This is a conservative Republican?
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich today dismissed the “big city” critics of corn-based ethanol and suggested the biofuels industry will be able to “stand on its own” without federal subsidies once all autos are “flexible-fuel” vehicles.
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Gingrich called for new federal regulations to ensure every vehicle made in the U.S. is able to run on ethanol or methane. Gingrich told reporters after his speech that he does not support extension of the federal tax create for ethanol fuel “beyond this year.”
“If they're prepared to insist on a flex-fuel vehicle and every car in America's capable of buying ethanol, I think the industry can stand on its own,” Gingrich said.
Oh, sure, let's replace a federal subsidy with a federal mandate so we can keep diverting food to fuel. That will be much better.
