U.S. Senate approves Coburn amendment to kill ethanol subsidies
After voting it down earlier in the week, the Senate reversed course and approved legislation authored by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., that would end ethanol subsidies.
By CHRIS CASTEEL NewsOK.com
Published: 6/16/2011 2:34 PM
Last Modified: 6/16/2011 2:34 PM
WASHINGTON — Two days after rejecting Sen. Tom Coburn's move to kill ethanol subsidies, the Senate on Thursday reversed course and overwhelmingly approved the legislation he authored with a California Democrat.
Democrats had objected to Coburn's aggressive move to force a vote on Tuesday, but proved Thursday that they agreed with his core arguments that ethanol production shouldn't be subsidized by taxpayers.
The vote on Thursday was 73 to 27 for the amendment, written by Coburn, R-Muskogee, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.