Sen. Cruz: ‘When We Think Boldly and Creatively We Can Unleash the Free Enterprise System’
Delivers Remarks to the Federalist Society’s “Role of Economic Liberty in the United States” Luncheon
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today delivered remarks at a luncheon hosted by the Federalist Society to discuss the role of economic liberty in the U.S. and what can be done to remove government barriers that restrict Americans’ full participation in the economy.
Video of Sen. Cruz’s remarks can be viewed here.
“What folks here understand is that jobs and economic growth, they come from the private sector, they come from entrepreneurs putting capital at risk and they come from small businesses,” Sen. Cruz said. “I can tell you in the Senate my number one priority is jobs and economic growth. The reason for that is simple, it is the number one priority for the Texans I represent. From East Texas to West Texas, from the Panhandle to the Rio Grande, Texans want more jobs, higher wages and more opportunity. Two-thirds of all new jobs come from small businesses, and if you want to see more jobs and economic growth there's a tried-and-true method - regulatory reform and tax reform. When we think boldly and creatively, we can unleash the free enterprise system.”
Other speakers at the luncheon included Maureen K. Ohlhausen, acting chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Michelle P. Connolly, professor of the Practice of Economics at Duke University, Clark Neily, Senior Attorney at the Institute for Justice, and Lawrence J. Spiwak President of the Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal and Economic Public Policy Studies.
Sen. Cruz has been an active member of the Federalist Society since 1992, as a student at Harvard Law School, and in the last decade alone, has contributed to more than 50 Federalist Society events and publications.
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