Cruz Report - For Dist

Ted Cruz Report
Democratic National Committee

Submitted: 12/15/15
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................... 2
Background ................................................................................................................................................... 5
Top Narratives .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Top Narratives Backup .............................................................................................................................................. 7
Obstructionist In Chief ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Cruz Opposes Everything, Offers No Alternatives ............................................................................................................................. 8
Reckless Gambler With Americas Fortunes ..................................................................................................................................... 9
Cruz Is A Divisive Figure Whose Own Party Cant Stand Him .......................................................................................................... 10
Cruz Has No Record Of Leadership Or Accomplishment ................................................................................................................. 11
Cruz Has An Abysmal Record On Womens Issues .......................................................................................................................... 11
Cruz Is Unusually Hostile To Social Security And Medicare .......................................................................................................... 13
Cruzs Radical Tax Overhaul Would Raise The Middle Class Tax Burden .................................................................................... 15
Cruzs Is A Standard-Bearer For GOPs Divisive And Obstructionist Immigration Strategy ............................................................. 18
Cruz Has Helped Lead The Crusade Against LGBT Civil Rights Progress .......................................................................................... 19
Cruz Has Consistently Taken Sides Against The Middle Class. ........................................................................................................ 20
Cruz Has Been A Leading Defender Of 21st Century Voter Suppression Tactics ............................................................................ 22
Cruz Is An Enemy Of Education ....................................................................................................................................................... 23
Climate Change Denier .................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Cruzs Father, His Spiritual Guide, Is A Hate-Spewing Extremist ..................................................................................................... 24
Cruz And His Wife Are Members Of The Elite ................................................................................................................................. 25
Cruz: Not Much Of An Outsider ...................................................................................................................................................... 25
Cruz Has A History Of Omitting Key Details From Financial Disclosure Forms ............................................................................ 25
Cruz Timeline ............................................................................................................................................... 27

Cruzs Career Overview ................................................................................................................................ 29
Early Life & Career .................................................................................................................................................. 29
Birth & Citizenship ........................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Childhood ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 35
Princeton ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Harvard Law School ......................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Bush Campaign Advisor (2000) ................................................................................................................................ 38
Associate Deputy Attorney General (2001) ............................................................................................................. 38
Federal Trade Commission (2001-2003) .................................................................................................................. 39
Attorney Advertising ....................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Collective Bargaining ....................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Food Claims Without Proof ............................................................................................................................................................. 41
Miscellaneous ................................................................................................................................................................................. 42
Opposed Gas Price Gouging Law ..................................................................................................................................................... 47
Pharmaceuticals .............................................................................................................................................................................. 49
Real Estate / Attorney Representation ........................................................................................................................................... 49
Solicitor General of Texas (2005-2008) .................................................................................................................... 51
Background ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Abortion .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 52
Capital Punishment ......................................................................................................................................................................... 52
Guns ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 54
Medicaid .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Mojave Desert Memorial ................................................................................................................................................................ 60
Voting Rights ................................................................................................................................................................................... 60
Private Practice ....................................................................................................................................................... 61
Background ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 61
Kids for Cash .................................................................................................................................................................................... 61
Shandong Linglog Rubber Corp. ...................................................................................................................................................... 70
Clients/Cases ................................................................................................................................................................................... 73
U.S. Senate (2009-2012) .......................................................................................................................................... 74

Enemies Galore ............................................................................................................................................................................... 74
Sequester ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 77
Shutdown King ................................................................................................................................................................................ 78
Cruz On The Issues ....................................................................................................................................... 79

Bad On Education ................................................................................................................................................... 79
Bad For The Environment ........................................................................................................................................ 81
Bad On Foreign Policy ............................................................................................................................................. 85
Defense Spending ........................................................................................................................................................................... 85
Foreign Aid ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 86
State Department Spending ............................................................................................................................................................ 87
Iraq .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 87
Afghanistan ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 88
Iran .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 89
Israel ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 90
ISIS ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 91
Cuba ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 92
China ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 93
Syria ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 93
Russia .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 95
United Nations ................................................................................................................................................................................ 97
Bad On Guns ........................................................................................................................................................... 97
Bad On Health Care ................................................................................................................................................. 98
Bad On Immigration ................................................................................................................................................ 99
Bad For LGBT Community ...................................................................................................................................... 101
Bad For Middle Class .............................................................................................................................................. 102
Bad For Minorities ................................................................................................................................................. 103
Affirmative Action And Quotas ..................................................................................................................................................... 103
Racial Profiling ............................................................................................................................................................................... 105
African Americans ......................................................................................................................................................................... 105
Bad On Taxes ......................................................................................................................................................... 111
Bad For Seniors ...................................................................................................................................................... 114
Bad For Women ..................................................................................................................................................... 116
Abortion ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 116
Paid Leave ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 118
Equal Pay ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 118
Bad For Veterans ................................................................................................................................................... 120
Bad For Farmers ..................................................................................................................................................... 120
Farm Bill ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 120
Farm Subsidies .............................................................................................................................................................................. 123
Crop Insurance .............................................................................................................................................................................. 123
Genetically Modified Organisms ................................................................................................................................................... 124
Sugar Subsidies .............................................................................................................................................................................. 124
Cruzs Ethical Issues ................................................................................................................................... 125

Ethics Issues ........................................................................................................................................................... 125
Lack of Disclosure .................................................................................................................................................. 126
Private Jet Use ....................................................................................................................................................... 128
Dishonesty ............................................................................................................................................................. 129
Other ..................................................................................................................................................................... 129
Cruzs Circle ............................................................................................................................................... 130

David Barton .......................................................................................................................................................... 130
Relationship With Cruz .................................................................................................................................................................. 131
Heidi Cruz .............................................................................................................................................................. 131

Background ................................................................................................................................................................................... 131
Relationship with Cruz .................................................................................................................................................................. 132
Career ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 132
Rafael Cruz ............................................................................................................................................................. 146
Background ................................................................................................................................................................................... 146
Controversial Comments ............................................................................................................................................................... 147
David Panton ......................................................................................................................................................... 152
Personal Friendship with Cruz ....................................................................................................................................................... 152
Early Life and Education ................................................................................................................................................................ 152
Divorce and Custody Battle ........................................................................................................................................................... 153
Political Career in Jamaica ............................................................................................................................................................. 155
Panton Equity Partners ................................................................................................................................................................. 157
Navigation Capital Partners ........................................................................................................................................................... 160
Cruzs Personal Life .................................................................................................................................... 164

