Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruzis an American attorney and politician; he was elected in 2012 as the junior United States Senator from Texas...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 December 1970
CityCalgary, Canada
CountryUnited States of America
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I'm always amused when the 'New York Times' writes editorials trying to be helpful to Republicans and say, 'This is the way Republicans can save themselves.' Look, the 'New York Times' disagrees with us. They're entitled to disagree with us, but it's not like we should take their advice.
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I grew up listening to classic rock - the Kinks, Genesis, The Who, Pink Floyd.
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I grew up eating Cuban food all the time.
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Having principled men and women in office is how you protect yourself from tyranny, and that was something I learned from when I was 2, 3, 5 years old.
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Twenty years from now if there is some obscure Trivial Pursuit question, I am confident I will be the answer.
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When I ran in Texas, I told the people of Texas, 'if you elect me, I will lead the fight against amnesty.'
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When my father came over here penniless with $100 sewn into his underwear, thank God some well-meaning liberal didn't come put his arm around him and say, 'Let me take care of you.'
My focus has been and will continue to be on doing my job.
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There are people who wonder if faith is real. I can tell you, in my family there is not a second of doubt.
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Nobody cares what any politician in Washington says.
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On issue after issue, the Obama Administration has openly ignored, defied, and unilaterally tried to change the law.
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My dad came from Cuba when he was a teenager not speaking English. And I grew up here speaking Spanglish. That's the world in which I grew up, and that's a world in which a lot of second generation immigrants find themselves.
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The State Marriage Defense Act helps safeguard the ability of states to preserve traditional marriage for their citizens.
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The single best thing we can do is expand competition. Let people purchase health insurance across state lines. If you want to expand access, what you want to do is increase choices and drive down cost.