Reps. Steve Womack (R-AR), Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), and Peter Welch (D-VT) sent a letter today to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Ranking Member Henry Waxman urging the Committee to consider H.R. 1462, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Reform Act, as a vehicle to achieve meaningful reform to the RFS.  They released the following statement:

“Rising food and commodity prices, disruptions in the nation’s energy markets, and the failure of the Environmental Protection Agency to use flexibility granted in the law have made it clear that Congress must act to reform the RFS.  We are appreciative of the Committee’s ongoing efforts to review this policy.  As the focus transitions from review to legislative reform, we urge Chairman Upton and Ranking Member Waxman to consider the RFS Reform Act.  This legislation has already garnered the support of more than 40 diverse organizations as well as 43 bipartisan Members of the House.  We stand ready to work with the Energy and Commerce Committee, as well as the growing coalition supporting these efforts, to achieve meaningful reform of the RFS and provide relief from this broken policy.”  

A PDF copy of the letter is available here.