Finances ................................................................................................................................................................. 164
Caribbean Equity Partners ............................................................................................................................................................ 164
Member Of The Elite ..................................................................................................................................................................... 180
Net Worth ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 180
Homes ................................................................................................................................................................... 183
Prior Romantic Relationships ................................................................................................................................. 184
Religion ................................................................................................................................................................. 184
Background ................................................................................................................................................................................... 184
America As Christian Nation .......................................................................................................................................................... 186
Spanish Language .................................................................................................................................................. 186
Board & Group Affiliations ..................................................................................................................................... 187
Living Water International ............................................................................................................................................................ 187
Yes Prep Charter Schools .............................................................................................................................................................. 187
Free Enterprise Institute ............................................................................................................................................................... 190
Texas Supreme Court Historical Society ........................................................................................................................................ 191
Cruzs Top Video Clips By Issue ................................................................................................................... 192
Background
Top Narratives
RADICAL, DIVISIVE, OBSTRUCTIONIST
Cruz is a radical, divisive politician who has thus far done little other than block legislation and recklessly
gamble with Americas economy. His sole accomplishment as a Senator is forcing a government shutdown that
cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars, and he has spent the rest of his time burning bridges with his
colleagues by hijacking the legislative process for his own personal political gain.
Cruz: Obstructionist In Chief. Ted Cruz is the GOPs leading obstructionist and his dedication to
obstruction is so bad that members of his own party detest him for it. His sole accomplishment in the Senate
has been shutting down the government costing the U.S. economy a staggering $24 billion. He has since
unsuccessfully tried to re-enact his antics, helping to shut down the Department of Homeland Security over
immigration and the federal government over funding for Planned Parenthood.
Cruz Opposes Everything, Offers No Alternatives. On issue after issue, Cruz has proven that he lacks
real solutions for issues facing the nation. From his perch in the peanut gallery he has called for defunding
the deferred action program for undocumented immigrant parents and railed against the DREAM Act, yet
he has failed to put forth any plans of his own for reforming the broken immigration system. Likewise, he
has been a staunch critic of the Affordable Care Act, yet has not fulfilled his promise to propose an
alternative for the nations health care system.
Reckless Gambler With Americas Fortunes. Cruz has repeatedly taken political grandstanding to the
point where he has allowed Americas best interests to go ignored in support of his own personal crusades.
He forced a government shutdown in 2013 because of his opposition to the ACA, and he has repeatedly
played chicken with Americas economy by crusading to cripple the government and vital services
Americans rely on?against common sense debt ceiling measures. Hes even kept the door open to
shutting down the government over Planned Parenthood funding.
Cruz Is A Divisive Figure Whose Own Party Cant Stand Him. Since Ted Cruz arrived in Washington just
three years ago, he may have become the most widely disliked member of Congress in Capitol Hill. Cruzs
colleagues on both sides of the aisle Democrats and Republicans see Cruz as Washingtons ultimate
obstructionist, forcing America close to the brink of extreme consequences for the purpose of personal political
gain and completely uninterested in working with others. Cruz has brought Washington and his own party to a
new level of gridlock and dysfunctionality. After Cruz forced a government shutdown, one of Cruzs own
Senate GOP colleagues said I think hes done our country a major disservice.
Cruz Has No Record Of Leadership Or Accomplishment. Cruz has two years of experience as an elected
official and he has spent most of his time as Senator playing dangerous games of brinksmanship with
Americas fortunes. Prior to being elected Senator in 2012, Cruz had spent five years as Solicitor General in
Texas, and prior to that, his only other experience in public policy was as a young campaign staffer for George
W. Bush and a mid-level political appointee in the Bush Administration.
As Solicitor General, Cruz Used The Courts To Fight Against The Best Interests Of Middle Class
Americans Including People of Color, Women, And Many Other Groups. Solicitor General was Ted
Cruzs first and only major public office before becoming Senator just three years ago. As Solicitor
General, Cruzs work focused on cases that undercut regular Americans, , defending oppressive voter ID
laws that disenfranchise minorities, attacking womens right to choose, and keep the playing field uneven
for middle class Americans. He did the same as corporate attorney, representing big corporate interests
like a Chinese company that was using stolen blue
DESTRUCTIVE POLICIES
Even in a party where extremism is now the norm, Cruzs policies and views stand out. Cruz has made a point
of focusing on only the most divisive issues in his short career as a public official, and his views and proposals
can only be described as radical and destructive.
Cruz Has An Abysmal Record On Womens Issues. Cruz has an abysmal record on womens issues. He is
so staunchly anti-choice that he opposes abortions even in cases of rape or incest. He feels that businesses
should be able to deny women insurance coverage for contraception if it goes against their conscience, and he
has further exploited the issue of womens health care by threating to shut down the government over federal
funding for Planned Parenthood. Perhaps most disturbingly, Cruz has voted multiple times against the
Violence Against Women Act which ensures that perpetrators are held accountable and that domestic violence
and rape survivors receive support services.
Cruz Is An Extreme Opponent Of Choice And Believes That Abortion Can Absolutely Be
Outlawed Without Overturning Roe v. Wade. In a party of extreme views on choice, Cruz is in a class of
his own when it comes to a womans right to choose. As Solicitor General, Cruz defended Texas's Rider
8, which prohibited state funds for groups that provide abortions. He has called Roe v. Wades anniversary
a dark anniversary. Cruz has also said that he believes that abortion can absolutely be outlawed
without waiting for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Cruz Has Opposed Equal Pay Measures. In 2014, Cruz voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act, calling it a
show vote and said, in one interview, I think women face a very difficult circumstance in the workplace. I have
certainly seen that. I have been blessed to work with a lot of strong women, but the answer is not to pass a trial lawyer
bonanza.
Cruz Is Unusually Hostile To Social Security And Medicare, And Has Threatened To Privatize Both.
Even more than the average Republican, Cruz is openly hostile to vital programs that seniors rely on. He has
referred to Social Security as a Ponzi scheme, and while he has refused to release a detailed plan of his own
on Medicare, he commended a budget that would end Medicare as we know it and raise out-of-pocket health
care costs for seniors. And he praised President Bushs failed 2005 effort to privatize social security, stating
that he was right to do it.
Cruzs Radical Tax Overhaul Would Raise The Middle Class Tax Burden While Cutting Slack To
Companies And The Wealthiest. Simply put, a Cruz presidency would make life more difficult for working
families. He has called for the repeal of all corporate income taxes as well as for the establishment of a flat tax
that would raise the burden on the middle class while giving the wealthiest Americans a big break. In the past,
he has also supported a 23% national sales tax that would reduce taxes for those at the top while making basic
goods and services unaffordable for American families.
Cruzs Is A Standard-Bearer For The GOPs Divisive And Obstructionist Immigration Strategy. Cruz has
helped lead the far rights anti-immigration crusade in recent years, and his views on the issue are right in line
with the GOPs divisive approach to the issue. Cruz voted against comprehensive immigration reform in the
Senate in 2013, and even introduced an amendment to the bill that would have eliminated its key path to
citizenship provisions. He opposes the DREAM Act, and also forced a challenge to President Obamas
executive actions on immigration, which members on both sides of the aisle criticized heavily as a stunt.
Cruz Has Helped Lead The Crusade Against LGBT Civil Rights Progress. Cruzs views on LGBT rights
are out of touch with Americas and another example of his use of divisive issues to score political points. After
the Supreme Courts landmark same-sex marriage ruling, Cruz said he planned to introduce a constitutional
amendment that would roll back marriage equality by ensuring that each state had the ability to define
marriage. Cruz has also introduced legislation that would legalize discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Cruz criticized the Supreme Courts ruling that overturned DOMA, and as Texas Solicitor General, Cruz
intervened in the divorce proceedings of a same-sex couple when the state court granted a divorce to two gay
men who had gotten a civil union in Vermont. Hes even claimed that supporters of gay marriage were waging
jihad against opponents of marriage equality.
Cruz Has Consistently Taken Sides Against Americans Trying To Work Their Way Into The Middle
Class. Anyone who is unlucky enough to lose a job or is working in a low-wage job should hope to never see
a Cruz presidency come to fruition. In the Senate, he has railed against raising the minimum wage and he has
voted multiple times to block the endless government payments that most sane people refer to as
unemployment insurance. He has also suggested that it would be cheaper to provide emergency care instead
of expanding Medicaid coverage.
Cruz Has Been A Leading Defender Of 21st Century Voter Suppression Tactics. Perhaps more so than
any other issue, voting rights have been a frequent target of Cruzs campaign to implement backwards-thinking
policy in America. As Solicitor General in Texas, Cruz defended voter ID laws and other voter fraud
prevention measures that were ultimately aimed at disenfranchising minorities and other groups that
traditionally vote against Republicans. Cruz was deeply involved in promoting the legality of voter ID laws at
the national level, having led an amicus brief on behalf of 8 states supporting the Indiana photo-ID law that was
upheld by the Supreme Court in 2008. Cruz is so out of touch on the issue that, speaking about voter ID laws,
he once insisted that there is nothing discriminatory about a law that protects the legitimate votes of
American citizens and promotes the integrity of our elections.
Cruz Is An Enemy Of Education. Ted Cruz has a record of repeatedly voting against measures aimed at
improving education and access to schools. Cruz has called for the elimination of the Department of
Education, without offering a fully-conceived alternative, and he voted to block a bill aimed at allowing students
to refinance federal student loans. Cruz once compared the federal governments funding of education to a
drug dealers relationship with customers.
Climate Change Denier. Ted Cruz adamantly rejects the science behind climate change. He rejects calls to
combat climate change by insisting that there has been no warming whatsoever in the last 17 years
ETHICS AND FINANCES
Cruzs Father, His Spiritual Guide, Is A Hate-Spewing Extremist. Cruz has often said that his father,
Rafael Cruz, has been his most important advisor and spiritual guide in life. Rafael Cruz has a history of
making shocking, extreme remarks about religion, homosexuality, minority groups and a variety of other
issues.
Cruz And His Wife Are Members Of The Elite. Despite his populist rhetoric and appeal, Cruz and his wife
are fundamentally members of the elite. Cruzs wife is a senior executive for Goldman Sachs, and Cruz made
a career of taking up the causes of big business in the appeals courts while in private practice.
Cruz: Not Much Of An Outsider. For someone who claims to be apart from the establishment, Cruz has
been remarkably close to it for his entire career. In the 1990s, Cruz spent time in a big DC law firm. His
first major break in politics came as a policy advisor on George Bushs first presidential campaign, and he
followed Bush to Washington and took a series of political appointments in the administration. Cruz then
spent several more years as a political appointee as Texas Solicitor General. After a short stint in the
private sector, Cruz ran for the Senate and returned to Washington.
Cruz Has A History Of Omitting Key Details From Financial Disclosure Forms. He has had some
difficulty being open and honest with the public, having failed to initially disclose some required details on his
personal financial disclosure forms. Among the omitted items was the paper trail for Cruzs investment in an
offshore investment fund in the Caribbean.
Top Narratives Backup

Obstructionist In Chief
TED CRUZ SAID HIS PUSH TO SHUTDOWN THE GOVERNMENT OVER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WAS
ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT
Ted Cruz Said Absolutely When Asked If The Shutdown Over The Affordable Care Act Was Worth It. Cruz
added that those who joined him in the effort are feeling vindication in the wake of a barrage of negative headlines about
the botched Obamcare rollout. We've seen that those millions of Americans were right, and I wish Congress had listened
to them before people began getting cancellation notices, he said. Asked if the shutdown was worth it, Cruz said,
Absolutely. [CNN, 11/14/13]
TED CRUZ SUPPORTED SHUTTING DOWN OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES TO BLOCK PRESIDENT OBAMAS
EXECUTIVE ACTION ON IMMIGRATION
Ted Cruz Urged Republican Leadership To Keep Their Promise Of Allowing Funding To Expire For The
Department Of Homeland Security That Funded President Obamas Illegal And Unconstitutional Executive
Amnesty. CRUZ: When the Republican leaders promise this bill is all designed so come January and February -- just a
few weeks from now -- we will see both Houses stand together and make clear that when the Continuing Resolution
expires for the Department of Homeland Security, this body will not appropriate money to D.H.S. To carry out president
Obama's illegal and unconstitutional executive amnesty. I take them at their word because the alternative would be that
elected leaders were saying something to the American people they don't believe. And they don't intend to follow through
on. And I very much hope that is not the case. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Senate Floor Speech, 12/12/14; VIDEO]
Ted Cruz Called On Republicans To Keep Their Promise And Stop President Obamas Illegal Amnesty. Last
week Cruz called on Senate Republicans to follow through on their promise to do everything possible to stop President
Obamas illegal amnesty. [Talking Points Memo, 12/9/14]
Ted Cruz Expressed Support For Allowing Funding For The Department Of Labor To Expire To Block President
Obamas Executive Action On Immigration. Still, Cruz implied the leaders did not try very hard, saying they should at
least have chosen a better hostage. If we had been serious about this fight, and we should have been, the continuing
resolution [under which DHS funding expired in February 2015] should have focused on the EPA, or the IRS or the
Department of Labor, Cruz said. Now, those are departments which a majority would be prepared to allow funding to
temporarily expire in order to use as leverage. [Huffington Post, 3/3/15]
TED CRUZ TACITLY ENDORSED SHUTTING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT, SAYING REPUBLICANS SHOULD USE
ANY AND ALL MEANS NECESSARY TO END DEPORTATION RELIEF
Ted Cruz Opened The Door To A Government Shutdown, Saying An End Deportation Relief Should Be Done By
Any And All Means Necessary. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday fed speculation he might try to force a government
shutdown in an effort to end deportation relief for young undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. I
think we should use any and all means necessary to prevent the president from illegally granting amnesty, Cruz told
reporters at a press conference, adding it would be appropriate to include a measure ending the relief policy, Deferred
Action for Childhood Arrivals (or DACA), in an upcoming continuing resolution to fund the government. [Huffington Post,
9/9/14]
TED CRUZ PROMISED TO LEAD THE FIGHT TO SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT OVER DEFUNDING
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
When Asked If The Federal Government Should Be Shut Down Over Funding Planned Parenthood, Ted Cruz Said
Yes. HEWITT: Should the Republicans refuse to fund the government if Planned Parenthood funding is there, even if it
means a shutdown, Ted Cruz? CRUZ: Yes we should use every procedural tool we have to stop the taxpayer-funding of
Planned Parenthood. [Ted Cruz Interview, Hugh Hewitt Show, 8/5/15]
Ted Cruz: I Intend To Lead The Fight In The United States Senate To Defund Planned Parenthood. For these
reasons, I intend to lead the fight in the United States Senate to defund Planned Parenthood, even while investigations
continue. The time for show votes is over. Funding the federal government does not require funding Planned
Parenthood. But basic decency and our commitment to the right to life does require that we stop taxpayer funding of
abortions and any trade in baby parts. [Ted Cruz, USA Today, 8/20/15]
Cruz Opposes Everything, Offers No Alternatives

