ICYMI: Sen. Cruz Op-Ed in USA Today: Republican Priorities for 2015

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, penned an op-ed for USA Today, explaining critical priorities for a Republican-led Congress, including jump-starting the economy, safeguarding constitutional liberties and strengthening our national security.  Below is a preview and the full op-ed may be viewed here.
 
Ted Cruz: Republican priorities for 2015
By Ted Cruz
USA Today
Oct. 19, 2014
 
A GOP led Congress in 2015 will pass a serious agenda, or expose an obstructionist Obama.
 
By all signs, Americans are preparing to send Washington a clear message in the 2014 elections.
 
The question is, will Washington listen?
 
Republicans — poised to take control of Congress — should set our sights on three big goals to make Americans feel confident in their futures once again: jumpstart the economy, safeguard constitutional liberties, and strengthen our national security.
 
Here are ten critical priorities for the 2015 Congress:
 
First, embrace a big pro-jobs, growth agenda. For six years, the Obama economy has been trapped in stagnation, hurting millions. A Republican Congress should immediately help Americans get more jobs by embracing America's energy renaissance. This means passing legislation to make it easier to build energy infrastructure, such as the Keystone pipeline. But, we need an energy policy that's bigger than Keystone. An effective energy plan would also protect innovative energy technology, such as hydraulic fracturing, from being handcuffed by the federal government. We can also open up land for exploration and ensure that American companies can export liquefied natural gas around the world. And, lastly, stop the EPA from implementing rules that will destroy coal jobs and drive up our electricity bills.
 
Second, pursue all means possible to repeal Obamacare. There is a reason Obamacare has miserable 37% approval ratings: it has caused millions to lose their jobs, be forced into part-time work, lose their health insurance, lose their doctors, and pay skyrocketing premiums. It simply isn't working. We should pass repeal legislation (forcing an Obama veto), and then pass bill after bill to mitigate the harms of Obamacare. Prevent people from having their healthcare plans cancelled, prohibit insurance company bailouts, eliminate the provisions forcing people into part-time work, and repeal the individual mandate.
 
View the full op-ed here.

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