We have to support the little guy. We have to support the small business owner. We have to support the working men and women. Our party is a blue-collar party. Our party are the truck drivers and steelworkers and waiters and waitresses and cops and firefighters, the men and women with calluses on their hands. That`s who we`re fighting for.
Ted Cruz: “We have to support the little guy. We have to support the small business owner. We have to support the working men and…”
On the recordMay 6, 2021
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Ted Cruz emphasizes the Republican Party's commitment to supporting working-class individuals and small business owners.
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