(CNSNews.com) – It was an embarrassing moment for Texas Gov. Rick Perry at Wednesday night’s debate.
As part of a discussion about taxes and regulation, Perry volunteered that as president he would cut three agencies of government, but then he couldn’t remember the third agency he’d eliminate:
“And I will tell you, it's three agencies of government, when I get there, that are gone: Commerce, Education and the -- what's the third one there -- let's see,” Perry said to laughter.
REP. RON PAUL: You need five.
GOV. PERRY: Oh, five. OK.
REP. PAUL: Make it five.
GOV. PERRY: OK. So Commerce, Education and -- the -- (pause) --
MR. ROMNEY: EPA?
GOV. PERRY: EPA. There you go. (Laughter.) (Applause.)
Moderator JOHN HARWOOD: Seriously? Is EPA the one you were talking about?
GOV. PERRY: No, sir. No, sir. We were talking about the agencies of government -- EPA needs to be rebuilt. There's no doubt about that.
MR. HARWOOD: But you can't -- but you can't name the third one?
GOV. PERRY: The third agency of government.
MR. HARWOOD: Yes.
GOV. PERRY: I would do away with the Education, the Commerce and -- let's see -- I can't. The third one, I can't. Sorry. Oops.”
Later in the debate, Perry remembered the name of the third agency he would abolish – the Energy Department.
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