![]() Not one person was able to explain why they cut it off. (Applause.) All year long.Īnd how ridiculous was that? How ridiculous was that? But we took it all year long, not the very shortened year. And as you know, we took it from 8 months to 12 beautiful months. And they refused to even allow talk of E15 during the busiest driving months of the year. They imposed radical restrictions on our farmers and ethanol producers. Under the previous administration, our leaders rejected American energy and they rejected ethanol. So have I I became President - (applause) - would you think. That’s a long way from our first conversation, isn’t it? It’s a long way. I just got a little run-through back there. Farmers from across the region send in more than 120,000 bushels of corn to produce 365,000 gallons of pure American ethanol every single day. Right here at this impressive facility, the rich harvest of American soil is turned into fuel that powers American cars and industries. And E15 sounds very good, doesn’t it? Who knows, maybe it’s going to go up. We came here and talked ethanol, and people didn’t believe in us, right? And now it’s a big beauty. Great job.īut thank you very much for hosting us today, along with two other great energy leaders, President of Renewable Fuels Association Geoff Cooper and CEO of Growth Energy Emily Skor. Is that a correct statement? And look what you’ve built, Mike. And I will tell you, I met mike a long time ago, and I said, “Let’s do this.” And other candidates all said, “Nope, we’re not going to support ethanol.” And I did. I also want to thank the CEO of Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, Mike Jerke. That didn’t work out so well for him.Īnd many other state and local leaders. A certain person was spending a lot of money against us. We had a big fight in Omaha and we won that one pretty easily. (Applause.) The Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, Jean Stothert. Director of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Steve Wellman. (Applause.) Thank you, Pete.Īnd another tremendous person, tremendous woman - a winner somebody that helps us all so much: Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska. She ran a great race.Īnd a great friend of mine also: Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts. Thanks as well to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds. (Applause.) And EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. We’re grateful to be joined by our tremendously talented - loves this business - Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue. Otherwise, they’ll say I got no standing ovations. You know, I fought very hard for ethanol, but you proved me right. We salute your commitment to American energy independence, and we celebrate the bright future that we are forging together powered by clean, affordable American ethanol. Today, we honor America’s cherished farming heritage. I’m truly delighted to be here with the incredible farmers, growers, and workers who power our country, feed our nation, and preserve the American way of life. I’m truly delighted - (applause) - they worked hard. And I want to tell you she worked very hard on ethanol, along with Senator Grassley, and Kim, and everybody else. Her - the job she’s done and the great leadership she’s displayed. And I want to thank Senator Ernst for the introduction. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, Iowa. ![]()
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