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America’s Renewable
Future co-chairs are
owa
renewable fuels industry leader Bill Couser, former
Lieutenant
Governor Patty Judge (D), and former
State
Representative Annette Sweeney (R). |
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Iowa Federation fo Republican
Women chair Kim Reem and 1st Vice President Peggy Dandy. |
Craig Williams, member of the
Republican Party of Iowa State Central Committee from Carroll County. |
Jamie Johnson, member of the
Republican Party of Iowa State Central Committee from Webster County. |
Bob Crawford, RNC Western
director for faith engagement, is based in Elgin, IL. |
Jim Leiting, COO of Big River Resources, LLC
and Tom Buis, CEO of Growth
Energy. Big River Resources, based in West Burlington, has as
its mission statement: "To improve and stabilize the agriculture
economic resources of the multi-state region by establishing corn-based
ethanol as the premier renewable fuel." Growth Energy is a trade
group representing producers and supporters of ethanol. Asked about Ted Cruz's position Leiting stated, "He's got to look a little deeper as far as level playing fields." Leiting said that oil benefits from "incentives that are engrained in the tax code." He also said there are contracts with station owners where "they won't let it [ethanol] under the canopy." "The RFS provides market access," Leiting stated. |
No vegetarians here! |
Students with the Chinese Association of Iowa
helped out as volunteers. |
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