Ted Cruz actually said...

"The last seven years, we've had an administration that has, in many ways, neutered itself and ignored one transgression after another from our enemies."

"Does it concern you if the United States is now in the business of paying ransom to terrorist governments for releasing Americans?"

"He doesn't want to do it because presumably there is something in there that is bad."

"Vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the constitution."