Rep. Craig Pushes Administration to Allow Nationwide Sale of E15 This Summer, Lower Prices at the Gas Pump

EAGAN, MN – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig urged the Administration to lower prices at the gas pump by allowing the nationwide sale of E-15 this summer. In a bipartisan letter to President Donald Trump, Rep. Craig and her colleagues asked the Administration to extend the Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver from June 1 through September 15, 2025. 

The letter was co-led by Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Ashley Hinson (R-IA) and Mark Pocan (D-WI).

“To safeguard our energy supply, we must preserve the home-grown, affordable option higher ethanol blends provide,” the Members wrote. “The administration’s efforts to unleash American energy independence is a long-term goal but can begin in the short term with preserving flexibility in our domestic energy production and supply through this emergency waiver.”  

“Extending the nationwide sale of E15 can again bolster our nation’s energy resilience by adding billions of gallons of ethanol to the nation’s fuel supply, lowering the cost of gas for American families at a time when prices are already too high,” the Members continued. “As affirmed when you first allowed for year-round E15 in 2019, and those approved for the summers afterward, the sale of higher blends of biofuels during the summer months supports the domestic fuel supply, reduces consumer costs, and promotes American biofuels and agriculture feedstocks.”

In Congress, Rep. Craig has worked across the aisle for years to promote homegrown biofuels. Earlier this year, she introduced her bipartisan Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Actto make year-round access to E15 permanent nationwide – expanding market access for Minnesota farmers and lowering costs for drivers at the gas pump. And in February, she led a bipartisan letterto newly confirmed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, urging the Agency to prioritize biofuels as part of the Administration’s energy agenda.

You can read the full text of the letter here.

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