Senator Cruz uses Grassley/Ernst EPA play against them

In Washington, Senator Ted Cruz is using a similar tactic employed by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst to pressure the Environmental Protection Agency to do what he wants regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard but from the opposite side of the debate. He issued the following statement on the nomination of Doug Benevento to be Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):

“The price of RINs has more than quadrupled since the beginning of the year, and now sits around $0.50. These sky-high prices coupled with the energy and economic crises caused by the coronavirus pandemic have wreaked havoc on America’s small refineries and blue-collar workers. Time and time again, the EPA has had the opportunity to rein in rising RIN costs, provide real relief to refiners, and save hundreds of thousands of refining jobs that depend on a vibrant energy sector, and time and time again, it hasn’t done so. Until Administrator Wheeler delivers on his promise to take actions that help bring stability to the price of RINs, I will not allow this nomination to move forward.”