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Time for the ethanol lobby to be put out to grass, Sen. Grassley

By Washington Examiner
Published December 16, 2017 5:01am ET
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Time for the ethanol lobby to be put out to grass, Sen. Grassley
If the White House wants credibility in its free-enterprise talk and promises to drain the swamp, it should tell the ethanol lobby to get lost. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) | Charlie Riedel

The ethanol lobby is talking tough and issuing ultimatums to the Trump White House. Its message, in brief, is “Don’t mess with our federal mandate.”

If the White House wants credibility in its free-enterprise talk and promises to drain the swamp, it should tell the ethanol lobby to get lost.

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