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Senate EPW Committee clears highway bill

07/31/19 6:20 AM By Spencer Chase
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously advanced a $287-billion highway bill out of committee Tuesday, a piece of legislation committee chair John Barrasso hailed as the “most substantial highway infrastructure legislation in history.”
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Sonny Perdue and Kevin Skunes

Senators fight Perdue biofuel efforts

07/01/19 1:04 PM By Spencer Chase
More than a dozen Republican senators are demanding that President Donald Trump bar Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue from having any input into whether small refineries get exemptions from biofuel usage mandates.
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Andrew Wheeler

Senate confirms Wheeler as EPA administrator

02/28/19 2:09 PM By Steve Davies
The Senate confirmed Andrew Wheeler as EPA administrator on a 52-47 party-line vote, clearing the way for him to move forward with implementing major regulatory priorities of the Trump administration, including finalization of a new "waters of the U.S." rule and a year-round waiver for E15.
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Andrew Wheeler

Wheeler pushing to get E15 rule done by summer

But shutdown could delay regulations, he tells Senate panel
01/16/19 2:50 PM By Steve Davies
EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler plans to issue a rule allowing year-round use of E15 by the summer driving season, provided the government shutdown ends in a “reasonable” length of time.
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