Ron Paul Only GOP Primary Candidate Who Calls For Eliminating Federal Departments | CNSNews.com

(CNSNews.com) – For the four Republican primary candidates still in the race, only Ron Paul’s budget proposal, “Plan to Restore America,” calls for the elimination of specific federal departments, which is a policy view that many conservative candidates used to hold, including Ronald Reagan.

Paul’s plan calls for the elimination of five Cabinet departments: Energy, Commerce, Interior, Education and Housing & Urban Development. In the 1980 race, Reagan called for eliminating the Department of Education. In addition, the elimination of the Departments of Commerce, Education, Energy, and Housing & Urban Development have long been advocated by conservatives.

Ron Paul Only GOP Primary Candidate Who Calls For Eliminating Federal Departments | CNSNews.com