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>> Terry Branstad called for Ted Cruz’s defeat Tuesday

WHY???????

>> Speaking to a small group of reporters at the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit

Oh. THAT’S why.

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Also in Iowa today.....

Trump calls for higher ethanol mandate

Donald Trump said Tuesday that federal regulators should increase the amount of ethanol blended into the nation's gasoline supply.

Speaking at an event hosted by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, Trump, a real estate mogul and the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, said the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ought to follow the ethanol volumes Congress set in 2007.

"The EPA should ensure that biofuel ... blend levels match the statutory level set by Congress under the [renewable fuel standard]," Trump said.

Because small governmentin is hard.