It's Time To Protect Rural America

Acting Administrator Wheeler, welcome to the EPA. More than ever, rural Americans need your support – now is the time to deliver year-round E15.

Farm income has plummeted to a 12-year low, and vital markets for U.S. agricultural goods are being crushed by government restrictions, foreign trade barriers and a global crop surplus. It’s the worst rural recession since the 1980s, leaving many communities across the Midwest wondering what comes next.

To meet this challenge, rural families are looking to Washington for support – President Trump needs to fulfill his promise to help farmers. Access to new markets for American-made biofuels could unleash a wave of growth, driving demand for energy-rich farm crops. While other manufacturing sectors have left rural America, more than 200 biofuel plants support thousands of farmers and workers across the heartland.

While the previous EPA chief failed to permit year-round sales of E15, Andrew Wheeler can help deliver on President Trump’s promise of affordable biofuels year-round – the opportunity for growth that rural America needs.

Lifting outdated government regulations on biofuels would restore demand for surplus crops and revitalize farm income. Now is the time for acting Administrator Wheeler to cut the red tape and deliver on promises made to farm families.

President Trump promised to revitalize growth in America's heartland - and now is the time to help him deliver! Tell USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue we need year-round E15 NOW to put farmers back on a level playing field and drive growth for America’s rural communities.

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It's Time To Protect Rural America

Dear Official,

President Trump made a promise to protect rural jobs and restore prosperity in America's heartland. The EPA has been undercutting homegrown biofuels, hurting farm communities across the country. Now, you have the chance to put rural families ahead of Big Oil. They are counting on you and the administration to restore economic opportunities for farmers, biofuel workers and rural businesses.
 
This farm crisis is already creating a ripple effect across the broader economy - and many in our communities are falling further and further behind. For some, this next harvest could be their last if things don't change.
 
But there is a clear path forward. By supporting markets for farm crops and homegrown biofuels, the White House can revitalize growth across the heartland.
 
Many other manufacturing sectors have deserted rural America, but more than 200 biofuel plants continue to support hundreds of thousands of farmers and workers in our communities.
 
Expanding ethanol markets and lifting regulations against E15 year-round will give farmers a vital outlet for America's 3.9 billion bushels of surplus grain, delivering a much-needed jolt to rural growth.
 
Acting Administrator Wheeler, it’s time the EPA fulfilled its promises to rural America. We need to lift needless regulations on biofuels and open a new market for surplus crops. If consumers want to buy more homegrown biofuels, they should be allowed to. It's past time to lift outdated Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) regulations so retailers can sell E15 year-round.
 
You can help President Trump deliver on his promise to Midwest farmers and families by allowing sales of affordable biofuels year-round – the opportunity for growth that rural America needs.

Washington must keep the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) strong and accelerate production of homegrown biofuels.
 
By standing up for rural America, you can put farmers back on a level playing field and ensure growth for America's rural communities.
 
Thank you for your continued leadership.

Regards, Your Name

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