Congressman Andy Biggs Introduces the FUEL Reform Act

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Congressman Biggs introduced the Farewell to Unnecessary Energy Lifelines (FUEL) Reform Act, which eliminates the following energy subsidies in title IX of the farm bill:

Biobased Markets Program;
Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program;
Repowering Assistance Program;
Biorefinery Program for Advanced Biofuels;
Biodiesel Fuel Education Program;
Rural Energy for America Program;
Biomass Research and Development Initiative;
Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers;
Biomass Crop Assistance Program; and
Community Wood Energy Program.
Collectively, eliminating these programs could save the American taxpayer more than a billion dollars over five years. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:

"The biofuels subsidies in the farm bill don't benefit the market; instead, they pervert it. If biofuels succeed, it should be based on their benefit to our nation's energy economy, not because they have received taxpayer-funded handouts. I've introduced this bill to end this wasteful D.C. giveaway once and for all."

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