mr. jerry taylor, president and chief executive officer mfa oil company, oil biomass llc in columbia, missouri. and mr. gary haer, chairman of the national biodiesel board in washington, d.c. welcome and thank you for bringing your expertise and experience to the subcommittee hearing. congressman greenwood, please begin when you're ready. >> i'm out of practice. chairman thompson and ranking members of the subcommittee, i appreciate the opportunity to be with you today. my name is jim greenwood. i am the president and ceo of the biotechnology industry organization. we have more than 1,100 members world wide. wits w its broad membership, innovative biotechnology companies, we are developing new feed stocks, cat lists for advanced biofuels and biobased products. because these food stocks are based on plants and pie logical processes, they are more efficient, sustainable and environmentally friendly. importantly the development and use ofbiomass for fuels and chemicals by a necessity cannot be outsourced to other countries. ten years ago this week, less than a year following the attacks of septem

mr. jerry taylor, chief executive operator mfa oil company, oil biomass loc in columbia, missouri and mr. jerry haer, bio diesel toward washington d.c. thank you for being here and bring expertise and experience to set committee hearing. congressman greenwood, please begin when you're ready. [inaudible] >> general tommy out of this. >> i usually have somebody do that for me. >> mr. chairman thompson in breaking member hold an undistinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you i appreciate the opportunity to be here today. i'm the president and ceo of the biotechnology industry organization. bio is the world's largest biotechnology organization with an 1100 members worldwide. with its broad membership qaeda innovative industrial and agricultural biotechnology companies are developing new feedstocks and biological catalysts that production of advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals and bio-based products. because these feedstocks manufacturing methods and products based on plants and biological processes that they are more efficient, sustainable and environmentally friendly. importantly

mr. jerry taylor, president and chief executive officer, cofounder, said oil biomass llc in columbia, missouri and mr. kerry hair, chairman of the national bio diesel bort washington d.c. so welcome, gentlemen. thank you for being here to bring expertise and experience to the subcommittee hearing and congressman greenwood, please begin when you're ready. [inaudible] >> jim, you're out of this. >> i usually have someone do that for me. so chairman thompson and ranking member holden and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you and i appreciate the opportunity to be with you today. i am the president and ceo of the biotechnology industry organization. bio is the world's largest biotechnology organization that was an 1100 members worldwide. with this broad membership, innovative industrial and agricultural biotechnology companies are developing new feedstocks biological catalyst for production of advanced biofuels can renewable chemicals and bio-based products. because these feedstocks manufacturing methods and products based on plants and biological processes, they are more efficient,