Claim: Sens. Ted Cruz and Rand Paul got laughs at the federal government's expense at the recent Conservative Political Action Conference, but the facts don't jibe with the jokes. Cruz accused the EPA of "trying to use a lizard to shut down oil and gas production" in West Texas to set up a one-liner about lizard boots. But the jab — an old campaign joke — no longer has any basis in fact. The federal government decided against listing the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard as "endangered"
Fact-check: Cruz, Paul: A Menagerie of Misinformation - FactCheck.org
Verdict: sens. ted cruz and rand paul got laughs at the federal government's expense at the recent conservative political action conference, but the facts don't jibe with the jokes. cruz accused the epa of "trying to use a lizard to shut down oil and gas production" in west texas to set up a one-liner about lizard boots. but the jab — an old campaign joke — no longer has any basis in fact. the federal government decided against listing the dunes sagebrush lizard as "endangered"
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2013-03-19T20:13:22