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Mr. President, the Renewable Fuel Standard is the only law on the books combating climate change. Passed by Senator Reid and a bipartisan coali- tion 10 years ago this month, the RFS helped create over 850,000 jobs, reduce America’s oil imports by nearly two-thirds, and save consumers billions at the pump. All by tripling America’s production of clean, low carbon renewable fuel. The RFS was a promise to investors that America would break the chokehold the oil industry has on fuel distribution and market access to create American jobs and consumer choice at the pump. Relying on this promise, innovators in the first and second generation biofuel industries invested billions. Advanced biofuel facilities are coming online with fuels that cut carbon emissions by 88-108% compared to petroleum, according to the Department of Energy. But America’s biofuel innovators have a problem. Under pressure from the oil industry, your Admin- istration is proposing to change the law midstream to allow oil companies to avoid their obligations by simply refusing to distribute renewable fuel to con- sumers. The proposal would gut the core concept behind the law and break the promise of the RFS. Advanced biofuel innovators are not going to fail. But America will fail to lead if you let oil compa- nies off the hook and investors are forced to look overseas to more stable biofuel policies. Mr. President, you campaigned on the prom- ise of the RFS – and we agree with your state- ment that “there should be no question that the United States of America is stepping up to the plate,” as we head into climate talks in Paris. We can’t afford to dismantle a landmark Clean Air Act program, increase carbon emissions and send American innovation overseas. Paid for by Fuels America. Mr. President, we invested BILLIONS in THE WORLD’S CLEANEST motor fuels based on the RFS. But your proposal DISMANTLES the program.
