Posted on 12/01/2015 11:19:30 AM PST by Isara
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| Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks to a wall-to-wall audience at a town hall meeting Monday at Tanglewood Hills Pavilion in Bettendorf. (Louis Brems, QUAD-CITY TIMES) |
Hours after the Obama administration on Monday announced plans to boost the amount of corn-based ethanol in the U.S. gasoline supply, Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz denounced the move during a stop in eastern Iowa.
"God has blessed America with abundant natural resources and we ought to be producing everything ... but it shouldn't be Washington picking winners and losers," Cruz told reporters following a town hall stop in Bettendorf.
In the past, Cruz has classified the government's longtime support for ethanol as "corporate welfare" and a threat to free markets.
"I would love to see ethanol expand its market share ... and removing government barriers is critical to doing that," he added.
The Texas senator made two stops in eastern Iowa on Monday.
During both, Cruz touted his plan to get rid of the Affordable Care Act.
"We need to repeal every word of Obamacare," he told a jam-packed room of Scott County voters at Tanglewood Hills Pavilion in Bettendorf.
Earlier in the day, Cruz told a crowd at packaging plant in Clinton that some of his rivals won't touch the health care law, even though GOP criticism of the law has been a staple in this year's race for the party's nomination.
Cruz didn't identify any of his opponents, but said, "There is a real divide in this Republican primary about who actually is willing to take on Obamacare."
The health care law has been a popular target of Republican candidates, but Cruz gained notice with a 2013 filibuster in which he sought to take down the law.
Steve McFarland of Clinton, who said he plans to caucus for Cruz, mentioned the filibuster while explaining what drew his support. And he praised Cruz's willingness to take on Republican congressional leaders.
"He's a statesman. He's not a politician," McFarland said.
Cruz has integrity. Part of having a strong faith is living it. Being courageous, even to the point of not pandering to ethanol subsidies in Iowa, is a large part of what makes Cruz’s candidacy so refreshing. He *means* what he says.
Little corn pooping states like Iowa do not matter.
Just being first, your still the worst.
Yes. I put an Star Tron in my vehicles every time I fill up and into every storage container I own.
Get some Star Tron.
Gutsy, and correct.
Gary, Indiana
O.K.
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I’ve never had a .45 cal greeting!
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You can buy real gas at the race tracks.
I buy it at either Infineon, or Laguna Seca. High octane too!
Stand-offish is probably a better description of small town midwesterners. We warm up once we get to know the new people in the neighborhood.
I didn’t know that. We’re going down to Carmel the day after Christmas. Maybe we’ll stop at Laguna Seca and get some. I have a pic of my son next to a Bugatti Veyron parked at the pump at Laguna Seca from a couple years ago. Awesome pic.
“Infineon” — really now? You mean “Sears Point,” right?
I bought some Sta-Bil last year, but forgot to put it in the tank. I’m getting too lax about my machinery. I sure miss the old days when the worst that would happen was the old gas would gum-up a little and some Gum-Out took care of that.
Thanks. You got my hopes up, but remember this is CA. Only a handful of stations listed and the nearest to me is 200 miles away in Corning. Here in the bay area, the air people have made sure that nobody can sell the real thing.
Yep.
Yes. Agreed.
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Has to be a race day to get in.
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