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Ted Cruz on Principles & Values

Ted Cruz on Principles & Values Republican Texas Senator


I hear, "I didn't vote for you but you did what you said"

Source: 2016 CNN-Telemundo Republican debate on eve of Texas primary , Feb 25, 2016

FactCheck: Yes, Cruz speaks Spanish & understands Univision

CRUZ: Marco went on Univision in Spanish and said he would not rescind Pres. Obama's illegal executive amnesty on his first day in office.

RUBIO: Well, I don't know how he knows what I said on Univision because he doesn't speak Spanish.

CRUZ: ¨Marco, qu' quieres? Ahora mismo, en espa¤ol: ¨Qu' quieres? ["Marco, what do you want? Right now, in Spanish, what do you want?"]

RUBIO: Look, this is a disturbing pattern now, because for a number of weeks now, Ted Cruz has just been telling lies. And here is the truth, Ted Cruz supported legalizing people that were in this country.


Source: OnTheIssues FactCheck on 2016 CBS Republican debate in S.C. , Feb 14, 2016

FactCheck: McCain was born in US territory, not Panama

We checked the facts and Ted Cruz is wrong--McCain was NOT born in Panama, but in the Panama Canal Zone, which at that time was a US. territory. Cruz claims, falsely, that McCain was the child of soldiers abroad--that would have been the case if McCain's parents had crossed the border to the country of Panama, but they chose to stay in U.S. territory.

On the constitutional term "natural-born citizen", OnTheIssues follows the "stamp rule": What stamp would one use at the place one was born? McCain's parents would have used US stamps in the Canal Zone, so McCain is eligible. Barry Goldwater was similarly questioned in 1964 because he was born in Arizona territory before it became a state--he also passes the "stamp rule." George Romney, born to US parents in Mexico, does not pass the "stamp rule"--nor does Cruz!

Source: OnTheIssues FactChecking on Fox Business 2016 GOP debate , Jan 15, 2016

$1M campaign finance scandal: "I made a paperwork error"

Source: Fox Business Republican 2-tier debate , Jan 14, 2016

NY values means not a lot of conservatives from Manhattan

CRUZ: I think most people know exactly what New York values are. There are many wonderful working men and women in the state of New York. But everyone understands that the values in New York City are socially liberal or pro-abortion or pro- gay-marriage, focus around money and the media. Not a lot of conservatives come out of Manhattan. I'm just saying.

Source: Fox Business Republican 2-tier debate , Jan 14, 2016

We the people can turn this nation around

Source: Fox Business/WSJ Second Tier debate , Nov 10, 2015

I'm not guy to have beer with; I'm the guy to drive you home

Source: GOP "Your Money/Your Vote" 2015 CNBC 1st-tier debate , Oct 28, 2015

How about talking about the issues, unlike mainstream media

Source: GOP "Your Money/Your Vote" 2015 CNBC 1st-tier debate , Oct 28, 2015

I've been taking on government and my party

Source: GOP "Your Money/Your Vote" 2015 CNBC 1st-tier debate , Oct 28, 2015

Religious liberty: Don't lock up Christians like Kim Davis

Kim Davis is here. Just a couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit Kim in a Kentucky jailhouse. A year ago, if I had come and said that a Christian woman was going to be locked up in jail for living her faith, the media would have dismissed me as a nutcase. That's where we are today. Kim and I embraced, and I told her, 'Kim, you are inspiring millions across this country by standing for your faith.' What I told Kim is that you are being lifted up in prayer by millions of believers. You may have thought you were alone in that jail cell, but you didn't understand how crowded it was. And Kim smiled and pointed up and said 'to God be the glory.'

Source: 10th Annual Value Voters Summit - 2015 , Sep 27, 2015

Oppose Surrender Politics: instead, stand for our principles

The core of this capitulation comes from Republican leadership's promise that "There will be no government shutdown." On its face, the promise sounds