December 12, 2013

The Honorable Dianne Feinstein
United States Senate
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

The Honorable Tom Coburn
United States Senate
172 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510 

Dear Senators Feinstein and Coburn:

The undersigned organizations support your legislation to end the federal requirement to blend up to 15 billion gallons a year of corn ethanol into gasoline.

The Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013 helps to address the consequences of a fuel mandate that is damaging our economy, driving up food prices at home and abroad, degrading our natural resources and endangering consumers while failing to achieve the energy independence once promised.

As Congress debates changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard, eliminating the corn ethanol mandate would alleviate the damage caused when the interests of one industry is favored above all.

We thank you for your leadership and look forward to working with you on this important issue.

Sincerely,

ActionAid USA
American Bakers Association
American Frozen Food Institute
American Meat Institute
American Sportfishing Association
BoatUS
California Dairy Campaign
Clean Air Task Force
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Dairy Producers of New Mexico
Dairy Producers of Utah
Environmental Working Group
Freedom Action
Georgia Poultry Federation
Grocery Manufacturers Association
Idaho Dairymen’s Association
Marine Retailers Assoc. of the Americas
Milk Producers Council
National Chicken Council
National Council of Chain Restaurants
National Marine Manufacturers Association
National Restaurant Association
National Taxpayers Union
National Turkey Federation
Nevada State Dairy Commission
North American Meat Association
Northwest Dairy Association
Oregon Diary Farmers Association
Oxfam America
Southeast Milk Inc.
Specialty Equipment Market Association
Taxpayers for Common Sense
Washington State Dairy Federation