Ted Cruz

We stand together and defend liberty, defend the constitution, defend the bill of rights of every American. In the immortal words of William Wallace, freedom.

Let me tell you this right now, Donald J. Trump ain't going anywhere.

He has shown us that he is not much to -- who is really going to put forward service in times of need, that people in his constituents are in times of need. He is not that guy.

This hearing is nonetheless productive for analyzing the security decisions and law enforcement decisions that were made real-time and for learning from them, what can be done differently to ensure that an attack like that never again…

The reason that Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz is opposed to President Biden`s health secretary nominee, he says, is that that nominee Xavier Becerra is not a doctor.

Success of Texas energy is no accident. It was built over many years on principles of free enterprise and low regulation with more jobs and opportunities as a constant goal. We work to export this recipe for success to more and more states…

State and local regulators should act swiftly to prevent this injustice.

Texas has some of the lowest energy prices in the country, its cost of living is affordable. There’s a reason people are fleeing the state of New York. There’s a reason people are fleeing the state of California, the grid failed 4 million…

We have got a job to do and we got a short window of time. And so we ought to stop taking recesses, stop taking time off, and just keep going until we get it done.

President Obama and, for that matter, Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party, they`re so out of touch with where the American people are right now.

I know why we are doing this, but I also have responsibilities.

We're at a very divided place in our country where people are screaming vitriol and hate, and you know what I -- I think that is a sad sign of where we are.

And it was a mistake. At the same time, look, I mean, I've got to admit, I started having second thoughts really, as I sat down on the plane, as I started leaving.

As a leader, you need to be here. And you need to be here, when - when Texans were hurting.

It was a mistake. At the same time, look, I mean, I - I got to admit, I started having second thoughts, really, as I sat down on the plane, as I started leaving.

Look, it was obviously a mistake, and, in hindsight, I wouldn`t have done it.

We booked the flight. You know, I have to admit, I started having second thoughts almost the moment I sat down on the plane.

Apparently playing a game of pool is a higher priority for this president that it would be to go and see the humanitarian crisis he`s created.

President Obama and for that matter, Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party that they`re so out of touch with where the American people are right now.

It`s crazy that we`d be taking a recess, let`s not take any recesses. Let`s work. Let`s work every day, let`s work weekends. Let`s work till we get the job done.

I have to admit it, was the last week’s been tough on a lot of folks, our girls, when they got the news that school was canceled this week, they said look, why don’t we take a trip.

But, you know, right now absolutely Texans are at a crossroads on this one. And Ted Cruz in particular, of course, is going to wear this for a while.

Tonight he is admitting it obviously was a mistake to fly to Cancun last night, daytime high 83 degrees while millions of his constituents were freezing without power.

What’s happening in Texas is unacceptable and a lot of Texans are hurting.

I started having second thoughts almost the moment I sat down on the plane because on the one hand, all of us who are parents have a responsibility to take care of our kids, take care of our family and that's something Texans have been…