The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) recently hosted the 16th Annual Biofuels: Science and Sustainability Tour, bringing Washington, D.C. staffers and other agencies to Iowa for an immersive, hands-on experience in biofuels and modern agriculture. Over 40 participants were able to visit ethanol and biodiesel plants, a fueling station, manufacturing facilities, and a family farm.
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Tour participants represented the offices of Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07), Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04), Rep. Jack Bergman (MI-01), Rep. Frank Lucas (OK-03), Rep. Jeff Hurd (CO-03), Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Rep. Andre Carson (IN-07), Rep. Ronny Jackson (TX-13), Rep. Jen Kiggans (VA-02), Rep. Cory Mills (FL-07), Rep. Ed Case (HI-01), Rep. Darin LaHood (IL-16), Rep. John Rose (TN-06), Rep. Cleo Fields (LA-06), Rep. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), Rep. Mike Flood (NE-01), Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), Rep. Julia Letlow (LA-05), Rep. Laurel Lee (FL-15), Rep. Jill Tokuda (HI-02), Sen. Jerry Moran (KS), Sen. Bill Cassidy (LA), Sen. Charles Grassley (IA), Sen. John Curtis (UT), Sen. Joni Ernst (IA). Guests from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Republican Study Committee were also present.