{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases/fedorchak-urges-year-round-e15", "Fedorchak urges year-round E15", "2026-01-22", "2026", "2026-01", "Republican", "House", "ND", "Julie Fedorchak", "F000482", "fedorchak.house.gov", "fedorchak", "https://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) today urged her colleagues during House Floor debate to support year-round E15.\n\n\u201cYear-round E15 will add $25.3 billion to the U.S. GDP, support more than 128,000 full-time jobs, strengthen American energy security, and support our hardworking North Dakota farmers,\u201d Fedorchak said. \u201cThis is a top priority for me and for North Dakota\u2019s farmers.\u201d\n\nH.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which passed the House earlier today, includes a provision to establish the Rural Domestic Energy Council focused on advancing a nationwide solution for year-round E-15. As Co-Chair of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus, Fedorchak is advocating to expand access, strengthen demand, and grow domestic markets for American-grown biofuels.\n\nBelow are her remarks as prepared for delivery:\n\nThank you, Mr. Speaker.\n\nFirst, I want to commend Chairman Tom Cole for leading the appropriations process as intended by our founders.\n\nFiscal Year 26 will mark the first time in decades that Congress has funded the federal government through all 12 appropriations bills without reverting to a year-long continuing resolution.\n\nAs a freshman, I committed to working to this process to this end during my time in Congress.\n\nI never dreamed I would say it my first year.\n\nThank you, Mr. Cole, for your leadership.\n\nNow I rise today on behalf of North Dakota farmers and rural communities to support the step included in this measure to move forward on year-round E15.\n\nFarmers are hurting.\n\nAcross the country, input costs and interest costs are up.\n\nOur producers are also dealing with tariff pressures and shifting markets.\n\nAnd at the same time, commodity prices are down.\n\nThat's a difficult combination for anyone.\n\nThe future of many family farmers hangs in the balance, both in my state and many others throughout the heartland.\n\nYear-round E15 offers immediate relief without costing the federal government anything.\n\nThis is a top priority for farmers in my state and across our nation.\n\nE15 provides an immediate, strong domestic market for their bountiful harvest.\n\nE15 is homegrown energy.\n\nYear-round E15 eliminates regulatory uncertainty that prevents the industry from flourishing.\n\nIt will add $25.3 billion to the U.S. GDP and support more than 128,000 full-time jobs.\n\nPresident Trump and Secretary Rollins support this effort.\n\nRural America is counting us on us to deliver.\n\nPlease join me, and let's get it done!\n\nThank you, Mr. Speaker.\n\nI yield back.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nOutdated regulatory barriers continue to restrict E-15 sales during the summer months in many parts of the country, creating confusion for consumers, uncertainty for retailers, and instability for ethanol producers and corn growers.\n\nThe provision included in H.R. 7148 would establish a Congressional council to review key issues related to year-round E-15 and recommend a workable, nationwide path forward on an expedited timeline. The council\u2019s recommendations are due no later than February 15, 2026, with the intent to consider legislation no later than February 25, 2026.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T15:05:35Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases/fedorchak-urges-year-round-e15"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3300911523401737, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}