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On the Hill: GMA appeals to Congress to freeze corn ethanol mandate

An occasional series of excerpts highlighting testimony delivered before House and Senate hearings by association leaders. April 29, 2011Scott Faber, vice president of federal affairs at the Grocery Manufacturers Association, testified on the subject of ethanol and advanced biofuels on April 14 before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, at an oversight hearing on domestic renewable fuels. [...] When I appeared before this Committee in July 2008, tightening supplies of basic commodities and rising and volatile food prices were contributing to unrest in 31 countries and food inflation at home. Unfortunately, tightening supplies of basic commodities are once… Read More