date:May 11, 2012
bills with Harkin to provide infrastructure that would make it easier for ethanol to reach consumers, with proposed financial support for installing blender pumps, allowing federal guarantees for loans on ethanol pipelines, and mandating more flexible fuel vehicles from car makers.
In Harkins latest version of the bill (which hasnt been passed) Lugars cosponsorship was missing.
The veteran Indiana lawmakers willingness to compromise with Democrats on some legislation was viewed dimly by so