Just curious now, has any candidate actually come right out and said ethanol subsidies must be ended ? Just can’t remember.
Back in 2013/14, Cruz submitted legislation to phase out the RFS over a period of 5 years. He had originally proposed an immediate repeal, but then modified his proposal to allow the farmers to adjust to the market changes rather than be economically devastated by the market suddenly collapsing. (Note that this was well before Cruz was running for president.)