Brandon Hunt

Farmer SW KY - Board Member National Corn Growers Association - H&R Agri-Power

[Senator Deb Fischer @SenatorFischer]

Hear it from @epaleezeldin: No refinery has closed because consumers had the choice to purchase E15 year-round.

Q: During these past 8 years, are you aware of any refiners that have closed because consumers had a choice to purchase E15 year-round?

A: I am not aware of any refinery that closed because of that.

[Angie Setzer @GoddessofGrain]

a what shouldn't be hot take: Farm industry groups should support all farmers

[Congressman Zach Nunn @ZachNunn]

A couple things worth noting on this score:

1. CBO's scoring doesn't account for economic growth generated by passing E15 year round + nationwide (expanded ethanol production, stronger corn markets, more jobs across the Midwest, and the tax revenue that comes with all of it).

2. CBO itself says "allowing year-round sales of E15 would tend to reduce the deficit." The projected cost comes from separate changes to the RFS that may impact biomass-based diesel production and farm safety net payments — not the E15 fix itself (and CBO flags "considerable uncertainty" in those projections).

Year-round E15 means cheaper fuel for families, stronger demand for Iowa corn, and a positive impact on the budget.

[Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak @RepFedorchak]

Just landed in D.C., where tomorrow I’ll be voting on year-round E15! This was a team effort to secure a Floor vote, and I can’t wait to vote YES. @POTUS and @SecRollins support this effort, and rural America is counting on us to deliver. Let’s get it done!!

[Brandon Hunt @BrandonHunt340]

@RepScottPerry Congressman with all due respect you are misinformed. It most certianly doesn’t REQUIRE anything because it isn’t a mandate. It’s deregulation to offer a more economical and sustainable fuel source to all US consumers. You are welcome to be againist it but don’t speak untruth

[Growth Energy @GrowthEnergy]

"Getting so close" — @SecRollins once again called on Congress to answer the President's call for year-round E15. More access to American biofuels means stronger markets for farmers, more choices at the pump, and greater savings for consumers.

[Brandon Hunt @BrandonHunt340]

@FreedomCaucusF How ironic this post is coming from the Freedom Caucus Foundation. E15 - IS NOT a mandate it is just FREEDOM for the market to offer a cleaner cheaper more sustainable fuel source for all Americans

[Tom Emmer @GOPMajorityWhip]

Meet Brandon Hunt, a fourth generation row crop farmer and @NationalCorn board member. He stopped by our Farm Bill Roundtable yesterday to share how an updated Farm Bill will bring the CERTAINTY our agricultural community needs.

[Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️ @RepDonBacon]

What are farmers asking for w/ E-15? That the regulation preventing year-round sale be removed. No one will be forced to buy E-15. But consumers will have that option year-round. Further, ranchers love the distiller grain that comes from ethanol production and it is now integral to the beef industry.

[National Corn (NCGA) @NationalCorn]

.@MosaicCompany, you’re right that U.S. farmers are facing a difficult economic situation, only made worse by the extra $6.9 BILLION they have had to spend on fertilizer since you petitioned the government to place duties on imported phosphorus. This has played a major role in fertilizer pricing in recent years, yet you failed to mention this action in your list of market forces. You have an opportunity to support America’s farmers, those who are growing the food and fuel our world needs, during one of their most challenging seasons: drop your petition to continue duties on imported fertilizers.

https://t.co/Ybnm4KyXMv

[Jake Sherman @JakeSherman]

Congress has done zero on E15 -- despite promising it would

[National Corn (NCGA) @NationalCorn]

Citing the impact of the Middle East conflict, 64 agricultural groups, including the National Corn Growers Association, sent a letter today to the chief executives of @MosaicCompany and @Simplot_SGS urging them to support the removal of duties placed on imported phosphate products from Morocco.

Read more: https://t.co/L2zgzQp0fb

[jan tenbensel @jantenbensel]

•The pro-E15 coalition of large and small oil refiners and ethanol producers are responsible for 95% of total American annual fuel production
◦This coalition produces almost 300 billion gallons of fuel each year
•The anti-E15 refiners account for only 5% of total US annual fuel production
◦These refiners produce only 17 billion gallons of fuel each year

[Corey Lavinsky @biofuelslaw]

Tariffs jumped from 10% to 15% overnight. The U.S. #ethanol industry has waited over a decade for the authority to transition from summertime #E10 to summertime #E15. Same percentages, different urgency.⛽️

[Brandon Hunt @BrandonHunt340]

Do these really look like “small refineries” deserving of a “hardship exemption” to you? HFS and Canadian-owned Cenovus alone had revenue greater than the value of the entire US corn crop!

[National Corn (NCGA) @NationalCorn]

✔️ Testing higher ethanol blends with the auto industry
✔️ Upgrading fuel dispensers to handle E40
Your corn checkoff is laying the groundwork for higher blends that could grow demand by 4.3 billion bushels every year.

See the impact at https://t.co/inEcbAPYcZ

[Jason Lewis @jlew1415]

A history of E15.
Seeing a lot on here about E15 and wanted to clear a few things up where I could.
Lets look at where we are and how we got here.
(a thread) 1/19

[National Corn (NCGA) @NationalCorn]

On behalf of NCGA, we want to thank all of our House Biofuel Caucus allies for fighting for the American corn farmer this week and pushing for E15. While it wasn’t the outcome we wanted, we appreciate knowing you have our back and look forward to fighting alongside you for corn farmers and opportunities for corn farmers in the future.

@RepAdrianSmith; @RepAngieCraig; @RepAshleyHinson; @RepMarkPocan; @RepFedorchak
@RepNikkiB; @RepDustyJohnson; @RepLaHood; @RepJimBaird; @RepScottPeters; @GOPMajorityWhip; @RepAndreCarson; @RepAnnWagner; @repcleaver
@RepJamesComer; @RepGuthrie; @RepMarcyKaptur; @RepBonamici; @RepSamGraves; @RepDonBacon; @RepBost; @RepPeteStauber; @RepFischbach; @RepFeenstra; @RepMMM; @ZachNunn; @USRepMikeFlood
@RepEricSorensen; @RepFinstad; @RepMann; @RepVanOrden; @RepMarkAlford; @RepDavids; @repkmr; @RepBrianJack; @RepMessmer; @RepChuck; @RepTonyWied

[Jake Sherman @JakeSherman]

if you’re a Midwest Republican demanding year round sale of E15, why would you take a promise for a bill a month from now? Anything could happen in a month.

[National Corn (NCGA) @NationalCorn]

Corn growers are disgusted, disappointed and disillusioned that after spending years of calling for passage of E15, Congress has again punted, and it has done so in a spectacularly weak and offensive way...
#Unacceptable

Read more:
https://t.co/uTVAbmkgpJ