ICYMI: Sen. Cruz Champions Economic Growth in Texas Tour
Discusses legislative priorities during travels throughout the state
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This weekend U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) traveled across the state, promoting his legislative priorities for the 115th Congress, and his vision for economic growth in Irving, Dallas, Tomball, Odessa and Midland.
Several media outlets covered Sen. Cruz's Q&A sessions with members of local chamber of commerces, and his roundtable discussions with community leaders and job creators, as well as his participation in the 100k Opportunities job fair.
Selected news coverage is below:
KWES: Senator Ted Cruz visits the Basin
"Senator Ted Cruz visited Odessa and Midland Saturday. He's been traveling across Texas meeting with city leaders. Senator Cruz told us he was very excited to be in West Texas and spoke on several topics. One of them was the economy in West Texas. Cruz says the Permian Basin's economic growth continues to play a large role in transforming the oil industry. ‘I think Midland and Odessa are the most entrepreneurial cities in the whole country,' said Cruz. ‘This is a community that believes in the unlimited potential of free men and free women. To the shale revolution we're seeing, the Permian Basin is putting America in position of being an energy super power, an energy exporter instead of having to rely on foreign energy.'"
KMID: Sen. Cruz: Permian Basin is Transforming Energy
"Senator Ted Cruz making a stop in the Basin this weekend meeting with local leaders of Midland and Odessa. He listened to the concerns and ideas of job creation and economic growth for the Permian Basin, and sharing his efforts to create those opportunities one of his top priorities. ‘Permian Basin is transforming energy - is putting America in a position of being an energy superpower, an energy exporter instead of being depended on foreign energy we're now leading the world in production.'"
KRIV: Senator Cruz visits Tomball Chamber of Commerce
"I try not to pay attention to the hyperventilating voices on cable news," Sen. Cruz said. "That will always be happening. Instead simply to focus on substance. Sitting down with members of the House, members of the Senate, with the president, the vice president, the administration and working to get us to ‘yes' to bring us together behind shared principles and I think failure is not an option."
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