Midwest Congressmen Seek Meeting With White House To Urge Reconsideration Of Proposed 2014 RFS RVOs

On January 24, 2014, seven Democratic Members of Congress from Iowa, Minnesota, and Illinois sent a letter to President Obama requesting a meeting with the White House to discuss the proposed reductions to the 2014 RVOs. The same group of Congressmen met recently with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to urge EPA to reconsider the proposed reduction. In the January 24, 2014, letter, the Congressmen stress the potentially negative impact of the proposed reductions on the economies in the Midwest and the continued development of biofuels. A press release containing the text of the letter issued by one of the seven Members requesting the meeting, Representative Tim Walz (D-MN), is available online.