Lamar Alexander on Labor & Farming

More export subsidies for farmers

Alexander said President Clinton “had been diddling” while “more farmers have been going out of business than during the farm crisis of the 1980s.” Alexander focused on farming, saying he would boost export subsidies, farm research, and the use of ethanol-blended fuels. Source: Boston Sunday Globe p. A-22 Jun 13, 1999

Expand use of corn-based ethanol to create jobs

“Nationally, ethanol production increases farm income by $4.5 billion annually and is responsible for nearly 200,000 jobs. Just one additional corn-processing plant with the capacity to produce 100 million gallons of ethanol would result in an estimated 1,100 new jobs and create an additional $35 million in personal income.” Source: Reuters Mar 12, 1999

Substitute Ethanol for MBTE in gasoline

Alexander suggests that ethanol be used in place of a petroleum based gasoline additive - MTBE - which he said has been found to cause groundwater contamination. Alexander said the federal Clean Air Act requires gasoline to be oxygenated and many states, including California, Maine and Massachusetts, have approved MTBE for that use. Ethanol, he said, “is a logical and safe substitute.” Source: Reuters Mar 12, 1999

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