It is true that I voted against the National Defense Authorization Act, because when I campaigned in Texas I told voters in Texas that I would oppose the federal government having the authority to detain U.S. citizens permanently with no… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
I introduced bill saying we need more security, we need more scrutiny. Once again, Marco [Rubio] opposed this. So Marco can't have it both ways. He thinks he wants to be this, "Oh, I'm great and strong on national defense."… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
I was born in Cuba. At the age of 14 years of age I was involved in a revolution. We were suffering from a very cruel, oppressive dictatorship, and the revolution started in the high schools and the universities. So when I was 14, I was involved in the revolution. I was in the revolution four years. During that time,… — Ted Cruz Copy Share
Donald Trump has opened [ politically correct enforcement] up wide. He's made a very bold statement and he's backed it back just a little… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
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… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
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. — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
Donald Trump threatened to file a defamation suit against me for running a TV ad that consisted only entirely of his own words on… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
The immigrant experience of all of us is what makes us Americans, because we value in our DNA liberty and opportunity above all else. — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
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,… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
It is my hope that all of the Republicans who recognize that nominating a candidate who agrees with Hillary Clinton on a host of… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
The Senate Majority Leader has the unilateral ability to stand up and say, 'If you defy Congress, if you defy the Constitution, if you… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
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… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
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 your dad had been imprisoned, had been tortured, and came to America with nothing, washing dishes for 50 cents an hour. That was perhaps the most formative experience of my childhood, is being raised in that… — Ted Cruz Copy Share
![“I introduced bill saying we need more security, we need more scrutiny. Once again, Marco [Rubio] opposed this. So Marco can't have it both ways. He thinks he wants to be this, "Oh, I'm great and strong on national defense." But he's the weakest of all the candidates on immigration. He is the one…” quote by Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/68c/ted-cruz-487_bills_i-introduced-bill-saying-we-need-more-se_1191801.jpg)
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