McCain Proposes Amendment to Stop Federal Funding of Blenders' Fuel Pumps
Ethanol groups say move would give oil greater market
U.S. Senator John McCain offered an amendment on Tuesday to an agriculture bill that would prevent the government from subsidizing new service station pumps that would boost the sale of ethanol for motor vehicles.
McCain's amendment would prevent the federal government from funding so-called "blenders' pumps" in the 2012 agriculture appropriations bill, which could be voted on as soon as later on Tuesday.
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