ICYMI: Sen. Cruz Calls for a Return to Common Sense, Highlights Jobs, Freedom, and Security in Texas

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) spoke with business and community leaders at the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s 2016 Congressional Series. Sen. Cruz praised Texas’ commonsense policies and business climate and called for a return to common sense on the national scale. 

Specifically, he 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 Laredo community leaders, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and local economic development stakeholders.

Sen. Cruz finished the day in Texarkana, where he participated in a roundtable discussion with Red River Army Depot officials and toured the military installation.

Following is a summary of news coverage from Sen. Cruz’s events: 

The Texas Tribune: Touring Texas, Ted Cruz Calls for “Return to Common Sense”
…Cruz stopped Wednesday in the Alamo City as part of a weeklong tour of the state in his official capacity, geared toward getting back in touch with constituents…Inside the breakfast, Cruz received a warm reception…, arguing the values that have built Texas are jobs, freedom and security…Cruz later summed it all up as a part of an ethos that goes beyond politics. “None of this should be Republican versus Democrat. None of this should be liberal versus conservative. It should be common sense,” he said. “In Texas, it’s common sense.”

FOX 29 (San Antonio): Ted Cruz Speaks at San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Senator Ted Cruz stopped in San Antonio on Wednesday morning to speak to the Chamber of Commerce. One of the items Cruz highlighted during his speech is his belief that states should have the right to pass their own laws, without interference from the federal government. He also provided a legislative update and identified his three critical priorities for the country - jobs, freedom, and security. He highlighted Texas officials’ continued success in creating an environment that attracts businesses willing to create jobs here that have helped Texas cities like San Antonio become national leaders in economic growth especially in the energy sector. “One of the things San Antonio understands so well is y’all have been right at the epicenter of the Eagle Ford, of the energy revolution, that we’re been seeing of technology transforming what’s happening in this country,” explained Cruz.

Conservative Review: Ted Cruz Just Blasted Obama’s ‘Foolhardy’ Ransom Payment to Iran
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas called for a “return to common sense” in remarks he made Wednesday before the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce…During his speech, Cruz cited “jobs, freedom and security” as three of the “common sense” priorities the federal government needs focus on. “The solutions to the problems in this country…Texans understand the solutions, and frankly the solutions we’re implementing in our state that if the nation would follow that common sense, we could turn this country around as well,” Cruz said… Cruz called for “clear-eyed leadership” when it comes to our national security policies and in dealing with enemies of the United States, like Iran. “Taking on Iran doesn’t mean sending an unmarked cargo plane with $400 million in foreign currency to pay ransom for American hostages,” Cruz said, blasting the Obama administration’s questionable and extremely controversial January payment to Iran. 

KGNS-NBC (Laredo): Senator Ted Cruz Visits Laredo
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz is…not taking a break during this congressional recess. He’s been visiting several cities including Laredo this week. He met with the Chamber of Commerce, city leaders, and then went on the tour of the border…In spurring small business growth, Cruz says the effect would be a strengthening of Social Security, Medicare, and the military. Being that Cruz was in a border town with Mexico, he emphasized security…”We should all be on the same page when it comes to protecting our homeland, to protecting our nation. In the senate, that is a fight that I’ve been working hard to lead, and it’s one that I intend to continue leading,” said Cruz. 

Texarkana Gazette: Cruz Visits, Says Depot Important to Military
Sen. Ted Cruz praised Red River Army Depot and local efforts to keep it open during a visit there Wednesday. In comments to news media before a closed-door meeting with depot officials and local private sector leaders, Cruz, R-Texas, referred to the Base Realignment and Closure processes RRAD has endured. “I know that this community has twice been through the BRAC process, and the men and women sitting around this table bear the scars from some of those battles, which were not exactly fun or pleasant. And because the community came together and made the case for the importance of the depot, it has been maintained and strengthened, and I want to thank you for that leadership,” he said…Citing national security as one of his top priorities, Cruz called for renewed efforts to strengthen U.S. armed forces and said RRAD is an important element of military readiness. “I think we need leadership in Washington to rebuild the military, to devote the assets and resources and time and energy and dollars to ensure that we keep this country safe. We can’t keep asking the military to do more with less. That math doesn’t work. And so that is something that I am fighting very hard in the Senate to try to do, to focus very directly on the threats facing this country and to combat them and keep us safe.

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