Today, we head to Minnesota's sixth congressional district where Tom Emmer is up against David Snyder. Read their views on biofuels below.
Candidates & Biofuels
TOM EMMER
- Would choose E10 over non-oxygenated fuel.
- Would choose E15 over E10.
- Would oppose measures to scrap the RFS.
- Would oppose measures to scrap Minnesota's Petroleum Displacement Law.
- Would support a standalone bill to fixing the RVP problem so that E15 can be sold during the summer months. He would also support actions to call the EPA to take administrative action to bring RVP parity to E15 including measures requiring gasoline blendstocks with a lower RVP to be used thus eliminating the need for a waiver for both E10 and E15.
- Would support measures to fund fueling infrastucture to expand the availability of E85.
- Would support a bill to fund only retrofits to fuel dispensers to increase the availability of E15 to E25.
- Would support accelerating the permitting process for the installation of equipment to improve ethanol production and reduce emissions.
DAVID SNYDER
- Would choose E10 over non-oxygenated fuel.
- Would choose E15 over E10.
- Would oppose measures to scrap the RFS.
- Would oppose measures to scrap Minnesota's Petroleum Displacement Law.
- Would support a standalone bill to fixing the RVP problem so that E15 can be sold during the summer months. He would also support actions to call the EPA to take administrative action to bring RVP parity to E15 including measures requiring gasoline blendstocks with a lower RVP to be used thus eliminating the need for a waiver for both E10 and E15.
- Would strongly support measures to fund fueling infrastucture to expand the availability of E85.
- Would support a bill to fund only retrofits to fuel dispensers to increase the availability of E15 to E25.
- Would support accelerating the permitting process for the installation of equipment to improve ethanol production and reduce emissions.
Archive:
US District 1: Tim Walz
US District 2: Angie Craig