gasoline sold in regions with high levels of air pollution contain 2 percent oxygen by volume. [Vote 208, 6/5/03, Vote 137, 6/14/05] XXXX Voted To Mandate Use of Ethanol or Renewable Fuels; Required Refineries To Use 5 Billion Gallons Annually By 2012. On June 5, 2003, XXXX voted to require gasoline refineries to use 5 billion gallons of ethanol or other alternative renewable fuels annually by 2012, phase out the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and eliminate a requirement that gasoline sold in regions with high levels of air pollution contain 2 percent oxygen by volume. [Vote 209, 6/5/03; Des Moines Register, 6/6/03]  XXXX Opposed Measure To Allow States To Decide Whether To Require Ethanol In Gasoline. On June 3, 2003, XXXX voted against an amendment that would have allowed states to decide whether ethanol should be required as an additive in gasoline. The AP reported, “The vote signaled the Senate's strong support of a proposal that would double ethanol use in gasoline to 5 billion gallons a year by 2012 and require refineries nationwide to use the fuel, except for Hawaii and Alaska.” Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the amendment’s sponsor, argued that requiring that California refiners use ethanol could cause supply shortages and lead to price spikes at the pump. She argued the requirement would have benefited mainly Midwest corn farmers and ethanol producers. The Feinstein amendment would have allowed states to exempt refiners from using ethanol if it could demonstrate to the EPA that federal clean air standards could be met without the corn-based additive. The amendment was to amend the Frist amendment, which would require gasoline refineries to use 5 billion gallons of ethanol or other alternative renewable fuels annually by 2012, phase out the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and eliminate a requirement that gasoline sold in regions with high levels of air pollution contain 2 percent oxygen by volume. [Vote 203, 6/3/03; AP, 6/3/03]  XXXX Opposed Measure To Allow Governors To Opt Out of Ethanol Requirements. On June 3, 2003, XXXX voted against an amendment that would have allowed governors to decide whether ethanol should be required as an additive in gasoline. The amendment, which was sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, was offered to a bill that would require gasoline refineries to use 5 billion gallons of ethanol or other alternative renewable fuels annually by 2012. The Feinstein amendment was to amend the Frist amendment, which would require gasoline refineries to use 5 billion gallons of ethanol or other alternative renewable fuels annually by 2012, phase out the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and eliminate a requirement that gasoline sold in regions with high levels of air pollution contain 2 percent oxygen by volume. [Vote 204, 6/3/03; AP, 6/3/03]  XXXX Voted To Against Allowing State and Geographic Exemptions to Ethanol Requirements If Gas Prices Would Rise By 10 Cents / Gallon. On June 4, 2003, XXXX voted against an amendment which added language that would give the President authority to exempt a state or geographic region from specific ethanol requirements for 30 days if the Energy secretary determined that the requirements had caused or will cause the average cost of gasoline to increase by at least 10 cents per gallon. The underlying amendment would require gasoline refineries to use 5 billion gallons of ethanol or other alternative renewable fuels annually by 2012, phase out the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and eliminate a requirement that gasoline sold in regions with high levels of air pollution contain 2 percent oxygen by volume. [Vote 206, 6/4/03]  XXXX Voted Against Exempt All But Midwestern States From Ethanol Mandate. On June 5, 2003, XXXX voted against an amendment which added language that have would exempted all states except for those in the Midwest from the ethanol mandate contained in the underlying Frist amendment. The Frist amendment also required gasoline refineries to use 5 billion gallons of ethanol or other alternative renewable fuels annually by 2012, phase out the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and eliminate a requirement that gasoline sold in regions with high levels of air pollution contain 2 percent oxygen by volume. [Vote 207, 6/5/03] XXXX Voted For Energy Bill That Would Double Use Of Ethanol And Direct $16 Billion Towards Development And Conservation. On July 31, 2003, XXXX voted for a “sweeping national energy policy that 12