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To: TimF who wrote (674049)	9/17/2012 6:40:49 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1580503

EPA to require minimum purchase of gasoline with ethanol http://dailycaller.com/2012/09/14/republicans-criticize-four-gallon-epa-gas-purchase-mandate/ .... “The EPA has no business telling Americans how much fuel they must purchase,” the letter from Republican committee members Jim Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin and Chip Cravaack of Minnesota. “Furthermore, EPA’s first-ever fuel purchase requirement appears to have been made outside the normal rulemaking process, seems antithetical to free markets, and highlights the flaws in the agency’s hasty decision to grant partial waivers for E15 prior to comprehensive scientific evaluation and assessment,” the congressmen continue. The concern comes over a letter between the EPA and the American Motorcyclist Association regarding E15 waiver implementation. In the letter, the EPA said that “in the case of E15 and E10 being dispensed from the same hose” the agency would require people to purchase “at least four gallons of fuel” in order to prevent vehicles with smaller fuel tanks from being exposed to fuel blends greater than 10 volume percent ethanol. “What if a rider doesn’t have a motorcycle with a four gallon tank?” Sensenbrenner asked in a statement. “Or if someone wants to fill a canister for their lawnmower or outboard boat engine, but it only holds 2 or 3 gallons? Or what if an American, struggling in this economy, just can’t afford 4 gallons of gas?” “This is just one more example of how problematic the EPA’s E15 partial waiver is,” he continued. “This is not a solution to misfueling risks- it’s a ridiculous and unworkable mandate.” ........... Automakers have heavily criticized the decision to introduce E15 fuel into the automobiles. “Ford does not support the introduction of E15 into the marketplace for the legacy fleet. … Fuel not approved in the owner’s manual is considered misfueling and any damage resulting from misfueling is not covered by the warranty,” the Ford Motor Company said last year. It has been reported that the American Petroleum Institute estimates that more than five million vehicles on the road could be harmed by E15 fuel. Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/09/14/republicans-criticize-four-gallon-epa-gas-purchase-mandate/#ixzz26llFtPby

To: TimF who wrote (674049)	9/17/2012 7:05:15 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1580503

The most ineffectual congress after 8 years of the most ineffectual president..........the GOP is on a streak. House GOP walks away from unfinished business By Steve Benen - Mon Sep 17, 2012 3:09 PM EDT Getty Images In his weekly podcast, Mitt Romney said over the weekend that President Obama is dealing " passively" with pressing issues, including the looming automatic spending cuts and tax increases. There's certainly some passivity on display, but I think Romney is looking at the wrong end of Pennsylvania Avenue. Get ready to say "adios" to the House. Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced Friday that the House would not hold scheduled votes the first week in October, pending the Senate vote on the continuing resolution. That means the House won't be in session again until after the election; the next House votes are scheduled for Nov. 13. The House will only be in for three days [this] week; Wednesday through Friday. Likewise, the Senate is expected to cancel its October session after it passes the CR. In fairness, it's not unusual for the House to wrap up early, especially in an election year, *but heading home in mid-September is unusually* early.** And given that this Congress, arguably the worst ever, hasn't actually done anything meaningful, and has an important list of undone tasks, it's hard to defend Cantor's new schedule. And what's pending? Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) noted the farm bill, the Violence Against Women Act, sequestration, postal reform, and the fiscal cliff. There's also the Veterans Job Corps Act and the soon-to-expire wind tax credit. There is, in other words, a lot for Congress to do, and all of it is being pushed off until the lame-duck, post-election session. Someone's dealing with pressing issues "passively," but it's not the president.