Originally Posted by
wacojoe
From what I can glean, the only pols still in the race who oppose the ethanol mandate are Ted Cruz, George Pataki, Carly Fiorina, Bernie Sanders & Martin O'Malley. Ben Carson's stance is strange. He said he is for repealing the mandate but "Therefore, I would probably be in favor of taking that $4 billion a year we spend on oil subsidies and using that in new fueling stations for 30 percent ethanol blends..."
The politicians beholding to the corn lobby go far beyond any administration.
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