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The energy burden on low-Income, African American, & Latino households is up to 3x as high as other homes. Rising #gasprices affect consumers and the economy adversely, and are especially harmful to lower and moderate income households. #EmPowerConsumers #RefineTheFacts

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Allowing year-round use of #E15 gasoline is a win for the corn lobby, but what about meaningful reform that will restore profitability to small & independent refiners? What about reform that supports blue-collar/manufacturing jobs that keep refineries running? Time to #ReformRFS

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When small and independent refiners face the high costs of #RFS compliance they must make difficult decisions. Often that means layoffs. Time to #ReformRFS #RefineTheFacts

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It's always one step forward, one step back. When will we see meaningful Renewable Fuel Standard reform? #ReformRFS #RINs #RFS #RefineTheFacts

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#Ethanol has made some contribution to the decrease in foreign oil dependence; but the truth is that the overwhelming majority of the reason for the decrease is the increase in U.S. crude oil production. #RFS #RefineTheFacts #ReformRFS

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Ethanol producers and corn farmers love the RFS because it gives them a mandated market for their product; but what about refiners forced to comply with a policy that costs them billions of dollars each year? It's time to #ReformRFS #RefineTheFacts

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#Ethanol has a part to play, but so do other renewable and traditional fuel types. The government needs to step back and let the free market determine our fuel future. Time to #ReformRFS #RefineTheFacts

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Who do rising gas prices affect the most? Lower to moderate income households who must make difficult choices when it comes to budgeting. For rural households who can't opt to take public transportation the choices are far bleaker. #EmPowerConsumers #RefineTheFacts #ReformRFS

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Government mandates like the #RFS that favor a “winner” (the corn lobby, big oil, speculators) typically create more “losers” (small and independent refiners, blue-collar manufacturing). Time to #ReformRFS #RefineTheFacts

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The #RFS may have been well-intentioned (lower greenhouse gas emissions/produce more domestic fuel). But that was 12yrs ago. In 2018 it only serves to harm businesses, consumers and the environment, all while costing taxpayers millions of unnecessary dollars. Time to #ReformRFS

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Irony at its best: #Iowa is the #1 #ethanol producer/corn grower in the US, but “in 2016, fuel #ethanol accounted for just 9.2 percent of the volume of total gasoline and fuel ethanol sales in Iowa." Time to #ReformRFS #RefineTheFacts

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Ethanol interests make big $$ from #RFS compliance credits. They complain about small refineries exempted from compliance. Why? It dilutes their windfall profits. #ReformRFS #RefineTheFacts #RINs

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Small and independent refiners experience disproportionate economic hardship when trying to comply with the #RFS . Time to #ReformRFS #RINs #RefineTheFacts

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Utility bills, including the cost of gas, are the primary reason why people resort to payday loans, and play an outsized role in the perpetuation of poverty. Energy policies that do not consider our most vulnerable citizens must be reformed. #EmPowerConsumers #RefineTheFacts

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The future of fuel is being decided by an expensive government mandate that favors a small population of ethanol producers from swing states who are backed by a powerful lobby. Time to #ReformRFS #RefineTheFacts

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#Emissions from corn #ethanol are detrimental to our water and terrain – from plowing land, to harvesting and transporting corn, to producing ethanol. Time to #ReformRFS #RefineTheFacts #climatechange

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Expectation: The #RFS will help Americans achieve energy independence and reduce carbon emissions. Reality: Expensive, inefficient fuel. Time to #ReformRFS #RefineTheFacts #expecationsvsreality #expectations #reality #memedaily

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Financial services companies aka 'speculators' should be prohibited from trading #RINs. Time to #ReformRFS and protect small and independent refiners from market volatility. #RefineTheFacts

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#RFS has created a 15 billion gallon a year market for corn-based #ethanol. It costs small, independent refiners a fortune and threatens the #bluecollar jobs @realDonaldTrump promised to protect. Time to #ReformRFS #RefineTheFacts

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Without reform the #RFS will continue to create a direct transfer of wealth from refiners and gasoline consumers to the ethanol industry. It's time to #ReformRFS #RefineTheFacts