Letter to Senate Leadership (Nov. 30, 2010)

(letter authored by Sen. Feinstein (D-CA) and Sen. Kyl (R-AZ) and signed by 17 other Senators sent to Senate majority leader Reid and minority leader McConnell expressing lack of support for continuation of ethanol subsidy and tariff on ethanol imports which are set to expire at end of 2010; letter calls subsidy of ethanol and associated tariff "fiscally irresponsible and environmentally unwise"; letter also points out that continuing taxpayer support of ethanol and extending the tariff would simply further worsen U.S. dependence on foreign oil).