(The Center Square) – A plan to allow year-round sales of gasoline with 15% ethanol stalled when a U.S. Senate committee rejected a new farm bill.
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted 10-11 against sending the bill to the full Senate. All 11 Democrats voted no. Ten Republicans voted yes, while Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama were absent.
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