Authority Quotes by Ted Cruz

9 Authority quotes by Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz’s nine remarks on authority distill his political convictions into a succinct collection. The quotes reveal how he frames power and leadership, providing a clear snapshot for readers interested in his legislative outlook.

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By statute, Congress has given the president the authority to suspend immigration - any class of immigration if he deems it in…

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The president doesn't have the authority to change the law or ignore the law, and that's what Obama tried to do.

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The authority to declare war rests in Congress, not in an out-of-control president.

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It's remarkable that the failures of the Obama, Clinton, Kerry foreign policy are not only uniting the Left and Right in Israel…

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What Obama did wrong with executive power is he tried to change the law. He tried to ignore the law. And under…

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Under Article II, all executive power is vested in one president of the United States. The regulatory state is Congress's efforts to…

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I believe we should follow the text of every law, even (a) law I disagree with, it's one of the real differences…

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One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight Bill was that it gave President [Barack] Obama blanket authority…

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It is true that I voted against the National Defense Authorization Act, because when I campaigned in Texas I told voters in…

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I get that the media wants us to play theater critics and critique every other proposal. What I'm focusing on are my own policy…

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We need to remain a nation that doesn't just welcome but that celebrates legal immigrants who come here seeking to pursue the American Dream.

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The immigrant experience of all of us is what makes us Americans, because we value in our DNA liberty and opportunity above all else.

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The First Amendment exists to protect our religious liberty--to ensure that all Americans are able to seek out worship God with all our hearts,…

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It is my hope that all of the Republicans who recognize that nominating a candidate who agrees with Hillary Clinton on a host of…

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The Senate Majority Leader has the unilateral ability to stand up and say, 'If you defy Congress, if you defy the Constitution, if you…

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You can't get to a balanced budget and begin to pay down debt and thus create jobs in this country if you don't have…

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That's what actually caused me to run for office is, you know, my family story, the experience of growing up in a family where…

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When you subpoena one pastor, you subpoena every pastor.

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One of the things we've seen here is how easy it is for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to get distracted from dealing with…

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Imagine a legal immigration system that welcomes and celebrates those who come to achieve the American dream.

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The court follows elite opinion, not public opinion. And Democratic leaders in Congress and Republican leaders in Congress follow elite opinion as well. It's…

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