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Cruz Wins Praise from Pro-Ethanol Group Protesting Him

The candidate signaled that he would support extending the Renewable Fuel Standard through 2022.
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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A group that's been protesting Ted Cruz this week at every stop along his six-day presidential campaign tour in Iowa is now offering words of praise for his latest remarks about ethanol.

At stops Tuesday afternoon and evening in northwest Iowa, the junior senator from Texas expressed support for continuing the federal Renewable Fuel Standard through 2022 because there have been "investment-backed expectations" made by the ethanol industry.