Ricketts Highlights Efforts to Pass Year-round E15, Combat Communist China

This week, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined Varney & Co. on Fox Business to discuss his efforts to counter Communist China and make sure the U.S. leads in the AI race. Ricketts highlighted his Secure and Feasible Exports (SAFE) of Chips Act and Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware (MATCH) Act, which would limit sales of advanced AI chips and semiconductor manufacturing equipment to Communist China. Ricketts also discussed his work to secure year-round E15.

"We've got to win the AI race with Communist China," said Ricketts. "If we do things that hamper that innovation, we're going to lose, and that will end up in a world where Communist China dominates the AI race, and that's going to have a bad impact on so many factors that impact everyday life. So, what we want to do is make sure that we win, and that means encouraging American innovation."

"Last time I filled up with E10, I saved 55 cents a gallon, said Ricketts. "With E15, you would save even more. It cleans up the environment, so it's great for the environment, and it would help our farmers and ranchers by creating more demand. We've got a bill to make this permanent."

Watch the video here.