The Continuing Resolution being considered does not include additional COVID-19 funding for the biofuels industry. However, National Farmers Union biofuels advisor Anne Steckel says it does offer language prohibiting the USDA to pay oil refiners out of the Commodity Credit Corporation. “It seems strange they would actually have to put that in the language, but we are glad the barriers were put up.” Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper says the Trump administration has already done a lot for the oil industry. “We were shocked oil refiners were pursuing $300 million in CCC funding that should be reserved for agriculture, but we know how creative refiners are and they’ll look for any opportunity to pick the pocket of the American farmer.” Cooper also believes USDA has the authority already to use existing resources through the CCC to provide assistance to biofuel producers and an act of Congress isn’t needed to make this happen.
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