Jul 1, 2020
Madam President, reserving the right to object. You know, someone watching this at home might think that Senate Democrats want to actually enact amnesty for the so-called DACA recipients. Of course, they could have done so earlier…
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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Jun 18, 2020
Mr. President, today's decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California is disgraceful. Judging is not a game. It is not supposed to be a game. But, sadly, over recent…
Jun 16, 2020
Mr. President, today is the second time in the last 2 years that I have had the opportunity to join the Senator from Alabama, coming together with a bipartisan group of Senators to read Dr. King's letter from the Birmingham jail. I want to…
Jun 11, 2020
Mr. President, I rise at a time of crisis. For several months now, our Nation been dealing with two simultaneous crises--a global health pandemic that has claimed the lives of over 115,000 Americans and over 400,000 people across the…
Jun 3, 2020
Mr. President, I rise at a time of crisis. For several months now, our Nation has been dealing with two simultaneous crises: a global health pandemic that has claimed the lives of over 100,000 Americans, over 300,000 people across the…
May 21, 2020
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Young). Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Cruz pertaining to the introduction of S. 3835 are printed…
May 21, 2020
Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the single most dangerous geopolitical threat that America faces now and through the next century--China. We are in the midst of a pandemic that has infected over 5 million people and has claimed the…
Mar 25, 2020
The incentives matter. We don't want to delay a recovery from this crisis by 4 months. Hopefully, we stop this global pandemic, and we stop it soon. You don't know how soon that will be. I don't know. One of the benefits of this bill is…
Mar 25, 2020
So, with respect, the Senator from Illinois is suggesting this is somehow some negative moral judgment that it makes them lazy. It is exactly the contrary. I am saying people behave according to rational incentives. Look, our girls are 11…
Mar 25, 2020
These quarantines are going to end. The period of staying at home is going to end. But under the policy favored by the Democratic Senators, there is going to be an incentive that is going to end up with more people being unemployed. Let's…
Mar 25, 2020
Mr. President, this bill is going to pass overwhelmingly. It may pass unanimously tonight, but I think this amendment would make it substantially better. I expect we will see a party-line vote on this amendment, and I think that is…
Mar 25, 2020
A question to the Senator. The Senator said that you were concerned about implementation and that it may not be timely at the State level to implement this. I think, just prior to when you came to the floor, I suggested a possible…
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