketts for United States Senate.
“As our Governor and now in the United States Senate, Pete Ricketts has been a leader in promoting policies that benefit renewable fuels – which, in turn, benefit Nebraskans,” said Tony Leiding. “Senator Ricketts understands supporting biofuels will lower energy costs, strengthen our energy security, and increase demand for Nebraska corn and soybeans.”
Ricketts highlighted how biofuels benefit numerous sectors of Nebraska’s economy, while also making America more energy-independent.
“Renewable fuels are a common-sense approach to delivering clean, reliable, and affordable energy. They also provide jobs for Nebraskans and a new market for farmers to sell soybeans and corn,” Ricketts stated. “We increase our nation’s energy security by promoting energy made right here in Nebraska. I will continue to be a voice for policies to allow biofuels to prosper.”
Ricketts highlighted his sponsorship of the bipartisan Flex Fuel Fairness Act, legislation leveling the playing field for biofuels like ethanol, and the bipartisan Consumer Fuel Retailer Choice Act, legislation allowing year-round, nationwide sales of ethanol blends like E-15.
“The Biden administration continues favoring impractical electric vehicle mandates over an all-of-the-above energy approach that would include biofuels, a clean form of energy we can produce right here in Nebraska,” Ricketts stated. “I’m standing for biofuels with two bipartisan pieces of legislation – the Flex Fuel Fairness Act and Consumer Fuel Retailer Choice Act. Both pieces of legislation allow renewable fuels to prosper by allowing them to compete on an even playing field.”
More information about the Renewable Fuels Association can be found at https://ethanolrfa.org/.
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