TED CRUZ VOTED AGAINST COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM
Ted Cruz Voted Against Comprehensive Immigration Reform In The Senate. A bill to provide for comprehensive
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immigration reform and for other purposes. [S. 744 As Amended, Vote 168, 113 Congress, 6/27/13]
HEADLINE: Cornyn, Cruz Vote No On Senate Immigration Reform Bill. [Dallas Morning News, 6/27/13]
Ted Cruz Voted Against The Senates Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill. Texas Republican Sens. John
Cornyn and Ted Cruz both voted against the Senate immigration reform bill that passed this afternoon, 68-32.
Prospects for the bill are dim in the GOP-controlled House, which is developing piecemeal legislation that does not
include a key element of the Senate plan legal status for 11 million people in the country illegally. Earlier today,
both Texans also voted against bringing the bill to a final vote. The votes were no surprise. Both openly opposed the
bill. On Monday, both voted against an amendment to double the number of border agents from 20,000 to 40,000 and
add 700 miles of fencing at a cost of roughly $38 billion. All of the concerns that have been repeatedly raised about
this bill remain, Cruz said in a statement. It repeats the mistakes of the 1986 immigration bill; it grants amnesty first; it
wont secure the border; and it doesnt fix our broken legal immigration system. [Dallas Morning News, 6/27/13]
TED CRUZS SPOKESWOMAN SAID CRUZS TOP PRIORITY WAS ENDING DACA
Ted Cruzs Spokeswoman, Catherine Frazier, Said Cruzs Top Priority Was To End The Deferred Action
Program For Immigrant Children. Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said the senators top priority is to end the
deferred action program, noting that he is drafting a legislative proposal to prohibit the White House from broadening the
policy. We believe that needs to be a prerequisite of any bill that is considered by the Senate, Frazier said. [Politico,
7/16/14]
TED CRUZ INTRODUCED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD DEFUND DACA
Ted Cruz Introduced Legislation That Would Defund And Repeal President Obamas Executive Order On Deferred
Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA). U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today introduced legislation to prevent the
Obama Administration from using any taxpayer funds to expand DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and from
continuing to lawlessly grant amnesty and work permits to new immigrants who enter the country illegally. He also
outlined guiding principles that Congress should keep in mind when considering reforms. [Press Release, Office of
Senator Cruz, 7/17/14]
Cruz: HEADLINE: Cruz Introduces 'Stop Amnesty' Bill. [The Hill, 6/17/14]
TED CRUZ: I DO NOT SUPPORT THE DREAM ACT
Ted Cruz: I Don't Support The DREAM Act And I Think We Need To Do Everything Possible To Secure The
Border #txsencon. [@TedCruz, Twitter, 5/3/12]
Ted Cruz: I Do Not Support The DREAM Act. Sonja: And after you secure the border and after you become one of
our senators, what do you think of the Dream Act? Ted Cruz: I do not support the Dream Act and categorically oppose
amnesty. I categorically oppose amnesty and I strongly support legal immigration for those that have followed the rules
and come here to pursue the American dream. [Ted Cruz Interview with Sonja Harris, Conservatives In Action, 7/9/11]
CRUZ HAS YET TO INTRODUCE HIS OWN HEALTH CARE PLAN AFTER STATING THAT HE WOULD INTRODUCE
A PLAN IN THE COMING WEEKS IN NOVEMBER 2013
November 2013: Cruz: In The Coming Weeks I'm Going To Be Rolling Out A Plan To Allow People To Purchase
Health Insurance Across State Lines. CRUZ: So in the coming weeks I'm going to be rolling out a plan to do exactly
that. To repeal Obamacare because it isn't working, but at the same time to allow people to purchase health insurance
across state lines to create a national marketplace so that the competition drives down cost so people can afford health
insurance. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Washington Ideas Forum, 11/14/13; VIDEO]
Washington Examiner: When It Comes To Healthcare, Cruz Is Known Much More By What He's Against Than
What He's For. When it comes to healthcare policy, Sen. Ted Cruz is in many ways emblematic of the Republican
Party as a whole. The Texas Republican catapulted himself to the national political stage through his fierce opposition
to President Obama's healthcare law but he hasn't offered his own detailed alternative. In other words, like his party,
when it comes to healthcare, Cruz is known much more by what he's against than what he's for. [Washington
Examiner, 4/10/15]
Washington Examiner: Ted Cruz Hasn't Offered His Own Detailed [Health Care] Alternative. When it comes
to healthcare policy, Sen. Ted Cruz is in many ways emblematic of the Republican Party as a whole. The Texas
Republican catapulted himself to the national political stage through his fierce opposition to President Obama's
healthcare law but he hasn't offered his own detailed alternative. [Washington Examiner, 4/10/15]
Reckless Gambler With Americas Fortunes

Ted Cruz Proposed A Measure That Would Have Blocked The Senate From Lifting The Federal Debt Ceiling. The
Senate voted 67-31 to quash a filibuster by Sen. Ted Cruz that would have blocked the Senate from lifting the federal debt
ceiling. Cruz voted against cloture, naturally. But the top GOP leaders, fellow Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Minority
Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, sided with Democrats to cut off the filibuster. The measure raising the federal credit
line through March 2015 sailed through the House on Tuesday, after Speaker John Boehner decided that it would be
better to let Democrats own it (only 28 Republicans voted aye) than to dig in, insist on budget concessions, and force a
stalemate that would spook world markets and risk a default. [Dallas Morning News, 2/12/14]
TED CRUZ FORCED A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN OVER OBAMACARE
Rolling Stone: Ted Cruz Forced A Government Shutdown To Fight The Presidents Healthcare Law. The Texas
freshman forced a government shutdown to fight the president's healthcare law and believes we must repeal every word
of Obamacare. [Rolling Stone, 11/16/13]
Cruzs Obamacare Filibuster Led To The Government Shutdown. Cruz's letter doesn't mention that the fight led to a
shutdown, or that Republicans took a hit in the polls while ultimately failing to extract concessions on Obamacare or other
issues. [Talking Points Memo, 9/25/14]
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
Cruz Is A Divisive Figure Whose Own Party Cant Stand Him

HEADLINE: Republicans Seek Revenge Against Ted Cruz. [TIME, 6/8/14]
TIME: Ted Cruz Has Not Made Himself A Popular Man In Washington. Ted Cruz has not made himself a popular
man in Washington. The Texas Republican would argue thats the point. But even for a Senator an elected office with
the backing of an entire state ticking off powerful people can have consequences. [TIME, 6/8/14]
TIME: In His First Two Years In Washington, Cruz Has Managed To Help Force A Government Shutdown. In his
first two years in Washington, Cruz has managed to help force a government shutdown, undermine the GOPs chances of
taking over the Senate and force uncomfortable votes for his fellow Republicans not to mention the verbal bombs he
lobs on a regular basis, many aimed at his own party. [TIME, 6/8/14]
Grover Norquist On Ted Cruz: He Pushed House Republicans Into Traffic And Wandered Away. Norquist: Cruz
said he would deliver the votes and he didnt deliver any Democratic votes. He pushed House Republicans into traffic and
wandered away. So then the House said, breaking completely with Cruz because Cruz thinks if youre not defunding the
whole thing its treason, that theres delay. Theres getting rid of medical device taxes. Theyve done a series of things to
hold together Republicans and break with Cruz. But because we started with the Cruz approach this got to the shutdown.
[Washington Post, 10/2/13]
GOP Senator On Cruz: I Think Hes Done Our Country A Major Disservice. At the Wednesday lunch, Cruz was
asked what he would have done had GOP senators united to filibuster the House bill. He kept trying to change the
subject because he never could answer the question, the senator said. Its pretty evident its never been about a strategy
its been about him. Thats unfortunate. I think hes done our country a major disservice. I think hes done Republicans a
major disservice. [Politico, 10/3/13]
TIME: The Relationship Between Senator Ted Cruz And His Republican Colleagues Has Never Been Warm, But It
Frosted Over Wednesday Night When The Texas Conservative Pulled A Procedural Stunt That Forced Senate
GOP Leaders To Cast A Tough Vote. The relationship between Senator Ted Cruz and his Republican colleagues has
never been warm, but it frosted over Wednesday night when the Texas conservative pulled a procedural stunt that forced
Senate GOP leaders to cast a tough vote. Like many of Washingtons feuds, this one stems from a purely symbolic vote.
After the House authorized an increase in the federal debt ceiling without conditions, the bill went to the Democratic-
controlled Senate, where its passage was preordained. The chambers top Republicans, Mitch McConnell and John
Cornyn, preferred to bring the bill to a vote with a simple majority, which would enable must-pass legislation to sneak
through the Senate without GOP approval. But Cruz objected, which required the measure to garner 60 votes. The gambit
forced McConnell and Cornyn, both of whom are up for re-election this year, to break the filibuster. The bill passed, as
expected, and neither McConnell nor Cornyn voted for it. [TIME, 2/13/14]
Cruz Has No Record Of Leadership Or Accomplishment

AS SOLICITOR GENERAL, CRUZ USED THE COURTS TO FIGHT AGAINST THE INTERESTS OF MIDDLE CLASS
AMERICANS, MINORITIES, AND MANY OTHER GROUPS
Ted Cruz Said That D.C.s Handgun Ban Argued That No Individual Anywhere In America Can Ever Again Assert
A Right Under The Second Amendment. Mr. TED CRUZ (Solicitor General, Texas): Great to be with you, Melissa.
BLOCK: Mr. Cruz, what's the interest of the State of Texas in this case, why get involved? Mr. CRUZ: The interest of the
State of Texas is the same as the interest of all 31 states that joined this ami-cus brief, which is to defend the basic
constitutional right, the individual right to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment to the Constitution was
understood by the framers as a critical individual liberty that each and every American has protected by the Constitution.
And what this case is really about is, is that right going to be, in effect, written out of the Constitution? Because the natural
consequence of the argument that the District of Columbia is making is that no individual anywhere in America can ever
again assert a right under the Second Amendment. And that is a deeply troubling outcome. [All Things Considered, NPR,
3/14/08]
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2006: Ted Cruz Praised The 5 Circuit Court Of Appeals Decision To Allow Voter Fraud Prosecutions To Go
Forward. A court order issued earlier this week barring voter fraud prosecutions in Texas was overturned Friday by the
5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. A three-member panel unanimously struck down a federal injunction issued Tuesday
that halted Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott from prosecuting individuals who possess another person's ballot or who
mail it without identifying themselves. Democrats had complained that minorities, the elderly and the disabled were
unfairly being targeted by the prosecutions. Abbott's office hailed the decision, coming just days before Tuesday's general
election, but Democrats immediately filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The scope of disenfranchisement and
interference with protected political activities under the voter fraud law and fraudulent practices that allegedly justify it
remain speculative, wrote Judge James Dennis, appointed by former President Clinton and is the only Democrat on the
panel. Dennis, however, said that while the voter fraud law appears to be an overly broad criminalization of con-duct
intended to assist disabled voters, unfair application of the law only can be proved by allowing the election to proceed.
Texans can rest assured that the integrity of our elections will be protected, Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz said in a
statement. However, Abbott's investigations of minority Democrats already have had a chilling effect, with mail-in ballot
applications in Texas down 26 percent compared with 2002, said Gerald Hebert, attorney for Democrats contesting the
law. [Houston Chronicle, 11/4/06]
2006: Ted Cruz: The Office Of The Attorney General Remains Fully Committed To Enforcing State Voter
Fraud Laws And Will Continue Protecting Everyone's Right To Vote. The Texas Attorney General issued the
following statement: Statement From Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz Because the federal Court of Appeals has
unanimously lifted the district court's injunction, Texans can rest assured that the integrity of our elections will be
protected. The Office of the Attorney General remains fully committed to enforcing state voter fraud laws and will
continue protecting everyone's right to vote. [Press Release, Office of the Attorney General, 11/3/06]
Ted Cruz Supported Allowing Military Recruiters To Have Access To Recruit On College Campuses. Cruz said the
state also believes that, particularly in time of war, the armed services need to have access to recruit the best trained and
educated men and women our nation's universities have to offer. And, he said, the state wanted to defend the widely
accepted notion that government funding comes with conditions. There's no doubt that universities and individual
members of the faculty have every right under the First Amendment to protest or express any point of view they wish
concerning military hiring practices, Cruz said. And if the universities wish to bar military recruiters while allowing others,
they can do so if they stop taking government money, he said. What they do not have is a First Amendment right to take
the money and ignore the conditions. [Houston Chronicle, 12/7/05]
Cruz Has An Abysmal Record On Womens Issues

