Political Quotes

Ted Cruz

The Public Record

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.

Quotes by year · 201220263,406 total · peak 2023 (560)
2012: 1 quote2013: 479 quotes2014: 257 quotes2015: 247 quotes2016: 258 quotes2017: 178 quotes2018: 161 quotes2019: 29 quotes2020: 55 quotes2021: 402 quotes2022: 287 quotes2023: 560 quotes2024: 193 quotes2025: 183 quotes2026: 116 quotes
May 20, 2015

Sunni tribes in Iraq can be fickle; after years of disenfranchisement under former Prime Minister Maliki, they seem very unlikely to side with the increasingly sectarian and Shiite Iraqi Security Forces against ISIS.

congress.gov
May 20, 2015

How confident are you that the problems with CENTCOM's intelligence products now under investigation are confined to the mission against ISIS?

congress.gov
May 6, 2015

I rise to sound a note of warning about the nation of Iran. Consider the following facts: The Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, has accused America of lying. We learned that the Iranian regime has been actively arming and supporting the…

govinfo.gov
May 6, 2015

I will wrap up momentarily and then will be happy to yield to my friend from Oklahoma for his very reasonable time allocation suggestion. I would note that the Senator from Maryland suggested the problem of Congress affirmatively approving…

govinfo.gov
May 6, 2015

I would note, Mr. President, the result of this amendment not being taken up is that Congress is abrogating our authority and responsibility to approve this deal. Because of the result of this bill as drafted, we can look in a crystal ball…

govinfo.gov
Apr 27, 2015

Chairman Grassley and I have joined together in introducing legislation, the Expatriot Terrorist Act...

congress.gov
Apr 23, 2015

today I rise to talk about what has come to define the Obama administration, which is a consistent pattern of lawlessness that disrespects the Constitution, that disrespects the Congress, and that disrespects the people of the United…

govinfo.gov
Mar 23, 2015

It is one of the good things about Obamacare is that the statute provided that members of Congress would be on the exchanges without subsidies, just like millions of Americans.

transcripts.cnn.com
Mar 23, 2015

We'll be getting new health insurance, and we'll presumably do it through my job in the Senate. So we'll be on the federal exchange, like millions of others, on the federal exchange.

transcripts.cnn.com
Mar 22, 2015

Today, roughly half the born-again Christians aren't voting. They're staying home. Imagine instead millions of people of faith all across America coming out to the polls and voting our values.

transcripts.cnn.com
Mar 22, 2015

I intend to speak in support of defunding Obamacare until I'm no longer able to stand.

transcripts.cnn.com
Mar 22, 2015

Imagine in 2017, a new president, signing legislation repealing every word of Obamacare.

transcripts.cnn.com

Politicians like Ted Cruz