Ted Cruz

Upholding the rule of law and taking the oath as an Article III judge requires a degree of confidence, a degree of fidelity of law that should cut across party lines.

Unless someone steps in to stop these programs from dominating an already highly concentrated industry, discount shopping will be a thing of the past.

Senator Ted Cruz released a statement saying the pacts suggest that President Obama has just used a federal regulatory agency to launch an economic boycott on Israel to force our ally to comply with his foreign policy demands.

If the ramp-up to develop a new engine is substantially longer than our capacity to survive not having these imports, it would seem there is some considerable exigency to starting that process now and not getting caught flat-footed if the…

Although if you said it is 8 years, the longer we delay the beginning of that 8 years, the further out the end of that 8 years is.

In life, it is often a wise strategy to hope for the best and yet plan for the worst.

I think there is no question that competition brings lower prices.

I would like to begin by thanking the members of this panel for your service to this country and your efforts to ensure that the United States maintains a strong and capable space presence.

Although well-intentioned, the unintended consequences of relying on a foreign supplier for critical national security equipment is now strikingly apparent.

It remains a simple reality that we need to work closely with the international community to guarantee that the International Space Station (ISS), its mission, and its crew are positively impacted by the decisions made here in Congress.

But with the benefits of competition, the taxpayers may get a far more favorable price through vigorous competition than they would with a no-bid contract.

In light of those concerns, both with engines and manned launch capacity, if a decision were made to proceed forward with maximum speed towards acquiring the domestic capacity to fill these needs, realistically how quickly could we do so…

What would the implications be for U.S. national security if that decision were made?

The overwhelming majority of Texans do not want to see late-term abortions performed except in circumstances when necessary to save the life of the mother.

Thirty-eight States have that law, and yet this extreme bill in Congress would imperil every one of those laws.

The legislation this Committee is considering is extreme legislation. It is legislation designed to eliminate reasonable restrictions on abortion that States across this country have put in place.

The idea that America would rush out to embrace China and North Korea for the standard on human rights is chilling.

Today the United States is one of seven countries in the world that permits abortion after 20 weeks.

This law would also set aside State laws prohibiting taxpayer-funded abortion.

It is a view shared by a tiny percentage of Americans, although a very high percentage of activists in the Democratic Party, who fund and provide manpower politically.

You and I are both at this hearing. We are both elected officials in the State of Texas. We are both Hispanic.

I think we need to look at higher ground here.

We need to be doing everything we can to improve access to the ballots and make it convenient and to make it easy.

The basic premise of Section 5 pre-clearance is that elected representatives are incompetent minors

The rights of citizens of these United States shall not be abridged or denied.