{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.rounds.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rounds-statement-on-epas-rvo-proposal-for-2019", "Rounds Statement on EPA\u2019s RVO Proposal for 2019", "2018-06-26", "2018", "2018-06", "Republican", "Senate", "SD", "Mike Rounds", "R000605", "www.rounds.senate.gov", "rounds", "https://www.rounds.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2014U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), today made the following statement on the EPA\u2019s Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) proposed rule for 2019:\n\n\u201cWhile I am pleased the EPA has proposed an increase in the RVO for 2019, until the agency answers how it intends to assure the 15 billion gallons in grain ethanol is met in light of reports of \u2018hardship\u2019 waivers being granted to small refineries, this is not something we can rely on. The \u2018hardship\u2019 waivers reportedly being granted exempt certain refineries from Renewable Fuel Standard compliance. These waivers have the potential to reduce domestic ethanol demand by billions of gallons, hurting South Dakota farmers and our state\u2019s largest industry.\n\n\u201cI wrote to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt earlier this year seeking more information on these reports, including how the EPA intends to make certain that despite these waivers, the demand for corn ethanol remains at 15 billion gallons annually. Making certain the EPA follows through on their obligation to corn and corn ethanol production remains a top priority.\u201d\n\nThe EPA\u2019s 2019 RVO proposal would increase the total RVO by 3.1 percent over last year\u2019s final rule, or 19.88 billion gallons. Conventional grain ethanol would remain the same, at 15 billion gallons.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T22:59:28Z"]], "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://www.rounds.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rounds-statement-on-epas-rvo-proposal-for-2019"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9774889331310987, "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"}