[parksstp]

This article was proven as an absolute fabrication of the Ethanol Lobby. The Washington Examiner retracted/corrected it:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/article/2579743

Cruz never flip-flopped. But you already knew that and decided to post this crap anyway.

[The Iceman Cometh]

Cruz never flip-flopped. But you already knew that and decided to post this crap anyway.

Yes, he did. He's now gone from completely eliminating it to gradually reducing it. That's changing your position.

Ted's own web site said he would eliminate it and not gradually over time.

https://www.tedcruz.org/five-for-freedom/

2. TWENTY-FIVE FEDERAL ABCs

The rate at which we are spending is unsustainable. And federal programs often fail to support their purported beneficiaries while instead propping up special interests. There are far too many members of Congress who willingly hand out special favors to select industries and friends.

Let’s break the Washington Cartel and restore power to the people. Let’s stop handing over billions to federal favorites. We will sharply reduce the alphabet soup of government entities, beginning with the “ABC”s that should not exist in the first place: The Agencies, Bureaus, Commissions, and other programs that are constitutionally illegitimate and harmful to American households and businesses. The following 25 ABCs are emblematic of the types of government functions I will examine, downsize, and reform to limit federal overreach. But these are just a start.

Eliminate the following Agencies, Bureaus, Commissions, and programs:

1. Appalachian Regional Commission

2. Climate Ready Water Utilities Initiative

3. Climate Research Funding for the Office of Research and Development

4. Climate Resilience Evaluation Awareness Tool

5. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

6. Corporation for Public Broadcasting (privatize)

7. Corporation for Travel Promotion

8. Global Methane Initiative

9. Green Infrastructure Program

10. Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

11. Legal Services Corporation

12. National Endowment for the Arts

13. National Endowment for the Humanities

14. New Starts Transit Program

15. Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund

16. Presidential Election Campaign Fund

17. Regulation of CO2 Emissions from Power Plants and all Sources

18. Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Vehicles

19. Renewable Fuel Standard Federal Mandates

20. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

21. Sugar Subsidies

22. Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery

23. UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

24. UN Population Fund

25. USDA Catfish Inspection Program