Arizona congressman Jeff Flake: “The federal government’s ethanol policies have driven up the price of corn. The high price of corn has had a ripple effect over our entire economy. Instead of trying to bail out every industry hurt by it, the federal government needs to take a serious look at reforming our ethanol policies.”
Loran Schmit, head of the Association of Nebraska Ethanol Producers: “Oil companies, of course, don’t like to use ethanol. We’re asking people who are competitors to sell our product. You don’t hear cattlemen advocating pork chops. Or pork producers advocating T-bone steaks.”
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