House GOP leaders will be divided on a vote Wednesday for a bill allowing year-round sales of an ethanol-heavy fuel blend for the first time.
House Republican Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota will vote for the E15 sales bill, according to a statement shared exclusively with POLITICO.
“I’ve always supported year-round E15 and I’m proud to vote YES on the House floor later today to support Minnesota’s farmers and producers,” Emmer said in the statement.
House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain of Michigan meanwhile told POLITICO she’d vote yes, adding she is “pro-E15.”
“I have a huge farming district,” she said.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana said he plans to vote against the bill. Speaker Mike Johnson has not said how he will vote.
The E15 sales bill is backed by farm state Republicans, but many gas and oil state GOP members oppose the measure.
