FR THREAD: How Cruz Crushed Ethanol - "Hot d*mn!" a gentleman shouted from the back of the room.
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[snip] ........"It was Iowa representative Steve King and an ethanol-industry executive, Dave Vander Griend, who brought the blend wall to his attention. Vander Griend, the CEO of Kansas-based ICM, which engineers and constructs ethanol plants, had requested meetings last fall with several Republican candidates. Cruz and Ben Carson were the only ones who responded to him. Cruz, he says, "didn't just smile and give lip service. He wanted to understand what the issue was with the RFS," and he assigned staff members to research the matter.................."
The way Cruz dealt with ethanol in Iowa was encouraging. He found a way to stay true to his principles yet handle the practical politics at the same time.