TED CRUZ ON ABORTION: WE SHOULD END IT EVEN IN CASES OF RAPE OR INCEST
Ted Cruz On Abortion: We Should End It. Abortion is the stain on our nations modern history. We should end it.
[Ted Cruz, The Iowa Republican 7/21/15]
Ted Cruz Opposed Abortion In Cases Of Rape Or Incest. Cruz would allow abortion only in cases in which the
mothers life is in jeopardy: I think that every human life is a precious gift from God and should be protected in law from
conception until natural death. [Houston Chronicle, 10/31/12]
TED CRUZ ON WHETHER BUSINESSES CAN DENY CONTRACEPTION IF THEY DONT BELIEVE IN IT: YES
Ted Cruz On Whether A Business Can Deny Contraceptive Coverage: Yes. FIKAC: So you believe that an entity
that does not believe contraception should be covered in an insurance plan should have the right to say no? CRUZ: Yes.
[Ted Cruz Remarks, Texas Senate Debate, CSPAN, 10/19/12; VIDEO]
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
Ted Cruz Said He Would Risk A Government Shutdown Over Defunding Planned Parenthood. In a Wednesday
interview, Cruz said the GOP should go as hard as it can to block funding for Planned Parenthood, including the same
strategy he tried to use to defund Obamacare in 2013: force the issue by blocking funding in a government spending bill
that must pass by Sept. 30. Asked whether he would support such a maneuver again, Cruz replied: I would support any
and all legislative efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. We do not need a legislative show-vote. [Politico, 7/29/15]
TED CRUZ VOTED AGAINST THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT
Ted Cruz Voted Against The Reauthorization Of The Violence Against Women Act. A bill to reauthorize the Violence
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Against Women Act of 1994. [S.47, Vote 19, 113 Congress, 2/12/13]
Ted Cruz Voted Against The Motion To Proceed On The Reauthorization Of The Violence Against Women Act. A
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bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. [S. 47, Vote 12, 113 Congress, 2/4/13]
Washington Post: The Violence Against Women Act Provides $660 Million Over The Next Five Years For
Programs That Provide Legal Assistance, Transitional Housing, Counseling And Support Hotlines To Victims Of
Rape And Domestic Abuse. President Obama on Thursday signed an updated version of the Violence Against
Women Act, a measure intended to promote state and local efforts to combat rape and domestic assault and which will
extend new protections to gays, lesbians and Native Americans. First authorized in 1994, the bill provides $660 million
over the next five years for programs that provide legal assistance, transitional housing, counseling and support hotlines
to victims of rape and domestic abuse. [Washington Post, 3/7/13]
TED CRUZ SUPPORTED A TEXAS LAW THAT BANNED ABORTION AFTER 20-WEEKS
HEADLINE: Cruz Urges Texas Senate To Pass 20-Week Abortion Ban. [The Hill, 7/10/13]
Ted Cruz Urged The Texas Senate To Approve A Law That Would Ban Abortion After 20 Weeks. House Bill 2
is an important step that will strengthen protections of innocent, unborn life and improve the safety and health of
Texas women, Cruz said of the bill in a statement. The Texas House approved the abortion bill on Tuesday, and Cruz
called on the state Senate to press forward on the measure. I hope the Texas Senate will take swift action to pass
this legislation for the good of all Texas children and their mothers, he said. [The Hill, 7/10/13]
Ted Cruz: House Bill 2 Is An Important Step That Will Strengthen Protections Of Innocent, Unborn Life And
Improve The Safety And Health Of Texas Women. House Bill 2 is an important step that will strengthen
protections of innocent, unborn life and improve the safety and health of Texas women. I hope the Texas Senate will
take swift action to pass this legislation for the good of all Texas children and their mothers. Our nation was founded
on the principle that we are endowed by our Creator with unalienable rights among them, life, liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness. Americas founders knew that life comes first. Without life, there is no liberty; without life, there is no
pursuit of happiness. I am incredibly thankful for and proud of the principled leaders in our Texas Legislature and the
many Texas groups who have brought this issue to the forefront, refusing to give up on this important legislation.
[Senator Ted Cruz, Facebook, 7/10/13]
TED CRUZ REFLECTED ON THE MILLIONS OF LIVES LOST ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF ROE V. WADE
Ted Cruz On The Anniversary Of Roe V. Wade: Reminds Us Of The Tragic Loss Of Over 56 Million Unborn
Lives. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement marking the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade:
Today, thousands of people march to the Supreme Court with heavy hearts. It is a solemn ritual, one that reminds us of
the tragic loss of over 56 million unborn lives. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 1/22/14]
CRUZ DEFENDED TEXASS RIDER 8, WHICH PROHIBITED STATE FUNDS FOR GROUPS PROVIDING
ABORTIONS
Ted Cruz: Rider 8 Is Entirely Consistent With Federal Law And The U.S. Constitution. As one federal appeals
court sees it, clinics that offer birth control and gynecological exams in one room and abortions across the hall, under the
same organization, can't receive taxpayer money. But if the organization sets up a separate legal entity for its abortion
services, it still can get federal money earmarked for its family planning functions. The question is: Do the abortion
services have to be across the street, or under a different name? A judge in Austin must answer that question now that an
appeals court disagreed with his ruling that suspended a state law barring organizations that perform abortions from
receiving federal funds for family planning. In a case closely watched by those on both sides of the abortion issue, the 5th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week ordered U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks of Austin to revisit the case and lift his
injunction, which he issued in 2003. State officials said they would continue to abide by Sparks' ruling and provide federal
money to organizations such as Planned Parenthood until the injunction no longer is in effect. Statewide, Planned
Parenthood receives $13 million in annual funding, $1.35 million of that for the local chapter, officials said. It was unclear
Wednesday when Sparks would lift the injunction or revisit the case. In light of the appeals court ruling, both sides of the
issue said they were pleased. Rider 8 is entirely consistent with federal law and the U.S. Constitution, said Ted Cruz,
solicitor general for Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. We are pleased that the federal court of appeals unanimously
agreed and disapproved the district court's injunction against that state law. This court does recognize that the state can
protect taxpayers from funding abortions directly or indirectly, said Joe Pojman, executive director of the Austin-based
Texas Alliance for Life, which filed a court brief supporting the state. That's very important. It means that the state can use
tax dollars to promote compassionate alternatives to abortion, which we do, but we don't have to fund abortion. [San
Antonio Express-News, 3/17/05]
TED CRUZ REFERRED TO THE ROE V. WADE ANNIVERSARY AS A DARK ANNIVERSARY
Ted Cruz Referred To The Roe V. Wade Anniversary As A Dark Anniversary. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) today
issued the following statement: Today marks the dark anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that
overturned a Texas law that prohibited abortion on demand. Since that 1973 ruling, more than 55 million lives have been
lost to abortion. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 1/22/13]
TED CRUZ COMPARED THE PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT TO A TRIAL LAWYER BONANZA
Ted Cruz On Passing Equal Pay: The Answer Is Not To Pass A Trial Lawyer Bonanza. CRUZ: Oh, we have a long
way to go. I -- I think women face a very difficult circumstance in the workplace. I have certainly seen that. I have been
blessed to work with a lot of strong women, but the answer is not to pass a trial lawyer bonanza. [Ted Cruz Interview,
Your World With Neil Cavuto, Fox News, 4/8/14]
Cruz Is Unusually Hostile To Social Security And Medicare

TED CRUZ SAID SOCIAL SECURITY WAS A PONZI SCHEME
Ted Cruz On Whether Social Security Is A Ponzi Scheme: Theres No Doubt Thats What It Is. SMITH: So Im
going to take that as a yes. That you believe that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. CRUZ: I think there is an effort to
treat that as rhetoric, but theres no doubt thats what it is. [Texas Tribune Festival, 9/11/11]
Ted Cruz: A Ponzi Scheme Is Exactly How Social Security Operates. CRUZ: A Ponzi scheme is a system if you
and I cooked up a Ponzi scheme we would have current people pay into it. we would take the money and we would pay it
out to other recipients. Thats the definition of a Ponzi scheme. In the English language that is exactly how Social Security
operates. [Texas Tribune Festival, 9/11/11]
Ted Cruz Supported Raising The Retirement Age And Means-Testing For Social Security. CAVUTO: So, what does
that mean? Does that mean that you would eventually raise the retirement age? Would you means-test it? What? CRUZ:
Well, it means you do both. [Your World With Neil Cavuto, Fox News, 6/4/15]
TED CRUZ HAD A THREE POINT PLAN FOR SOCIAL SECURITY THAT INCLUDED RAISING THE RETIREMENT
AGE, SETTING THE RATE OF INCREASE TO MATCH INFLATION, AND CREATING PRIVATE PERSONAL
ACCOUNTS
When Asked About His Social Security Plan, Cruz Cited The Need To Increase The Retirement Age, Changing The
Rate Of Growth To Match Inflation, And Creating Private Accounts. An audience member asked Cruz what his plans
were for preserving Social Security and Medicare for future generations. Cruz replied that there should be no change to
entitlement programs for seniors who currently rely on them. He suggested gradually increasing the retirement age and
changing the rate of growth of Social Security to match inflation. Those two changes together have a massive impact on
the solvency of Social Security, Cruz also suggested that younger workers be able to keep a portion of their Social
Security tax payments in a private account. [Union Leader, 3/16/15]
Ted Cruz On His Social Security Plan: Raise The Retirement Age, Tie Benefits Growth To Inflation And Allow
Private Accounts. Cruz laid out his plans for reforming Social Security, which include gradually raising the retirement
age, tying benefits growth to inflation and allowing young Americans to put part of their Social Security tax into private
accounts. He said he would not reduce benefits for older Americans. For those on Social Security or nearing retirement,
there should be no changes whatsoever, Cruz said. We need to honor the promises made to our seniors. [The Gazette,
4/2/15]
CNBC On Ted Cruzs Social Security Plan: He Wants To Overhaul It For Future Recipients By Raising The
Retirement Age, Curbing Inflation Increases In Benefits And Moving Toward The Kind Of Private Accounts
Former President George W. Bush Once Sought. Some libertarians want to phase out Social Security, but he wants
to overhaul it for future recipients by raising the retirement age, curbing inflation increases in benefits and moving toward
the kind of private accounts former President George W. Bush once sought. [CNBC, 4/9/15]
TED CRUZ WOULD NOT SAY WHETHER LYNDON B. JOHNSON WAS RIGHT IN CREATING MEDICARE
Ted Cruz Would Not Say Whether Lyndon B. Johnson Was Right In Creating Medicare. And [Cruz] won't say
whether fellow Texan Lyndon B. Johnson was right in creating Medicare or his political hero Ronald Reagan was right in
his vain attempt to stop it. [CNBC, 4/9/15]
TED CRUZ VOTED AGAINST AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD PROTECT MEDICARE'S GUARANTEED
BENEFITS AND PROHIBIT REPLACING GUARANTEED BENEFITS WITH THE HOUSE PASSED BUDGET PLAN
TO TURN MEDICARE INTO A VOUCHER PROGRAM
Ted Cruz Voted Against An Amendment That Would Protect Medicare's Guaranteed Benefits And Prohibit
Replacing Guaranteed Benefits With The House Passed Budget Plan To Turn Medicare Into A Voucher Program.
To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect Medicare's guaranteed benefits and to prohibit replacing guaranteed
benefits with the House passed budget plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program. [S. Admt 432 to S.Con.Res. 8,
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TED CRUZ EMBRACED THE ROMNEY-RYAN PLAN TO PRIVATIZE MEDICARE
Ted Cruz: With Respect To Seniors, The Ryan Plan Is Fundamentally About Saving Medicare. [Ted Cruz
Remarks, Civic Summit 2012 U.S. Senate Forum, 6/9/11; VIDEO]
Ted Cruz: The Ryan Plan Is A Plan To Save Medicare. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Civic Summit 2012 U.S. Senate Forum,
6/9/11; VIDEO]
Ted Cruz On The Romney-Ryan Plan For Medicare: What The Romney- Ryan Team Is Doing Is Running On
Leadership To Get Serious And Save Those Programs. CRUZ: Listen, we need leadership to stand up and save
Social Security and Medicare. And I think the Democrats are being reckless. Barack Obama is doing nothing to save
Social Security and Medicare. And what the Romney- Ryan team is doing is running on leadership to get serious and
save those programs, number one for seniors, for those 55 and over, to preserve every bit of benefits that are there; but,
number two, for younger folks to have fundamental reform in those programs so that they can be there. [Meet The Press,
NBC, 8/19/12]
TED CRUZ ON PRESIDENT BUSHS SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN: HE WAS RIGHT TO DO IT

