June 23, 2011

The Honorable Wally Herger
U.S. House of Representatives
242 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable Joseph Crowley
U.S. House of Representatives
2404 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Dear Representatives Herger and Crowley,

We write to express our very strong support for your bill, the Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act, which would end 30 years of tax credits for conventional ethanol and end the tariff on imported ethanol.

Conventional ethanol is due to receive some $6 billion in refundable tax credits this year. Continuing to subsidize oil companies to blend ethanol – which they are already required to do by the Renewable Fuels Standard – is wasteful and unnecessary.

The Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act will save U.S. taxpayers several billion dollars this year and have almost no impact on ethanol production, jobs or prices. We applaud your joint leadership on this issue and look forward to working together to save billions in wasted dollars.

Sincerely,

ActionAid USA
American Bakers Association
American Frozen Food Institute
American Meat Institute
Americans for Limited Government
Americans for Prosperity
California Dairies, Inc.
California Dairy Campaign
Clean Air Task Force
Clean Water Action
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Dairy Producers of New Mexico
Dairy Producers of Utah
Environmental Working Group
Freedom Action
Friends of the Earth
Grocery Manufacturers Association
Idaho Dairymen’s Association
International Dairy Foods Association
Milk Producers Council
National Black Chamber of Commerce
National Chicken Council
National Council of Chain Restaurants
National Meat Association
Natural Resources Defense Council
National Restaurant Association
National Turkey Federation
National Wildlife Federation
Nevada Dairy Commission
Oregon Dairy Farmers Association
Oxfam America
Southeast Milk Inc.
Taxpayers for Common Sense
U.S. PIRG
Washington State Dairy Federation
World Wildlife Fund