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    Congress of the Hnited States ‘Washinaton, BE 20510 exobe 2019 The Honorable Sonny Perdue Secretary United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250 Dear Secretary Perdue: We write vo express our ongoing concems thatthe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to suse sina ‘eisey hatdship waivers under the Renewable Poel Sard (RPS) io he deriment of farmers and rural communities. Farmers and rural communities ae strugaling wth low prces, snstable ‘weather conditions and uncertainty with export markets. To helpensre that future waivers do nt add to these challenges, we respectflly ask the Department of Agricultire (USDA to conduct» study on the impact ofthe 85 small refinery waives issued by EPA for 2016, 2017, and 2018 on farm income, ‘commodity prices, and renewable fuel usage. {In August 2019, the EPA granted another 31 smal refinery waives, bringing the total numberof waivers issued under the Trump Administration to 85. These waivers have reduced demand for over billion gallons of biofuels. Every waiver granted negatively impacts the wal economy. Ethanol plants in states Including Minnesota and Iowa have recently announced tat they would temporarily close or reduce production, which has cos 2,500 rural jobs and impacted deman¢ for more than 225 millon bushels of In light ofthese deeply troubling rends, we ae extremely concered by an EPA spokespersons recent statement that, “There is zero evidence that EPA's congressional mandated smal refinery exemption program...hes had any negative impact on domestic cor ethanol producers."™ ‘We strongly disagree and believe that a study fiom USDA on the impact o farm income, commodity prices, and renewable fel usage forthe smal refinery waivers granted by the EPA will hep inform the

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