Joni Ernst: Trump’s ethanol fix not a done deal

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A deal on the nation’s ethanol mandate that President Trump said was reached last month is still being hashed out, according to Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, a top defender of farmers and the ethanol industry.

The deal is “forthcoming,” Ernst told the Washington Examiner Friday. Ernst spoke to Trump Thursday night to discuss the delays and the timing of a final deal.

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