Ted Cruz actually said...

"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."

"I think the Executive certainly has the authority to recognize international law obligations and to make discretionary decisions consistent with those obligations."

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

"The vision that Chairman Cruz has set for these hearings is one of the government opening the space frontier to commerce and settlement by private citizens."