The Washington Examiner cited CEI’s Agenda for Congress, regarding the EPA’s ethanol mandate:
The mandate requires refiners to blend a range of biofuels into the country’s gasoline and diesel supplies, but corn ethanol makes up the largest chunk of the biofuel standard to date.
Other groups such as the Competitive Enterprise Institute also called on Tuesday for the ethanol program to be killed off in the 116th Congress.
Fred Smith is the animating spirit at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Fred conceived of the idea for an organization that would, in his words, “find a more positive answer to the challenge Joseph Schumpeter laid down in his essay, “Can Capitalism Survive?” He founded the organization and served as president for nearly three decades.
He died at the age of 83 at home in Maryland where he is survived by his beloved wife Fran. Fred was a friend and mentor, an advocate and ally, and an inspiration. His bright light lives on in our work.
Fred Lee Smith
December 26, 1940 – November 23, 2024