WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar issued the following news release:
In a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) renewed calls to make E15 available to sell year-round. Since the outbreak of war in Iran, gas prices have risen sharply, causing pain at the pump for Americans.
"With gas prices spiking, now's the time to make E15 available year-round," said Klobuchar. "It will help lower costs and decrease our dependence on foreign oil."
A video of Ranking Member Klobuchar's questions during the hearing is HERE (https://youtu.be/sStHqoeloEk).
In the hearing, Klobuchar heard directly from agriculture leaders about the need to strengthen domestic commodity markets and reduce costs at the pump. E15 ...