Cruz defends plan to end ethanol subsidies in Iowa
Texas Senator Ted Cruz argues federal energy subsidies should end and the market decide winners and losers. At the Rising Tide Summit in Cedar Rapids he cites jobs and octane gains for ethanol while opposing government picking winners. Cruz joins Carson Fiorina Paul Santorum at the FreedomWorks event amid RFS fuel debates.
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Iowa's contested lead in presidential caucuses questioned
Iowa's status as opening state for 2016 caucuses is debated as past winners rarely secure the nomination. The piece notes Iowa's influence, reasons candidates campaign there, and concerns within the GOP about risking momentum by backing a nonviable winner. It describes three candidate groups led by Trump Carson Rubio Bush and Cruz with Huckabee Santorum and others, plus fears of losing the pivotal first-vote status.
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