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Ted Cruz
stated on May 26, 2022 an interview with Fox News

In 2013, under a Democratic Senate, "a majority of the Senate voted in favor of" gun-related legislation sponsored by Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ted Cruz, “but the Democrats filibustered it.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 27, 2022

Ted Cruz
stated on October 16, 2018 a Senate debate

With the Republican-backed tax cut, "we’re seeing the result, and to date, federal tax revenues have gone up."

By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2018

Ted Cruz
stated on April 11, 2018 a commentary on the Fox News website

Says Facebook shut down a "Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day."

By W. Gardner Selby • April 23, 2018

Ted Cruz
stated on December 19, 2017 Senate floor debate of federal tax legislation

"Every taxpayer, their taxes are going down, except rich people in Manhattan and San Francisco. Some of them, their taxes may go up."

By W. Gardner Selby • January 5, 2018

Ted Cruz
stated on September 24, 2017 an interview at the Texas Tribune Festival

"In 2017, I've done 17 town halls."

By W. Gardner Selby • October 4, 2017

Ted Cruz
stated on April 28, 2017 a speech to the National Rifle Association

"The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 19, 2017

Ted Cruz
stated on May 2, 2016 a TV ad

Says Donald Trump "brings in hundreds of foreign workers to replace Americans."

By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • May 6, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on May 1, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"

Says Donald Trump’s "only economic agenda is imposing massive taxes on the American people with a 40 percent tax hike of a giant tariff."

By Linda Qiu • May 1, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on March 10, 2016 in a GOP debate in Miami

Says Donald Trump "has said he wants to be neutral on Israel and the Palestinians"

By Amy Sherman • March 11, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on March 3, 2016 a Republican presidential debate in Detroit

Says Donald Trump has written 10 checks to Hillary Clinton "and four of those checks were not to her Senate campaign. … It was to her presidential campaign."

By Louis Jacobson • March 4, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on February 15, 2016 an interview on Fox News

Says Marco Rubio "went on Univision, and in Spanish he promised that he would not on the first day in office rescind President Obama's illegal executive action."

By Amy Sherman • February 17, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on February 14, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press"

"It has been 80 years since a Supreme Court vacancy was nominated and confirmed in an election year. There is a long tradition that you don't do this in an election year."

By Jon Greenberg • February 14, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on January 15, 2016 a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.

Says President Barack Obama "appointed Eric Holder as attorney general. Eric Holder said he viewed his mission as brainwashing the American people against guns."

By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on August 21, 2015 answering a reporter in Iowa

"In the year 2013, the Obama administration released 104,000 criminal illegal aliens. They released 196 murderers – people with homicide convictions, who are here illegally."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 28, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on November 10, 2014 a Facebook post

Says Obama's net neutrality proposal "puts the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered."

By Lauren Carroll • November 13, 2014

Ted Cruz
stated on September 9, 2014 a Senate floor speech

Saturday Night Live executive producer "Lorne Michaels could be put in jail under this amendment for making fun of any politician."

By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2014

Ted Cruz
stated on June 23, 2014 a press conference

Says 95 percent of people caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border said in a survey "we are coming because we’ve been promised amnesty."

By W. Gardner Selby • June 29, 2014

Ted Cruz
stated on May 11, 2013 the commencement address at Hillsdale College

Says Americans "invented ‘Pong,’ ‘Space Invaders’ and the iPhone."

By W. Gardner Selby • June 6, 2013

Ted Cruz
stated on February 14, 2013 a news article.

Says he "has repeatedly praised Chuck Hagel’s character, patriotism, bravery, and personal service defending our nation."

By W. Gardner Selby • February 15, 2013

Ted Cruz
stated on January 30, 2013 a U.S. Senate committee hearing.

Says the claim that 40 percent of guns are sold without background checks traces to information gathered before background checks were even required.

By W. Gardner Selby • February 4, 2013

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