Ted Cruz On President Bushs Social Security Reform Plan: It Was One Of The Most Courageous Things
President Bush Did Adding He Was Right To Do It. One particular exchange seemed telling: When we met in his
Hill office last October, he was giving an impassioned take on his plans for fiscal discipline when he mentioned the need
for entitlement reform, saying that he wanted to ensure the viability of Social Security and Medicare over the long term,
rather than whittling away at them. Why do you think President Bushs effort to reform Social Security got so little
traction? I asked. Because Congressional Republicans ran for the hills, Cruz said. It was one of the most courageous
things President Bush did in his second term, was taking on Social Security. He was right to do it, and unfortunately, on
Capitol Hill he had virtually no allies. Why did they run for the hills? Because the dominant instinct in Congress is risk
aversion, he said. [Politico, 2/21/14]
Ted Cruz Praised George W. Bush For Taking On Social Security Reform And Personal Accounts. CRUZ: Now, I
also think you've got to give George W. Bush some real credithe showed remarkable courage in the beginning of the
second term taking on Social Security reform and personal accounts. It was the right thing to do. Sadly, congressional
Republicans ran to the hills and abandoned him. [CNBC, 4/9/15]
Cruzs Radical Tax Overhaul Would Raise The Middle Class Tax Burden
TED CRUZS TAX PLAN CALLED FOR A 10% INCOME TAX AND A 16% BUSINESS TAX
HEADLINE: A Simple Flat Tax For Economic Growth. [Ted Cruz, Wall Street Journal, 10/28/15]
SUBHEADLINE: A 10% Income Tax And A 16% Business Tax Would Put An End To The Eight Lean Years Of
Obama. [Ted Cruz, Wall Street Journal, 10/28/15]
Ted Cruz: Imagine A 10% Income Tax. Imagine 4.9 million new jobs. Imagine, instead of President Obamas income
stagnation, average wages rising 12.2% over the next decade. Capital investment rising 43.9%. And Americans at every
level of the economy enjoying double-digit increases in after-tax income. Imagine exports and manufacturing jobs
booming. The trade deficit falling as the tax bias against American-made goods is eliminated. Imagine a 10% income tax.
Every American filing his or her taxes on a postcard or an iPhone app. And abolishing the IRS as we know it. All of this is
possible if we learn from the past and follow the example of what works. [Ted Cruz, Wall Street Journal, 10/28/15]
Ted Cruz Said That Under His Flat Tax Plan There Would Be A 10% Flat Tax On All Individual Income From Wages
And Investment. With these goals in mind, based on a structure suggested by President Reagans tax adviser, Arthur
Laffer, my Simple Flat Tax plan features the following: Above that level, a 10% flat tax on all individual income from
wages and investment. [Ted Cruz, Wall Street Journal, 10/28/15]
Tax Foundation On Ted Cruzs Flat Tax Plan: Would Increase The Federal Governments Deficit By Over $3.6
Trillion. Senator Cruzs tax plan would significantly alter the federal tax code. It would completely repeal the corporate
income tax and all payroll taxes and enact a 10 percent income tax and a 16 percent business transfer tax or valueadded tax. These changes to the tax code would increase the incentives to work and invest and would greatly increase
the U.S. economys size in the long run, leading to higher incomes for taxpayers at all income levels. The plan would also
be a large tax cut, which would increase the federal governments deficit by over $3.6 trillion on a static basis. Accounting
for the growth caused by the plan, federal revenues would decline by $768 billion over the next decade. [Tax Foundation,
10/28/15]
Wall Street Journal: Ted Cruzs New Tax Plan Delivers Its Biggest Benefits To The Top 1% Of U.S. Households,
Adding About One-Third To Their After-Tax Income According To A Study By The Tax Foundation Texas Sen.
Ted Cruzs new tax plan delivers its biggest benefits to the top 1% of U.S. households, adding about one-third to their
after-tax income, according to an analysis released Thursday by the Tax Foundation. Mr. Cruz, who unveiled his plan
Wednesday night in The Wall Street Journal, would cut income tax rates to 10% (from a high of 39.6% now) and replace
the corporate income tax and payroll taxes with what Mr. Cruz calls a Business Flat Tax. Thats essentially a 16% valueadded tax. (According to the Tax Foundation, because of the way its calculated, thats actually equivalent to a 19% tax on
goods and services.) [Wall Street Journal, 10/29/15]
Washington Post Editorial: Cruz Tax Plan Is A Radical Move Away From Taxing Income. The reason Mr. Cruz's
plan doesn't look much worse is some tricky marketing on his part. The Texas senator makes his plan sound like a simple
flat-tax scheme, when in fact it calls for a radical move away from taxing income. [Editorial, Washington Post, 10/31/15]

TED CRUZ: I THINK THE SIMPLEST AND BEST SOLUTION, ON TAXES, IS WE SHOULD ABOLISH THE IRS
Ted Cruz: I Think The Simplest And Best Solution, On Taxes, Is We Should Abolish The IRS. [Ted Cruz Remarks,
South Carolina Republican Party Victory Lunch, 9/15/14; AUDIO]
Ted Cruz Said The Most Important Tax Reform Was Abolishing The IRS. CRUZ: We need to pass fundamental tax
reform making our tax code simpler, flatter, fairer. And I'll tell you, the single most important tax reform, we should abolish
the IRS. Now the voices of Washington will say, tsk, tsk, that is inconsistent with getting things done. Now I will note,
some years ago Steve Forbes did a remarkable job starting to build the foundation for a flat tax. A simple flat tax that is
fair, that every American could fill out his or her taxes on a postcard. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Heritage Action Policy Summit,
1/12/15, VIDEO]
CRUZS TAX PLAN WOULD INCREASE TAXES ON THE POOR AND MIDDLE CLASS
HEADLINE: How Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz Would Radically Increase Taxes On Everyone But The Rich.
[Institute On Taxation And Economic Policy, 3/23/15]
Institute On Taxation And Economic Policy: Ted Cruz Is A Supporter Of Radical Tax Plans That Would
Dramatically Increase Taxes On Poor And Middle Class Americans In Order To Pay For Huge Tax Cuts For
The Wealthiest Americans. Texas Senator, and now presidential candidate, Ted Cruz is a supporter of radical tax
plans that would dramatically increase taxes on poor and middle class Americans in order to pay for huge tax cuts for
the wealthiest Americans. While he has not clearly established which he favors more, Cruz has endorsed both the
creation of a flat income tax and a bill that would replace the progressive income tax system with a national sales tax,
a plan misleadingly called the Fair Tax. [Institute On Taxation And Economic Policy, 3/23/15]
Institute On Taxation And Economic Policy: Under Tax Plans That Cruz Supported The Overwhelming
Majority Of Americans Would Likely See Their Taxes Go Up Considerably. While Ted Cruz may portray himself
as wanting to lower taxes, the reality is that under the tax plans he has endorsed, the overwhelming majority of
Americans would likely see their taxes go up considerably. Looking at the Fair Tax, an Institute on Taxation and
Economic Policy (ITEP) study found that the bottom 80 percent of taxpayers would see their federal taxes go up by
about $3,200 on average annually. In contrast, ITEP found that the top 1 percent of taxpayers would receive an
average annual tax cut of $225,000. [Institute On Taxation And Economic Policy, 3/23/15]
Washington Posts Matt O Brien: A Flat Tax Would Just Be A Colossal Giveaway To The Rich. But reality is
a lot tougher than some tax models. A flat tax would just be a colossal giveaway to the richand maybe even take
away for the poorand that doesn't help the economy much. Just look, for example, at Rick Perry's version of this.
The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center found that, on average, it would have raised taxes on the bottom 40 percent
between $150 and $450, at the same time as it slashed them for the top 0.1 percent by $1.5 million. Or, in percentage
terms, that's a 1.5 percent tax hike on the bottom 40 and a 27 percent tax cut for the top 0.1. In all, 34.2 percent of the
money would go to the top 0.1, 62.2 percent to the top 1, and 86.6 percent to the top 5 percent. [Washington Post,
3/24/15]
TED CRUZ SAID HE WANTED TO SLASH THE CORPORATE TAX RATE, CO-SPONSORING LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD REPEAL ALL CORPORATE INCOME TAXES
Ted Cruz Co-Sponsored Legislation That Would Repeal All Corporate Income Taxes. Last night, U.S. Sen. Saxby
Chambliss, R-Ga., introduced S.122, The FairTax Act, which would implement a simpler, less-cumbersome tax code.
Chambliss has introduced the FairTax legislation every year he has been in the Senate. [] The FairTax would shift the
federal government's method of revenue collection from income to personal consumption. It would abolish the Internal
Revenue Service, and repeal all federal personal income taxes, corporate income taxes, payroll taxes, self-employment
taxes, capital gains taxes and gift and estate taxes. It would replace those with a revenue-neutral, personal consumption
tax on all retail sales of new goods and services. Original co-sponsors of the bill are U.S. Sens. Richard Burr, R-N.C., Jim
Inhofe, R-Okla., Tom Coburn, R-Okla., John Cornyn, R-Tex., Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Ted Cruz, R-Tex. [Press Release,
Office of Senator Chambliss, 1/24/13]
Ted Cruz: Slash The Corporate Tax Rate. [Your World With Neil Cavuto, Fox News, 7/30/12]
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Ted Cruz Co-Sponsored Legislation That Would Repeal All Corporate Income Taxes. [S.122, 113 Congress,
cosponsored, 1/23/13]
TED CRUZ SUPPORTS FLAT TAX PLANS THAT COULD HURT THE MIDDLE CLASS IN ORDER TO GIVE THE
WEALTHY BIG TAX BREAKS
Ted Cruz: Big Picture, I'm A Flat Tax Guy. CRUZ: Big picture, I'm a flat tax guy. Low and simple. Now, that's not
easy to do. A lot of forces in Washington, a lot of lobbyists don't want it. [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 3/17/15]
Citizens For Tax Justice: Ted Cruz Supports Radical Tax Plans That Would Dramatically Increase Taxes On Poor
And Middle Class Americans In Order To Pay For Huge Tax Cuts For The Wealthiest Americans. Texas Senator,
and now presidential candidate, Ted Cruz is a supporter of radical tax plans that would dramatically increase taxes on
poor and middle class Americans in order to pay for huge tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. [Citizens for Tax Justice,
3/23/15]
TED CRUZ SPOKE OUT AGAINST PRESIDENT OBAMAS PLAN TO RAISE TAXES ON THE WEALTHY
Ted Cruz Spoke Out Against President Obamas Plan To Raise Taxes On The Wealthy, Stating I Think Raising
Taxes, Particularly When The Economy Is Teetering On The Brink Of Recession ... Makes It Far More Likely To
Send Our Economy Into A Recession And To Kill Millions More Jobs. Cruz is not part of the current fiscal cliff
negotiations, but he expressed disagreement over Obama's plan to increase taxes on the wealthy. I am hopeful that
President Obama's passion for tax increases will prove to be a negotiating tactic rather than the outcome he insists upon
to reach a deal, Cruz said. I think raising taxes, particularly when the economy is teetering on the brink of recession ...
makes it far more likely to send our economy into a reces-sion and to kill millions more jobs. Texans expect leadership to
solve the economic problems currently plaguing the nation, said Cruz, and he intends to provide it. [Houston Chronicle,
11/20/12]
TED CRUZ SIGNED GROVER NORQUISTS TAX PLEDGE
December 2011: When Asked Would He Sign Grover Norquists Tax Pledge, Ted Cruz Said He Already Signed It.
BOLLING: ...If you do get elected to the Senate, are you going to sign Grover Norquist's pledge to not raise taxes?
CRUZ: I've already signed it. Not only am I not going to raise taxes, but I will cut taxes. In particular we need to cut the
corporate tax rate from the highest rate in the world down to 15 percent. We need to do fundamental tax reform and
move to a flat tax or fair tax to get the economy going. [Follow the Money, Fox Business, 12/2/11]
Ted Cruz Tweeted A Photo Of Himself Signing The Americans For Tax Reform Pledge. Proud to sign
@taxreformer pledge as candidate for president so taxpayers can be assured Ill do what I say Ill do. [@TedCruz,
Twitter, 4/24/15]
HEADLINE: Senator Ted Cruz Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge To The American People. [Press Release,
Americans for Tax Reform, 4/24/15]
Ted Cruz Signed The Americans For Tax Reform Pledge, A Commitment To Oppose And Veto Any And All
Efforts To Increase Taxes. Today, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a candidate for the presidency of the United States,
signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge to the American people. The pledge is a written commitment to the American
people to oppose and veto any and all efforts to increase taxes. [Press Release, Americans for Tax Reform, 4/24/15]
TED CRUZ: I WOULD NOT ALLOW THE BUSH TAX CUTS TO EXPIRE
Ted Cruz: I Would Not Allow The Bush Tax Cuts To Expire. [Ted Cruz Remarks, The Belo Debate, 10/2/12; VIDEO]
Dallas Morning News: Ted Cruz Supports Keeping All The Bush Tax Cuts In Place. What Sadler outlined then is
tantamount to raising taxes on every single taxpayer in the country said Cruz, who supports keeping all the Bush tax cuts
in place. That is a more aggressively pro-tax position than President Obama. [Dallas Morning News, 10/10/12]
Dallas Morning News: Cruz Said He Opposes Letting Any Of The Bush-Era Income Tax Cuts Expire Jan. 1. On
taxes, Cruz said he opposes letting any of the Bush-era income tax cuts expire Jan. 1, as scheduled. If we raise taxes, it
will kill jobs, he said. [Dallas Morning News, 10/20/12]
TED CRUZ CO-SPONSORED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD REPEAL ALL CORPORATE INCOME AND CAPITAL
GAINS TAXES
Ted Cruz Co-Sponsored Legislation That Would Repeal All Capital Gains Taxes. Last night, U.S. Sen. Saxby
Chambliss has introduced the FairTax legislation every year he has been in the SenateThe FairTax would shift the
Ted Cruz Co-Sponsored Senator Saxby Chambliss Legislation That Would Repeal All Corporate Income Taxes.
Last night, U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., introduced S.122, The FairTax Act, which would implement a simpler,
less-cumbersome tax code. Chambliss has introduced the FairTax legislation every year he has been in the Senate.
The FairTax would shift the federal government's method of revenue collection from income to personal consumption. It
would abolish the Internal Revenue Service, and repeal all federal personal income taxes, corporate income taxes, payroll
taxes, self-employment taxes, capital gains taxes and gift and estate taxes. It would replace those with a revenue-neutral,
personal consumption tax on all retail sales of new goods and services. Original co-sponsors of the bill are U.S. Sens.
Richard Burr, R-N.C., Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., Tom Coburn, R-Okla., John Cornyn, R-Tex., Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Ted
Cruz, R-Tex. [Press Release, Office of Senator Chambliss, 1/24/13]
Ted Cruz Co-Sponsored Legislation That Would Repeal All Capital Gains Taxes. [Press Release, Office of
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Senator Chambliss, 1/24/13; S.122, 113 Congress, Cosponsored 1/23/13]
TED CRUZ VOTED AGAINST AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD ELIMINATE TAX BENEFITS FOR CORPORATIONS
THAT SHIP JOBS OR PROFITS OVERSEAS
Ted Cruz Voted Against An Amendment That Would Eliminate Tax Benefits For Corporations That Ship Jobs Or
Profits Overseas. To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide tax benefits to patriot employers that invest in
American jobs and provide fair pay and benefits to workers and to eliminate tax benefits for corporations that ship jobs or
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profits overseas. [S.Amdt. 817 to S.Con.Res. 11, Vote 104, 114 Congress, 3/26/15]
Cruzs Is A Standard-Bearer For GOPs Divisive And Obstructionist Immigration Strategy

