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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Vice President


For Immediate Release May 7, 1998
                  STATEMENT BY VICE PRESIDENT GORE 
                   ON HOUSE SUPPORT FOR ETHANOL

I applaud the House leadership's decision to join with the Administration and Congressional Democrats to ensure continued support for America's ethanol industry.

Ethanol is a clean-burning fuel that is good for our environment and good for rural America. Extending the ethanol tax exemption through 2007 is a common-sense investment that will help protect air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create new economic opportunity for farmers. I am pleased that, with the bipartisan support of the House and the Senate, we will continue to grow this vital American industry.