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From: KOTANOW.com
After congress votes to end ethanol subsidies, Nebraska senator Ben Nelson works to bring them back.
Nelson says he is pleased with progress to bring back subsidies for the ethanol industry.
The senate voted last month to end billions of dollars in subsidies for ethanol producers.
But Nelson says ending the subsidies harms the industry...and will increase our dependence on foreign energy.
But that's not the only benefit Nelson says ethanol provides.
"It'll cost us less. Jobs will be here. It's cleaner burning and we just need to pursue it aggressively."
Nebraska is the second leading ethanol producer in the country, making 1.7 billion barrels of ethanol last year alone.
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