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Ted Cruz Voted Against Cloture On Comprehensive Immigration Reform In The Senate. A bill to provide for
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comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. [S.744, Vote 146, 113 Congress, 6/11/13]
Cornyn and Ted Cruz both voted against the Senate immigration reform bill that passed this afternoon, 68-32. Prospects
for the bill are dim in the GOP-controlled House, which is developing piecemeal legislation that does not include a key
element of the Senate plan legal status for 11 million people in the country illegally. Earlier today, both Texans also
voted against bringing the bill to a final vote. The votes were no surprise. Both openly opposed the bill. On Monday, both
voted against an amendment to double the number of border agents from 20,000 to 40,000 and add 700 miles of fencing
at a cost of roughly $38 billion. All of the concerns that have been repeatedly raised about this bill remain, Cruz said in a
statement. It repeats the mistakes of the 1986 immigration bill; it grants amnesty first; it wont secure the border; and it
doesnt fix our broken legal immigration system. [Dallas Morning News, 6/27/13]
TED CRUZ INTRODUCED AN AMENDMENT TO THE SENATES GANG OF 8 IMMIGRATION BILL TO BLOCK ALL
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS FROM EVER BECOMING CITIZENS
Ted Cruz Sponsored An Amendment That Would Prevent Undocumented Immigrants From Gaining Citizenship.
Cruz 1322: Ensure that illegal immigrants who are given legal status under this bill are not given a path to citizenship.
Providing a path to citizenship undermines the rule of law and is an insult to the millions who have immigrated to the U.S.
legally. This Amendment prevents those currently here illegally who are offered legal status under this Act from obtaining
citizenship. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 6/19/13]
Ted Cruz Introduced An Amendment To The Immigration Bill To Block All Undocumented Immigrants From Ever
Becoming Citizens. Cruzs amendment states no person 9 who is or has previously been willfully present in the 10
United States while not in lawful status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) shall 2 be
eligible for United States citizenship. [Cruz Amendment to S. 744]
Ted Cruz: I Introduced An Amendment That Eliminated A Pathway To Citizenship For Those Who Are Here
Illegally. CRUZ: It was revealing, in the course of the Gang of Eight debate, I introduced an amendment that eliminated
a pathway to citizenship for those who are here illegally. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 4/29/15;
VIDEO]
TED CRUZ SAID THAT ARIZONAS LAW ADDRESSED OUT-OF CONTROL ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
Ted Cruz Said Arizona Stepped In To Address Out-Of-Control Illegal Immigration. Opinions on the U.S. Supreme
Court's ruling on Arizona's immigration law, SB 1070, run the gamut. Here's an aggregated look at where Texas
lawmakers and interest groups fall on the spectrumFormer Texas Solicitor General (and U.S. Senate candidate) Ted
Cruz: The federal government is utterly failing to secure our borders. When Arizona stepped in to address out-of-control
illegal immigration, liberal groups attacked Arizona and the Obama Administration sued the State. [Texas Tribune,
6/25/12]
Ted Cruz Said It Was Unfortunate That The Supreme Court Struck Down Other Provisions Of The Arizona Law.
Opinions on the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Arizona's immigration law, SB 1070, run the gamut. Here's an
aggregated look at where Texas lawmakers and interest groups fall on the spectrumFormer Texas Solicitor General
(and U.S. Senate candidate) Ted CruzToday, the Supreme Court upheld the central provision of the Arizona law.
Although the Court unfortunately struck down other provisions of the Arizona law, the Court held that there is no barrier in
federal law to States requiring local law enforcement to check on the immigration status of those criminally detained.
[Texas Tribune, 6/25/12]
Ted Cruz Forced A Point Of Order Vote On The Constitutionality Of President Obamas Executive Action On
Immigration That Failed And Was Criticized As A Stunt. Cruz ultimately forced a point of order vote as to whether it
was constitutional for Obama to take executive action on immigration. It failed -- as, of course, Cruz knew it would. And, in
the wake of that failure, he faced withering criticism not just from Democrats but also from many Republicans who
dismissed his maneuvering as a stunt that allowed Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) to advance a number
of judicial nominations before Democrats hand over their majority in January. [Washington Post, 12/15/14]
Cruz Has Helped Lead The Crusade Against LGBT Civil Rights Progress
TED CRUZ INTRODUCED A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT WOULD BLOCK MARRIAGE EQUALITY IN
STATES THAT DEFINE MARRIAGE AS BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN
Ted Cruz Introduced A Constitutional Amendment That Would Block Marriage Equality In States That Define
Marriage As Between One Man And One Woman. The Restoration of Marriage Amendment amends the Constitution
to guarantee the right of the people to define marriage in their laws as the union of one man and one woman and to
prevent the courts from ever again misconstruing the Constitution to require that marriage or its benefits be extended to
unions other than the union of man and woman. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 4/24/15]
TED CRUZ CO-SPONSORED A FEDERAL RIGHT TO DISCRIMINATE BILL
Ted Cruz Co-Sponsored A Federal Right To Discriminate Bill. U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today
announced his support of legislation to allow individuals and organizations to act in accordance with their personal and
religious beliefs regarding same-sex marriage. Cochran has cosponsored the First Amendment Defense Act (S.1598), a
bill that would prohibit the federal government from infringing on the religious beliefs of individuals or organizations who
acknowledge that marriage is between one man and one woman. Specifically, the legislation would allow religious
institutions to freely choose their stance on the matter and protect them from being penalized by the government based on
their beliefs. The legislation Cochran has cosponsored would prohibit the federal government from denying tax
exemptions, federal grants, contracts, accreditations or licensing based on a persons or organizations belief in the
traditional definition of marriage or action taken in accordance with such belief. [Press Release, Office of Senator
Cochran, 7/15/15]
TED CRUZ: WE LOOK AT THE JIHAD THAT IS BEING WAGED RIGHT NOW IN INDIANA AND ARKANSAS GOING
AFTER PEOPLE OF FAITH WHO RESPECT THE BIBLICAL TEACHING THAT MARRIAGE IS THE UNION OF ONE
MAN AND ONE WOMAN
Ted Cruz: We Look At The Jihad That Is Being Waged Right Now In Indiana And Arkansas Going After People Of
Faith Who Respect The Biblical Teaching That Marriage Is The Union Of One Man And One Woman. [Ted Cruz
Remarks, Iowa Homeschool Forum, 4/9/15; VIDEO]
TED CRUZ: MARRIAGE IS REALLY, REALLY BEING UNDERMINED BY A CONCERTED EFFORT AND ITS
CAUSING SIGNIFICANT HARM
Ted Cruz: Marriage Is Really, Really Being Undermined By A Concerted Effort And Its Causing Significant
Harm. CRUZ: Well unfortunately this litigation is pursuing an agenda that is not slowed down by the facts, its not
slowed down by millennia of traditional marriage being the foundation for the family, for the community. And you know I
will say in addition to standing up and speaking out and passing legislation to protect marriage, I think the most important
thing your listeners can do, is simply pray. Because we need a great deal of prayer because marriage is really, really
being undermined by a concerted effort and its causing significant harm. [KWRD-FM Radio, The Janet Mefferd Show,
2/17/14]
Ted Cruz Said The Supreme Courts Decision To Legalize Gay Marriage Was Among The Darkest Hours Of Our
Nation. Conservative Texas senator and 2016 presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) left no doubt of his feelings on
the U.S. Supreme Courts landmark decision Friday, that declared state bans on gay marriage are unconstitutional.
Cruz, who has been running his campaign largely in accordance with his Christian beliefs, told a crowd of supporters
Friday that his feeling on the matter is very clear. This is not a typical moment in American history, Cruz told a crowd in
Iowa. The last 24 hours at the United States Supreme Court were among the darkest hours of our nation. [Breitbart,
6/27/15]
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TED CRUZ CO-SPONSORED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ESTABLISH A 23% NATIONAL SALES TAX THAT
WOULD MAKE BASIC GOODS AND SERVICES UNAFFORDABLE FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES
Ted Cruz Co-Sponsored Legislation That Establish A 23% Sales Tax Rate. Fair Tax Act of 2013 - Repeals the
income tax, employment tax, and estate and gift tax. Redesignates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as the Internal
Revenue Code of 2013. Imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property
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or services. Sets the sales tax rate at 23% in 2015, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. [S.122, 113
Congress, introduced 1/23/13]
Dallas Morning News: Two Weeks After Taking Office, Cruz Signed On A Bill That Would Replace The
Current Tax Code With A 23 Percent National Sales Tax. Two weeks after taking office, [Cruz] signed on as a
co-sponsor of a bill authored by Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., that would do just that. The Chambliss bill would
replace the current tax code with a 23 percent national sales tax. [Dallas Morning News, 6/9/13]
Dallas Morning News: Ted Cruz Tax Plan Would Repeal Federal Taxes On Income, Employment, Estates And
Gifts. Dubbed the FairTax by backers, the plan would repeal federal taxes on income, employment, estates and
gifts. States would collect the national levy, requiring only a small Treasury Department bureau to process and audit
payments; the IRS would be shuttered in a few years. [Dallas Morning News, 6/9/13]
Factcheck.org: Because The Poor Tend To Spend A High Percentage Of Their Income On Basic Consumer
Goods Such As Food And Clothing, Sales Taxes Do Require The Poor To Pay A Higher Percentage Of Their
Income In Taxes. Sometimes sales taxes are called regressive, meaning that the poorest pay higher rates than the
wealthy. Strictly speaking, sales taxes are flat, since everyone pays the same rate. But because the poor tend to
spend a high percentage of their income on basic consumer goods such as food and clothing, sales taxes do require
the poor to pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes. [Factcheck.org, 6/14/07]
TED CRUZ VOTED AGAINST A BILL TO INCREASE THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE
Ted Cruz Voted Against An Amendment To Increase The Minimum Wage. To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund
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relating to promoting a substantial increase in the minimum wage. [S.Amdt. 881 to S.Con.Res. 11, Vote 93, 114
Congress, 3/26/15]
Ted Cruz Voted Against Cloture On A Bill To Increase The Federal Minimum Wage. A bill to provide for an increase
in the Federal minimum wage and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend increased expensing limitations
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and the treatment of certain real property as section 179 property. [S.2223, Vote 117, 113 Congress, 4/30/14]
WHEN ASKED SHOULD THERE BE A MINIMUM WAGE AT ALL, TED CRUZ SAID I THINK THE MINIMUM WAGE
CONSISTENTLY HURTS THE MOST VULNERABLE
When Asked Should There Be A Minimum Wage At All, Ted Cruz Said I Think The Minimum Wage Consistently
Hurts The Most Vulnerable. JONATHAN KARL: Okay, but-- and I wanna-- I wanna move off this. I-- I just very sh-- do
you think there should be a minimum wage at all? SENATOR TED CRUZ: I think-- JONATHAN KARL: $7.25, is that the
magic number? Is that where we are? I mean, you-- SENATOR TED CRUZ: --I think the minimum wage consistently hurts
the most vulnerable. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Freedom Partners Forum, 1/25/15]
TED CRUZ VOTED AGAINST EXTENDING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
Ted Cruz Voted Against Cloture On Extending Emergency Unemployment Benefits. A bill to provide for the
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extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes. [S.1845, Vote 2, 113 Congress, 1/7/14]
Ted Cruz Voted Against Cloture On Unemployment Insurance Benefits Extension. [S.1845, Vote 24, 113
Congress, 2/6/14]
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HEADLINE: Cornyn and Cruz Help Block Extended Jobless Benefits In Senate. [Dallas Morning News, 2/6/14]
Ted Cruz Voted Against Cloture On Extending Unemployment Benefits. Relief for the long-term unemployed
was put on pause again today as an extension for unemployment benefits fell two votes short of moving forward in the
Senate. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and 38 other senators, mostly Republicans, voted against cloture, a
procedural motion that requires 60 votes to move a bill to final consideration. [Dallas Morning News, 2/6/14]
TED CRUZ: IT IS MUCH CHEAPER TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE THAN IT IS TO EXPAND MEDICAID AND TO
EXPAND THE ROLLS
Ted Cruz: It Is Much Cheaper To Provide Emergency Care Than It Is To Expand Medicaid And To Expand The
Rolls. The doctors' lobby in Texas has rebuked Republican Senate hopeful Ted Cruz for proclaiming in a televised
debate this week that it is much cheaper to provide emergency care than it is to expand Medicaid and to expand the
rolls. [Dallas Morning News, 7/19/12]
Cruz Has Been A Leading Defender Of 21st Century Voter Suppression Tactics
TED CRUZ SAID HE DEFENDED LAWS THAT REQUIRED VOTERS TO SHOW IDENTIFICATION
Ted Cruz Touted Defending Voter ID Laws. Voter fraud is a serious problem threatening the integrity of our democratic
process. Ted Cruz has successfully defended laws requiring voters to show identification and other voter fraud prevention
laws that are vital to preserve the integrity of our elections. [Ted Cruz for Senate, accessed 8/13/12]
TED CRUZ SPONSORED MEASURES REQUIRING PROOF OF ID AND PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP BEFORE
REGISTERING VOTERS
July 2013: Ted Cruz Sponsored A Bill That Would Allow States To Require Proof Of Citizenship For Voter
Registration. Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to allow states to require proof of citizenship for voter
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registration. [Sponsored Legislation, Office of Senator Cruz, introduced 7/18/13; S.1336; 113 Congress, sponsored,
7/18/13]
Ted Cruz: I'll File Amendment To Immigration Bill That Permits States To Require ID Before Registering Voters &
Close This Hole In Fed Statutory Law. [@SenTedCruz, Twitter, 6/17/13]
TED CRUZ SAID HE AUTHORED AN AMICUS BRIEF ON BEHALF OF EIGHT STATES IN THE CASE CRAWFORD V.
MARION COUNTY DEFENDING THE INDIANA VOTER ID LAW AT THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
Ted Cruz Said He Authored An Amicus Brief On Behalf Of Eight States In The Case Crawford V. Marion County
Defending The Indiana Voter ID Law At The U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the
following statement in response to the decision by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Texas Voter ID Law: As Texas
Solicitor General, Sen. Cruz authored an amicus brief on behalf of eight states in Crawford v. Marion County Election
Board, defending the Indiana Voter ID Law at the U.S. Supreme Court where it was concluded that voter ID laws are
constitutional and unquestionably relevant to the States interest in protecting the integrity and reliability of the electoral
process. [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 5/5/15]
TED CRUZ ON THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT RULING: THE COURT RIGHTLY DECIDED
HEADLINE: Sen. Cruz Applauds Shelby County V. Holder Supreme Court Decision. [Press Release, Office of
Ted Cruz On The Voting Rights Act: The Court Rightly Decided That The Statutory Standard Used Decades Ago
To Subject Democratically-Elected State Legislatures To Second-Guessing By Unelected Federal Bureaucrats No
Longer Survives Constitutional Scrutiny. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) today released the following statement on
the Supreme Courts decision in Shelby County v. Holder: Today, the Supreme Court recognized the enormous progress
made toward voting equality in the United States since the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965. The Court rightly
decided that the statutory standard used decades ago to subject democratically-elected state legislatures to secondguessing by unelected federal bureaucrats no longer survives constitutional scrutiny. [Press Release, Office of Senator
Cruz, 6/25/13]
THE U.S. SUPREME COURT STRUCK DOWN SECTION FOUR OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT
HEADLINE: Voting Rights Act Section 4 Struck Down By Supreme Court. [Huffington Post, 6/25/13]
Huffington Post: The Supreme Court Struck Down Section 4 Of The Voting Rights Act Which Designates
Which Parts Of The Country Must Have Changes To Their Voting Laws Cleared By The Federal Government Or In
Federal Court. The Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act on Tuesday, the provision of the
landmark civil rights law that designates which parts of the country must have changes to their voting laws cleared by the
federal government or in federal court. The 5-4 ruling, authored by Chief Justice John Roberts and joined by Justices
Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, ruled in Shelby County v. Holder that things have
changed dramatically in the South in the nearly 50 years since the Voting Rights Act was signed in 1965. [Huffington
Post, 6/25/13]
2012: WHILE RUNNING FOR THE SENATE, TED CRUZ CALLED FOR THE REPEAL OF THE PRE-CLEARANCE
REQUIREMENT IN THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT THAT REQUIRES TEXAS AND OTHER SOUTHERN STATES WITH
HISTORIES OF DISCRIMINATION TO RECEIVE PRE-CLEARANCE WHEN CHANGING ELECTION LAWS
Star-Telegram: Ted Cruz Called For The Repeal Of The Pre-Clearance Requirement In The Voting Rights Act That
Requires Texas And Other Southern States With Histories Of Discrimination To Receive Pre-Clearance When
Changing Election Laws. It's time to do away with the nearly 50-year-old federal rule that let U.S. officials block a new
state law requiring Texans to show photo ID to vote. That's what Republicans candidates running to replace Kay Bailey
Hutchison in the U.S. Senate said during a forum Thursday night. They called for repeal of the Voting Rights Act provision
that requires Texas and other Southern states with histories of discrimination to receive pre-clearance when changing
election laws. Right now, Texas is subjected to different standards than much of the country, former Texas Solicitor
General Ted Cruz said during the forum, hosted by the Dallas Bar Association. I think we need to be fighting to ensure
the law is colorblind and fair to everyone. [Star-Telegram, 3/16/12]
TED CRUZ ON TEXAS VOTER ID LAW: THERE IS NOTHING DISCRIMINATORY ABOUT A LAW THAT
PROTECTS THE LEGITIMATE VOTES OF AMERICAN CITIZENS AND PROMOTES THE INTEGRITY OF OUR
ELECTIONS
Ted Cruz On Texas Voter ID Law: There Is Nothing Discriminatory About A Law That Protects The Legitimate
Votes Of American Citizens And Promotes The Integrity Of Our Elections. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued
the following statement in response to the decision by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Texas Voter ID Law: I am
pleased the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated much of the District Courts analysis on the Texas Voter ID Law
including the erroneous conclusion that it somehow constituted a poll tax. However, the Courts decision that SB 14
violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is profoundly disappointing. There is nothing discriminatory about a law that
protects the legitimate votes of American citizens and promotes the integrity of our elections which is precisely what
Texas common sense Voter ID Law does. [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 5/5/15]
Cruz Is An Enemy Of Education

