Ashley Hinson Touts Win for Iowa Farmers as GOP Senate Seat Under Threat
Summary
Iowa Representative Ashley Hinson praised an EPA proposal that would change rules about renewable fuels. The change could help Iowa farmers by ensuring more biofuel demand, important in a close Senate race between Hinson and Democrat Josh Turek.Key Facts
- The EPA plans to reallocate biofuel blending requirements from some small oil refineries to bigger fuel producers.
- This aims to keep overall demand for biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel, made from corn and soybeans.
- The proposal is not final and comes just three weeks before the midterm elections.
- Iowa’s Senate race is competitive as Hinson (Republican) faces Turek (Democrat) for the seat of retiring Senator Joni Ernst.
- Hinson said the reallocation protects farmers and biofuel producers from losing demand due to refinery exemptions.
- Some farmers appreciate the proposal but feel it only fixes problems caused by past refinery exemptions.
- The proposal might improve corn and soybean prices by keeping biofuel demand steady.
- The Turek campaign did not comment on the proposal when contacted.
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