The Biden administration on Friday issued an emergency waiver allowing E15 gasoline, which uses a 15 percent ethanol blend, to be sold across the United States over the summer in a bid to alleviate higher gas prices in recent weeks.
“The president is committed to doing everything he can to address the pain Americans are feeling at the pump,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters about the emergency waiver, saying it is a “critical step to address the fuel supply crisis.”
“At current prices, E15 can save a family 10 cents per gallon of gas on average and many stores sell E15 at an even greater discount, and today’s waiver will allow families to pay that lower price for months to come,” Psaki continued, while also blaming the spike in gas prices on the Ukraine-Russia war.
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