Grassley Awarded for Biofuels Leadership

Grassley Awarded for Biofuels Leadership

WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, accepted Growth Energy's 2025 "Fueling Growth Award" for his efforts to support biofuel production.

"Homegrown biofuels are good, good, good. They're good for lowering prices, good for our environment and good for America's national security. As an Iowa corn and soybean farmer, I personally know about the many benefits of biofuels, and many other Iowans do too. In Washington, I'll keep pushing to expand biofuels markets at the federal policymaking tables, especially through my continued advocacy for year-round, nationwide E15," Grassley said.

"The American ethanol industry wouldn't be what it is today without Senator Grassley," Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor said. "His multi-decade track record of support has helped our industry grow into a key source of revenue for American farmers and a global player in energy and agriculture. It's our privilege to honor him with Growth Energy's Fueling Growth award again this year, in recognition of his unwavering commitment to homegrown ethanol and the thousands of Americans that depend on it."

Senator Grassley accepts 2025 "Fueling Growth Award" from Iowa family farmer and Biofuels Advocate Bill Couser.

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Grassley works extensively with his Senate colleagues, the Trump administration and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to advance renewable energies and restore integrity to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Since establishing the RFS in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Grassley has conducted oversight to ensure the executive branch implements the law as intended. Additionally, Grassley has stood up for biofuels and the importance of the RFS countless times by calling out the EPA across administrations.

Among other actions, Grassley this Congress has:

• Reintroduced bipartisan legislation to permanently allow the year-round, nationwide sale of ethanol blends higher than 10 percent.
• Helped secure a waiver to ensure drivers could access E15 at the pump over the summer.
• Cosponsored the bipartisan Ethanol for America Act to make it easier for Americans to fuel their vehicles with homegrown E15.
• Urged the EPA to restore integrity, stability and growth to the RFS and the U.S. biofuel sector by raising Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) levels for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels.
• Praised the EPA for raising RVO levels and proposing to strengthen the RFS by ensuring only liquid fuels are included, not electricity, and incentivizing domestic over foreign feedstocks.
• Supported a resolution to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of the RFS

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