Pictured: Rep. King (R-IA) speaks to a group of constituents in Carroll during a May 2019 town hall.
Iowa Fourth District Representative, Steve King, has joined a group of 32 of his colleagues in asking the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide direct relief to biofuels producers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to USDA Secretary, Sonny Perdue, the bipartisan group urged him to allocate some of the $25 billion set aside in the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act for a struggling industry. “A strong biofuels industry is important to both our nation’s physical health and our rural economic health, especially for our grains producers, and we cannot allow it to become another victim to the COVID-19 virus,” says King. “In fact, we are extremely fortunate that biofuels producers have been among the most responsive to our nation’s immediate needs. Many plants are working overtime to produce hand-sanitizer for our hospitals and our first responders, and we must be willing to support them through this challenging time while their fuel markets are being artificially depressed by ‘stay-at-home’ orders.” A copy of the bipartisan letter, which includes Iowa’s other representatives, Dave Loebsack, Cindy Axne and Abby Finkenauer, can be found included below.
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