Ted Cruz actually said...

"There are a lot of politicians in Washington who love empty symbolic votes. The House has voted what, 39, 40, 41 times--I cannot keep track--to repeal Obamacare? Those votes were by and large empty, s..."

"I think that I do not want the public to take our word for it always, and I think there is a balance here, and transparency is part of that balance."

"I am proud to say that I am introducing my bill with the support of Chairman Leahy, Senator Blumenthal, and a number of other Senators."

"I do not believe the facts justify that rosy assessment."