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For Immediate Release

June 16, 2011

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Michael Briggs

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WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the Senate voted to end taxpayer subsidies for the ethanol industry:

“I voted today to end the ethanol subsidy which would save taxpayers $3 billion for the remainder of this year. Subsidizing the ethanol industry not only is a great expenditure of taxpayer dollars, but it also has a negative impact on farmers and consumers in Vermont and around the world in terms of higher feed prices and higher prices for food.”