TED CRUZ CALLED FOR ELIMINATING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Ted Cruz Called For Eliminating The Department Of Education. Ahead of his expected presidential campaign, Sen.
Ted Cruz is banking on his hopes that rural New Hampshire voters and his home state of Texas share a similarly dour
view of government. He is promising to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and scrap the Education Department. He
vows to curtail federal regulators, likening to locusts that deserve to be killed. [CBS News, 3/16/15; Ted Cruz Remarks,
Grafton County Lincoln-Reagan Dinner, 3/15/15; VIDEO]
TED CRUZ: EDUCATION IS TOO IMPORTANT TO BE DICTATED BY UNELECTED BUREAUCRATS IN
WASHINGTON, IT SHOULD BE AT THE STATE LEVEL OR EVEN BETTER AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
Ted Cruz: Education Is Too Important To Be Dictated By Unelected Bureaucrats In Washington, It Should Be At
The State Level Or Even Better At The Local Level Where We As Parents Can Have Direct Influence And Control
Over Whats Being Taught Our Kids. [Glenn Beck Radio, 3/24/15; AUDIO]
TED CRUZ VOTED AGAINST STUDENT LOAN REFINANCING AND WANTED TO BLOCK GRANT STUDENT AID
Ted Cruz Voted Against Cloture On A Bill That Would Allow Students To Refinance Their Federal Student Loans.
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for
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other purposes. [S.2432, Vote #185, 113 Congress, 6/11/14]
Ted Cruz Proposed That Student Aid Funds Be Block Granted. Texas GOP Senate nominee Ted Cruz dismissed
Democratic foe Paul Sadlers criticism Wednesday that Cruzs proposal to abolish the U.S. Department of Education
would jeopardize federal student loan programs for college students The Republican proposes that student aid funds
should be wrested from the federal departments control and sent to the states as block grants. [Dallas Morning News,
9/26/12]
TED CRUZ COMPARED FEDERAL DOLLARS FOR EDUCATION TO DRUG ADDICTION
Ted Cruz Compared Federal Dollars For Education To Drug Addition. KELLY: Common core, he's going to stand on
that and defend that as raising American standards and education, you see it a bit differently. CRUZ: I do. I believe we
should repeal every single word of common core. And the reason is simple. I think education is far too important for it to
be governed by unelected bureaucrats in Washington. It should be at the state level. KELLY: But it is. But it is. The
response to that is that the governor's got together to push this through? CRUZ: But Megyn, that's not how it works, the
Obama administration has used race to the top money, federal money to force states to adopt common core standards.
KELLY: But can't they bail out if they don't want to be a part of it? CRUZ: Well, sure, they can, but there are a lot of dollars
connected to it, and the federal government, you know, it's sort of like the drug dealer that goes to the junior high and gets
a kid hooked by saying, just try it once, the federal government does that to the states with dollars, and there are so many
strings attached. [Kelly File, Fox News, 5/12/15]
Climate Change Denier

