Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruzis an American attorney and politician; he was elected in 2012 as the junior United States Senator from Texas...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 December 1970
CityCalgary, Canada
CountryUnited States of America
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My dad came from Cuba when he was a teenager not speaking English. And I grew up here speaking Spanglish. That's the world in which I grew up, and that's a world in which a lot of second generation immigrants find themselves.
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We need a commander in chief that speaks the truth. We will not defeat radical Islamic terrorism so long as we have a president unwilling to utter the words 'radical Islamic terrorism'.
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I'm a big believer that good policy is good politics. And so, when it comes to making decisions on policy issues, what I endeavor to do is simply speak the truth.
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I believe everyone here has a right to speak out on politics as effectively as possible.
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There's not a single Democrat here. It's almost like CPAC invited Benjamin Netanyahu to speak. Well, we could have had Hillary here, but we couldn't find a foreign nation to foot the bill.
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I believe the American people are looking for someone to speak the truth.
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When I ran in Texas, I told the people of Texas, 'if you elect me, I will lead the fight against amnesty.'
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I've spent the past month in Washington, D.C., and it is terrific to be back in America.
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The State Marriage Defense Act helps safeguard the ability of states to preserve traditional marriage for their citizens.
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The single best thing we can do is expand competition. Let people purchase health insurance across state lines. If you want to expand access, what you want to do is increase choices and drive down cost.
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Thanks to President Obama for joining a unanimous Congress and signing S 2195 into law.
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We should expand health savings accounts so people can save in a tax-advantaged way for more routine healthcare needs.
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Washington has, with some justification, gained a reputation for being hopelessly mired in partisan gridlock.
I think most Americans don't really care about politicians bickering in Washington.