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In our nation’s attempt to reduce dependence on foreign oil, we must be careful not to increase our reliance on politically-favored fuels that cause more problems than they solve. While this administration bulldozes forward with its agenda to increase the amount of ethanol in our gasoline, we should slow down before declaring high-ethanol gasoline the “fuel of the future.” Today the House Science Committee will mark up legislation that ensures, when it comes to decisions about our fuel, we get the science right.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that it would allow the use of gasoline with 15-percent ethanol, called E15, in vehicles manufactured since 2001. In issuing this waiver, the EPA relied on findings from a single Department of Energy test, rushing E15’s introduction into the marketplace.

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