Donnelly Applauds Move to Cut Red Tape on Infrastructure Projects
US Senators, including Joe Donnelly, are applauding the announcement by the White House to implement a fast-tracking plan for new projects. Read More
Donnelly Voices Continued Support of Biofuels
Yesterday, Senator Joe Donnelly joined Senators Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Maria Cantwell of Washington, and Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken of Minnesota at a press conference to voice his support for restoring the lapsed Biodiesel Tax Credit and to call on the Obama Administration to revise its proposal for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in 2014. Read More
Democrat Senators push for new RFS and tax credits for biodiesel
Biodiesel producers joined a group of Democrat senators at a press conference Wednesday, calling for Congress to restore the biodiesel tax incentive and for the EPA and the Obama administration to rethink its plan to reduce mandated biofuel use under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). Read More
Soy growers praise biodiesel support from farm state senators
American Soybean Association President Ray Gaesser, a farmer from Corning, Iowa, praised Sens. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), for speaking up in support for biodiesel. Read More
Senators and biodiesel industry push DC for RFS and tax credit
Farm state Senators and biodiesel producers charge uncertain federal policies are hurting biodiesel jobs and production. Read More
Senators want feds to support biofuels
U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., flanked by five other Democratic senators, and producer/processors from their states, launched an effort Wednesday to re-up federal support for biofuels. Read More
Biodiesel/renewable policy must change, say senators
Findings by the National Biodiesel Board show a downturn in production and the blame is being placed on a "lack of certainty of federal policies." Read More
Donnelly Lends Support to Protect Market Access for Hoosier Dairy Products
Senator Joe Donnelly today joined a bipartisan group of senators in sending a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Michael Froman, urging them to continue pushing back against efforts by the European Union (EU) to restrict U.S. exports of cheese products. Read More
Donnelly gives progress report of his works in Washington
Fellow Hoosiers, I want to take a moment to give you an update on my Indiana-focused efforts in the U.S. Senate. In January, my office released a 2013 Annual Report that provides a look at my legislative efforts, an overview of my work on behalf of Hoosiers, and a snapshot of my travels around Indiana in 2013. Y Read More
Donnelly Pushes for More Market Access for U.S. Agriculture Products
On Friday, Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN) joined a bipartisan group of senators in sending a letter to the United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Michael Froman, expressing concerns over Japan's delay in making a comprehensive offer on agricultural products as part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. Read More