Nearly three dozen conservatives — including longtime allies of President Donald Trump — are pushing the House to overturn biofuel-blending quotas imposed by his administration, arguing they are stoking consumer costs before an election set to hinge on economic concerns.
The US mandates compelling refiners to mix ethanol and other biofuels into gasoline and diesel over the next two years are “a regressive tax on American workers, businesses and families,” the group said in a letter being sent to members of Congress Thursday.
Prominent conservative leaders joining the effort include Unleash Prosperity Chairman Stephen Moore and Grover Norquist, the president of Americans for Tax Reform. Jerry Simmons, president of the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance chaired by billionaire oilman and longtime Trump supporter Harold Hamm, also signed on to the missive.
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