Ted Cruz lists 25 federal programs he would end as president

Ted Cruz lists 25 federal programs he would end as president

By Kevin Diaz

Published 1:18 pm, Thursday, November 12, 2015

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Photo: Jose Luis Magana, FRE

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas  (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Days after Texas Republican Ted Cruz rolled out the five major agencies he would terminate as president (The IRS, Commerce Department, Energy Department, Education Department and HUD), he rolled out a lengthier list of federal agencies, bureaus, commissions and programs he would cut as well.
The plan, called "Five for Freedom," ranges from the little known Appalachian Regional Commission to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funnels money to PBS and other public broadcasters.

The list is heavy on agencies that track or research climate change. Texas farmers might also want to pay particular attention to "sugar subsidies," which are No. 21 on the Cruz list.
Said Cruz: "We should shrink the size and power of the federal government by every and any means possible. What does that mean? That means eliminating unnecessary or unconstitutional agencies."
So here's the chopping-block list:
1. Appalachian Regional Commission
2. Climate Ready Water Utilities Initiative
3. Climate Research Funding for the Office of Research and Development
4. Climate Resilience Evaluation Awareness Tool
5. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
6. Corporation for Public Broadcasting (privatize)
7. Corporation for Travel Promotion
8. Global Methane Initiative
9. Green Infrastructure Program
10. Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
11. Legal Services Corporation
12. National Endowment for the Arts
13. National Endowment for the Humanities
14. New Starts Transit Program
15. Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund
16. Presidential Election Campaign Fund
17. Regulation of CO2 Emissions from Power Plants and all Sources
18. Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Vehicles
19. Renewable Fuel Standard Federal Mandates
20. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
21. Sugar Subsidies
22. Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery
23. UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
24. UN Population Fund
25. USDA Catfish Inspection Program