Sen. Cruz: From San Antonio to Laredo, Texas Is Keeping Our Country Safe and Creating More Jobs for Hardworking Texans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today visited with business and community leaders at the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s 2016 Congressional Series. Sen. Cruz discussed issues critical to expanding Texas job growth, strengthening our national security, and defending our freedoms from the Obama administration’s burdensome regulatory agenda. Following his remarks in San Antonio, Sen. Cruz traveled to Laredo, where he toured the U.S.-Mexico border and received a briefing from the City of Laredo, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and local economic development stakeholders.

“Our nation needs to return to the commonsense values that have built Texas, that have built the city of San Antonio,” Cruz said at the Chamber breakfast. “If the nation would follow commonsense solutions of jobs, freedom, and security that we are implementing in our state, we could turn this country around.”

Cruz added, “In Texas, whether you’re a Republican or Democrat, you understand that people want jobs, you understand that freedom matters and we need to protect the Bill of Rights, you understand the need for a strong military to keep us safe from bad guys who can kill us. These are the things I’m working every day to do in the Senate, and I am incredibly honored and fortunate to have the chance to represent each and every one of you and to do my very best to fight for you each and every day.” 

Watch Sen. Cruz’s speech in its entirety here. 

Following the breakfast, Sen. Cruz participated in a roundtable with business and community leaders and border patrol officials in Laredo and received a briefing from U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Texas-Mexico border. “The economic strength and diversity of the Lone Star State is by no means an accident,” Sen. Cruz said. “From Military City USA to the Port of Laredo to the Texas-Mexico border, Texas is keeping our country safe, while putting more and more people to work and leading the fight for autonomy from President Obama’s aggressive, regulatory henchmen. In Laredo, the brave men and women of the U.S. Border Patrol work extraordinarily hard and risk their lives every day to secure our border, and it’s imperative that the federal government provides them with the necessary tools to enforce our nation’s immigration laws. I’m proud to continue working closely with leaders from Laredo and San Antonio to ensure that our state remains at the forefront of national security and American exceptionalism.”

[PHOTO: Sen. Cruz meets with Laredo business and community leaders. Office of Sen. Ted Cruz. 8/10/2016.]

[PHOTO: Sen. Cruz tours Texas-Mexico border with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers. Office of Sen. Ted Cruz. 8/10/2016.]