Ted Cruz in CBS GOP S.C. Debate
On Principles & Values:
FactCheck: Yes, Cruz speaks Spanish & understands Univision
Marco Rubio accused Ted Cruz of being unable to understand Univision (a Spanish-language TV station); Cruz demonstrated Rubio wrong by responding in Spanish:- CRUZ: Marco went on Univision in Spanish and said he would not rescind Pres. Obama's
illegal executive amnesty on his first day in office.
- RUBIO: Well, I don't know how he knows what I said on Univision because he doesn't speak Spanish.
- CRUZ: ¨Marco, qu‚ quieres? Ahora mismo, en espa¤ol: ¨Qu‚ quieres? ["Marco, what do you want?
Right now, in Spanish, what do you want?"]
- RUBIO: Look, this is a disturbing pattern now, because for a number of weeks now, Ted Cruz has just been telling lies. And here is the truth, Ted Cruz supported legalizing people that were in this country.
Both Senators accused each other of lying; we won't comment on the other accusations, but Rubio was clearly incorrect in his assertion that Cruz speaks no Spanish.
Source: OnTheIssues FactCheck on 2016 CBS Republican debate in S.C.
Feb 14, 2016
On Government Reform:
80-year history of no Supreme Court changes in election year
We have 80 years of precedent of not confirming Supreme Court justices in an election year. We are one justice away from a Supreme Court that will strike down every restriction on abortion adopted by the states. We are one justice away from a
Supreme Court that will reverse one of Justice Scalia's decisions that upheld the right to bear arms. The Senate needs to say, "We're not going to give up the Supreme Court for a generation by allowing Barack Obama to make one more liberal appointee."
Source: 2016 CBS Republican primary debate in South Carolina
Feb 13, 2016
On Immigration:
I led the fight to defeat the Reid-Schumer amnesty bill
Sen. Marco RUBIO: Amnesty is the forgiveness of a wrongdoing without consequence and I've never supported that. There has to be consequences for violating immigration laws.CRUZ: When Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer were leading the fight to pass a
massive amnesty plan, I led the fight to defeat that plan. The question for anyone on illegal immigration is where were you in that fight?
RUBIO: When that issue was being debated, at a committee hearing, Cruz said, "I want immigration reform to pass.
I want people to be able to come out of the shadows." And he proposed an amendment that would legalize people here. Not only that, he proposed doubling the number of green cards. He proposed a 500 percent increase on guest workers.
Now he is a passionate opponent of all those things. He either wasn't telling the truth then or he isn't telling the truth now.
CRUZ: I have promised to rescind every single illegal executive action, including that one.
Source: 2016 CBS Republican primary debate in South Carolina
Feb 13, 2016
On Tax Reform:
Tax returns on a postcard
We've got to get people back to work. We all agree on that but it's not going to be solved with magic pixie dust. Every time we lessen the burden of Washington on small business owners, on job creators, we see economic growth.
My plan is this: typical family of four, first $36,000 earned, no income taxes, no payroll taxes. Above ten percent, everyone pays the same simple flat ten percent income rate. You can fill out your taxes on a postcard and we abolish the IRS.
Source: 2016 CBS Republican primary debate in South Carolina
Feb 13, 2016
On War & Peace:
Overwhelming air power against ISIS, & arm the Kurds
CRUZ: When it comes to ISIS, we've got to have a focused objective. We need overwhelming air power, we need to arm the Kurds.
We have Kurds in Iraq and Syria. They are fighting ISIS right now. They are winning victories right now. The Obama administration refuses to arm the Kurds. We ought to be arming them and letting them fight.
Source: 2016 CBS Republican primary debate in South Carolina
Feb 13, 2016
On Welfare & Poverty:
Regulations like ObamaCare lead to layoffs of the poorest
Q: How you have been in your campaign a warrior for the poor?CRUZ: The people who have been hurt the most in the Obama economy have been the most vulnerable. Big government, massive regulation, don't work. Small businesses are the heart of the
economy. My dad fled Cuba in 1957. He was 18. He washed dishes making 50 cents an hour. Today, my dad is a pastor. If we had ObamaCare in place then, the odds are high my father would have been laid off. We need to lift the burdens on small businesses.
Source: 2016 CBS Republican primary debate in South Carolina
Feb 13, 2016
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