Ted Cruz

The election we had in November was unambiguous. President Obama rightly said his policies were on the ballot across the country and the American people overwhelmingly rejected amnesty.

It is my view that the modern Democratic Party and to a significant extent, union leadership are actively working contrary to the interests of working men and women in this country and union members.

We need to be vigilant defending the civil rights of every American and I look forward to this Committee...

The most compelling civil rights issue of the 21st century is the need to expand school choice and educational options

There is no more important role for the United States Senate than to carefully guard and protect the civil rights of every American.

We are hopeful that as the new Chair, you will build on the Subcommittee's legacy and continue to work in a bipartisan fashion.

I would note the saddest moment during my time in the Senate was when 54 Senate Democrats cast a vote for a Constitutional Amendment to repeal free speech protections of the First Amendment.

We have seen a pattern of lawlessness from the Federal Government that should trouble anyone concerned about civil liberties

We, as he mentioned, both cosponsored the Smarter Sentencing Act which would reduce mandatory minimums for nonviolent drug offenders.

A disturbing pattern has been demonstrated over the last several years of the Federal Government violating the constitutional rights of the citizenry

Instead, I believe we should protect the freedom of the Internet.

Net neutrality is a wolf in sheep's clothing. It is a set of government directives disguised, as they always are, as concerns about consumers and competition.

If the FCC takes control of the Internet, we will have the inevitable result of all poorly designed regulations, business decisions prejudiced by politicians and political decisions prejudiced by corporations.

Internet freedom has produced robust free speech for billions across the world.

If there is any sector of our economy where competition is so fierce, and where the pace of innovation is so rapid that government interference would only get in the way, it is the Internet and telecommunications market.

I do not support monopolistic, anti-competitive or predatory practices in the Internet marketplace or anywhere for that matter.

The Internet has grown and flourished in ways we never could have imagined from back in the days when Al Gore invented the Internet.

Net neutrality may sound like fairness, but it is actually the opposite.

I hope that these people, the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department, will be paying close attention to this market as well.

Do you believe, if they were able to consolidate that power, that there would be a risk of their attempting, and perhaps even succeeding, with a terrorist attack of the magnitude of that that occurred on September 11, 2001, or potentially…

But, you would characterize the risks of Americans coming back from ISIS with U.S. passports as significant? Is that fair?

In my view, carrying out such an operation, not responding to immediate exigency, requires congressional authorization.

If a force like ISIL, in my opinion, is allowed to continue with its ideology, with its resources, with its capability, then, as General Dempsey said, there's no doubt, it will impact this country and the world economy.

The deferral of deportation under DACA is a written determination from the President that the individuals who receive this, No. 1, will be immune from the black-letter text of the immigration law that subjects them to removal; and No. 2…

I don't have the precise cutoff date in my mind, but the point that is being raised is these children don't fall under the precise terms of DACA, but they believe they will get amnesty. I would respond to my friend from Illinois, does my…