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| https://welch.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/welch-urges-reevaluation-federal-ethanol-mandate-joins-169-members | Welch urges reevaluation of Federal Ethanol Mandate: Joins 169 Members in sending bipartisan letter to EPA | 2013-10-31 | 2013 | 2013-10 | Democrat | House | VT | Peter Welch | W000800 | welch.house.gov | legacy | Rep. Peter Welch joined 169 Members of Congress in sending a bipartisan letter to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency calling on her to reevaluate the federal ethanol mandate that is wreaking havoc on farmers, sportsmen, and family food budgets. Welch made the following comments after signing the letter: While well-intentioned, the federal ethanol mandate is inflicting significant economic harm on families by driving up food prices, on dairy farmers by driving upfeed prices, and on homeowners and outdoorsmen by ruining small engines, Welch said.Administrator McCarthy has at her fingertips the authority to push the pause button so that Congress can reevaluate this misguided policy before more harm is done.She should do so immediately. Read the full letter here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |