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?"

"Iran has received no meaningful repercussions for illegally seizing American sailors and endeavoring to humiliate them."

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