Sep 24, 2013
The payer is always the government, which ultimately means the taxpayer, hardworking American families.
Ted Cruz
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Ted Cruz is a United States Senator from Texas, serving since January 3, 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz gained national prominence during his 2016 campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. He is known for his conservative positions on issues such as healthcare, immigration, and tax reform. Cruz has been a vocal advocate for limited government and has often positioned himself as a defender of constitutional rights.
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Sep 23, 2013
I would be happy to ask the unanimous consent requests at the outset if that would be preferable to the majority leader.
Sep 23, 2013
Reserving the right to object, I am happy to discuss it with the majority leader, but at this point, yes, I object.
Sep 23, 2013
Senator Ted Cruz is conducting a marathon protest speech against Obamacare.
Sep 23, 2013
Cruz started speaking this afternoon and said he'll talk until he is no longer able to stand.
Sep 19, 2013
I am pleased to tell my friend it would be acceptable. I have no objection to that. I appreciate the willingness of the Chairman, along with Senator Murkowski, to allow this to come to a rollcall vote so each Senator may be on the record…
Sep 19, 2013
That is correct. In terms of a technical offset, the spending is offset by the revenue. I am not arguing that it fails to offset in the typical language of the Senate; rather, my concern is that is $500 million in new revenue that could be…
Aug 7, 2013
Free speech is not always free. It gets downright cumbersome when Senators have you on their enemies lists.
Jul 31, 2013
There are a lot of politicians in Washington who love empty symbolic votes. The House has voted what, 39, 40, 41 times--I cannot keep track--to repeal Obamacare? Those votes were by and large empty, symbolic votes that had zero chance of…
Jul 30, 2013
I do indeed share those thoughts and feelings and the obligation we owe to our constituents to honor our word and put action behind our words. I would ask the Senator from Utah if he would yield for a series of three short questions?
Jul 30, 2013
I am proud to say that I am introducing my bill with the support of Chairman Leahy, Senator Blumenthal, and a number of other Senators.
Jul 30, 2013
I think that I do not want the public to take our word for it always, and I think there is a balance here, and transparency is part of that balance.
Jul 23, 2013
Our national security policy should not be derived simply from bumper-sticker ideology but, rather, from careful, hard decisions.
Jul 23, 2013
Foreclosing the option to detain and interrogate people is, I would suggest, as I am sure Senator Feinstein knows, a real impediment to our ability to prosecute a war like the one that has been thrust upon us by people who operate with a…
Jul 23, 2013
It is easy to say close Guantanamo and get an applause from various audiences. The harder question then is what do you do with these terrorists.
Jul 23, 2013
Well, with respect, General, it will go to zero with respect to those detainees if they remain detained.
Jul 23, 2013
About 500 prisoners, including senior members of Al-Qaeda, escaped from the Abu Ghraib prison.
Jul 23, 2013
It seems to me this is an issue that inspires a great deal of passion, a great deal of emotion.
Jul 23, 2013
The administration's position seems to be to continue apologizing for the existence of Guantanamo.
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