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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.
Mr. President, it was Armando Valladares, a Cuban dissident and poet who was imprisoned for 22 years under the Castro regime, who so powerfully observed in his memoir: My response to those who still try to justify Castro's tyranny with the…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Remembering Phyllis Schlafly
Mr. President, I rise to honor the first lady of the conservative movement. On Sunday, surrounded by her loving family, Phyllis Schlafly passed away. Few will ever match Phyllis's conviction and tenacity. She literally stood on the…
Madam President: I remember: it happened yesterday, or eternities ago. A young Jewish boy discovered the Kingdom of Night. I remember his bewilderment, I remember his anguish. It all happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The…
Madam President, our Nation is at war. Five days ago, we saw a horrific terror attack in Orlando, FL. From September 11 to the Boston Marathon, from Fort Hood to Chattanooga, from San Bernardino to this attack in Orlando, radical Islamic…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Radical Islamic Terrorism
Mr. President, I would briefly respond to my friend from Arizona. As he is aware, this NDAA contains one provision that in the history of our country is a radical departure. For the first time ever, this NDAA would subject women to…
Mr. President, my home State of Texas is strong and resilient. Texans aren't people who tire easily, and we certainly don't give up when the going gets tough, but that doesn't mean the State of Texas hasn't faced its share of adversity…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Texas Flooding
Well, reserving the right to object to that one, I would simply say we were going to do both. I thought you were doing the first one, but you are doing the other. On that as well, in my view, there is far too much Federal land in the…
Madam President, reserving the right to object, as the ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee is well aware, in July I told Secretary Kerry in a written letter that if the administration sent to the United Nations this…
In light of these terrorist attacks, President Obama's Iranian nuclear deal looks worse and worse and worse. The idea that the United States of America would be sending over $100 billion to the Ayatollah Khamenei--the leading financier of…
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