Ted Cruz actually said...

"Do you think the standards are appropriate for commercial balloon pilots? And what can be done to better protect the flying public?"

"I believe time and energy is better spent in continuing to interpret the Outer Space Treaty in favor of international collaboration without constraining the rights and benefits of the freedom of U.S. ..."

"U.S. space businesses have property rights in extracted resources."

"It is the intention of this committee to go forward with legislation, seeking to create a system that incentivizes the investment and maximizes the potential for exploration in space."