Today, at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack defended the Biden Administration’s approach to supporting family farmers and the biofuels industry. Vilsack touted the department’s Climate Smart Agriculture partnerships during his remarks to attendees and reporters.
USDA’s Climate Smart partnerships are funded in part though several measures passed by Congress last year, along with available funds in the Commodity Credit Corporation. The usage of CCC has drawn criticism from a number of lawmakers, but Vilsack stressed the need for Congress to keep the ability to use this funding.
When asked about the lack of support for E-85 vehicles, Vilsack brought up the administration’s actions supporting biofuels.
Vilsack also rejected a claim that tax credits available for purchasing an electric vehicle gave them an advantage over flex-fuel vehicles over the vehicle’s lifetime.
Vilsack appeared Wednesday with Central Illinois Democratic Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski, whose district includes Decatur.
