Sen. Jerry Moran, US Senator for Kansas | Official U.S. Senate headshot
Sen. Jerry Moran, US Senator for Kansas | Official U.S. Senate headshot
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran from Kansas joined colleagues in urging President Trump to approve the nationwide, year-round sale of E15 fuel through the summer of 2025. The senators argue that this move would enhance energy security in the United States and reduce fuel costs while supporting American agriculture.
In their request, the senators highlight the benefits of a comprehensive energy strategy. "To meet our nation’s energy needs and decrease the cost of fuel, we must deploy an all-of-the-above energy strategy, which includes leveraging domestic biofuels," they wrote. They referred to President Trump's actions in 2019, which enabled year-round E15 sales, emphasizing its role in supporting the domestic fuel supply, lowering consumer costs, and promoting American biofuels.
The letter urged President Trump to extend the Reid vapor pressure waiver through the 2025 summer driving season using temporary waivers from the Clean Air Act. It was also signed by Senators Tammy Baldwin, Kevin Cramer, Tammy Duckworth, Joni Ernst, Deb Fischer, Chuck Grassley, Josh Hawley, John Hoeven, Amy Klobuchar, Gary Peters, Pete Ricketts, Mike Rounds, Elissa Slotkin, and Tina Smith.
In their appeal, the senators stated that utilizing American ethanol year-round would reinforce energy supply and decrease consumer costs. They noted that the current situation, impacted by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, underlines the need to strengthen the domestic energy supply chain swiftly and reliably.
"Utilizing American ethanol year-round is a direct solution to reinforcing our energy supply and reducing consumer costs, and the issuance of a nationwide waiver for the 2025 summer driving season is a clear path toward these shared goals," the letter stated.
The senators argued that permitting nationwide E15 fuel sales would benefit consumers and the domestic energy and agriculture sectors. They called for nationwide uniformity in the gasoline market by applying temporary emergency waivers to E15 and E10 in states where governors petitioned the EPA to opt-out of the RVP waiver program.
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