TED CRUZ ON CLIMATE CHANGE: THE LAST 15 YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECORDED WARMING
Ted Cruz Said Data Didnt Support The Argument That Humans Are Impacting Climate Change Adding, In The
Last 15 Years, There Has Been No Recorded Warming. BASH: So you don't believe that there's any manmade
reason for global change? CRUZ: What I think is the data are not supporting what the advocates are arguing. The last
15 years, there has been no recorded warming. Contrary to all of the theories that they are expounding, there should have
been warming over the last 15 years, it hasn't happened. They don't have an explanation for that. [Situation Room, CNN,
2/21/14]
Ted Cruz: In The Last 17 Years, Satellite Data Shows Theres Been No Warming Whatsoever. The radical left
loves attacking people as anti-science when anyone dares question their computer models on global warming, Cruz told
about a thousand activists during an agriculture summit on the state fairgrounds. They scream, youre anti-science,
when someone points out, for example, that in the last 17 years, satellite data shows theres been no warming
whatsoever. [Politico, 3/7/15]
Cruzs Father, His Spiritual Guide, Is A Hate-Spewing Extremist

RAFAEL CRUZ IS TEDS SPIRITUAL GUIDE
Rafael Cruz On Ted: I Coached, Yes, But It Was A Close Relationship In All Respects. As for our relationship, I
coached him, yes, but it was a close relationship in all respects, Cruz says. We used to go sailing together on vacations,
and wed talk and talk. After he was at Princeton, he was on the debate team, and Id go every time I could when he was
winning all of these debates. I did the same thing when he argued before the Supreme Court. [National Review, 8/28/13]
RAFAEL CRUZ CONSISTENTLY SPEAKS ABOUT MINORITIES, LGBT AND OTHER GROUPS IN DEMEANING AND
OFFENSIVE WAYS
Rafael Cruz Predicted That LGBT Activists Would Move To Legalize Pedophilia. LGBT activists next goal is
legalizing pedophilia, Pastor Rafael Cruz father of Republican senator and presidential candidate Ted Cruz told
BuzzFeed News on Wednesday. I think thats the next thing that theyre going to push, to try to legalize pedophiles, Cruz
said. Pedophilia, you have all these laws to forget about we have laws on the books about statutory rape. You have to
basically throw away the statutory rape laws to legalize pedophilia. [Buzzfeed, 10/28/15]
Rafael Cruz Called Black And Hispanic Voters Uninformed And Deceived. Cruz called black and Hispanic
voters uninformed and deceived during a speech to conservative activists in February. After attending a panel on
minority outreach at the FreedomWorks grassroots summit, Cruz, a Cuban-American, born-again Christian, spoke at the
conference. He noted that a previous speaker mentioned something about Hispanics being uninformed or deceived.
Well, the same thing is true of the black population, Cruz said. Cruz also suggested how blacks and Hispanics should
vote. As a matter of fact, if we could communicate the truth, not only to the Hispanics but to the black population, all
blacks should be Republican, he said. [Huffington Post, 11/13/13]
R. Cruz: America Was Founded By Christians; [It] Was Founded As A Christian Nation. The Obama
administration has been talking about freedom of worship. Most of us dont see anything wrong with that. [But] freedom of
worship and freedom of religion are two entirely different things. Freedom of worship is what you do in a house of worship.
In all communist countries you have freedom of worshipObama is trying to restrict our freedom of expression in the
marketplace. That is not America. America is the only country on the face of the earth that was founded on the word of
God. Dont believe this garbage from Obama that this is not a Christian nation, this country was founded by Christians;
was founded as a Christian nation. [Salon, 9/23/15]
Rafael Cruz Mocked Other Denominations For Reading The Bible With Scissors And Suggested They Would
Be Punished By God. But let me tell you what a lot of different denominations do. They read the bible with a pair of
scissors. Well this passage here doesnt go in accordance with my denominational doctrine, lets just cut it out. And
different denominations cut out different passages. I just forewarned you to read the last chapter of revelations, see what
is says about those who add or subtract from the word of God. [Rafael Cruz Speech at Greater Orlando Tea Party,
9/29/14 VIDEO 22:00]
The Bible: If Anyone Takes Words Away From This Scroll Of Prophecy, God Will Take Away From That
Person Any Share In The Tree Of Life And In The Holy City. And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of
prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in
this scroll. [Revelations 22:19]
Cruz And His Wife Are Members Of The Elite

TED CRUZS WIFE HEIDI CRUZ WORKED AT GOLDMAN SACHS IN HOUSTON, BECOMING A MANAGING
DIRECTOR
November 2012: Goldman Sachs Announced Heidi Cruz Would Be Promoted To Managing Director. November
2012 was a big month for the Cruzes: Nine days after Ted won his insurgent Senate race, Goldman Sachs announced
that Heidi would be promoted to managing director. And though she continued to miss the public sector, her success at
Goldman enabled to get the firm involved in various philanthropic projects, temporarily satisfying her appetite for service,
she has said. [Buzzfeed, 3/18/15]
TED CRUZ USED HIS KNOWLEDGE AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
TO HELP HIS CORPORATE CLIENTS AS A PRIVATE LAWYER
Yahoo News: When Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott Opened An Investigation Into Googles Alleged AntiCompetitive Practices In 2010, Google Hired Ted Cruz To Represent Them. When the Texas attorney general
opened an investigation into Googles alleged anticompetitive practices in 2010, the Web behemoth turned to an unlikely
ally for help: tea party hero Ted Cruz. Back then, Cruz wasnt the Republican senator from Texas and likely presidential
candidate that he is today. He was a lawyer in private practice, having stepped down as solicitor general for the Lone Star
State in 2008. During the five years he had previously spent in the attorney generals office, however, he made important
friends. He established a close relationship with Greg Abbott, the then attorney general who has since ascended to the
Texas governors mansion. I was his mentor, Abbott said of Cruz in a 2014 interview. Facing the threat of an antitrust
lawsuit from the state attorney general, Google hired Cruz to represent its interests before the agency where Cruz himself
had worked just over two years earlier and where his mentor, Abbott, still called the shots [Yahoo News, 3/6/15]
Cruz: Not Much Of An Outsider

CRUZ HAS SPENT MUCH OF HIS CAREER IN D.C. CIRCLES
1996: Cruz Clerked For Chief Justice William H. Rhenquist At The United States Supreme Court. [Washington Post,
8/1/12]
1999/2000: Cruz Served As A Policy Advisor For George W. Bushs Campaign. [Washington Post, 8/1/12]
2001-2003: Cruz Worked For The Department Of Justice And The Federal Trade Commission. [Washington Post,
8/1/12]
Cruz Has A History Of Omitting Key Details From Financial Disclosure Forms
TED CRUZ FAILED TO DISCLOSE TIES TO CARIBBEAN HOLDING COMPANY
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz Failed To Disclose Ties To Caribbean Holding Company. [TIME, 10/18/13]
Ted Cruz Failed To Publicly Disclose His Financial Relationship With A Caribbean-Based Holding Company
During The 2012 Campaign. Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz potentially violated ethics rules by failing to publicly
disclose his financial relationship with a Caribbean-based holding company during the 2012 campaign, a review of
financial disclosure and company documents by TIME shows. The relationship originated with a $6,000 investment Cruz
made more than a decade ago in a Jamaican private equity firm founded by his college roommate. [TIME, 10/18/13]
2013: TIME: Ted Cruz Remained One Of Four Preferential Shareholders In Caribbean Equity Partners, According
To A Filing With The Jamaican Office Of The Registrar Of Companies. Cruz says that he was only involved in the
management of the firm part-time at its early stages. Cruz remains one of four preferential shareholders in Caribbean
Equity Partners, according to the firms last filing with the Jamaican Office of the Registrar of Companies, which was
made on Dec. 31, 2001. Annual filings are required by Jamaican law, according to officials at the Ministry of Industry,
Investment and Commerce. Cruz says he does not know the current state of the private equity firm. Cruz says he has not
had any relationship with the private equity firm in a decade, is no longer a director or a shareholder, and never received
any remuneration other than the $25,000 and the promissory note. [TIME, 10/18/13]
In 2003, David Panton, Cruzs Former Roommate And Owner Of The Company Caribbean Equity Partners LTD,
Told A Jamaican Newspaper That The Firm Focused On Buyouts, Mergers, and Acquisitions In The Caribbean
Basin. In 2003, Panton told an established Jamaican newspaper, the Gleaner, that the firm focused on buyouts and
mergers and acquisitions in the Caribbean basin and had $100 million in investments under management. The firms
investments included a $6 million stake in the Atlantis tourist attraction in the Caribbean, and positions in a Jamaicabased coffee distributor as well as a hotel chain, according to the newspaper. [TIME, 10/18/13]
Ted Cruz Used The Tax Haven Company To Turn A $6,000 Investment Into At Least $100,000. Time (h/t TPM)
reports that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz invested $6,000 in a company with his college roommate/debate partner, David
Panton, which has turned into at least $100,000. While this is true on paper and required Cruz to make multiple
amendments to his Senate financial disclosures, the story is of more interest to me for Cruz's use of a tax haven
company. The tax haven in this case is the British Virgin Islands. Caribbean Equity Partners Limited was founded by
Panton, Cruz, and two other partners in 1998. Cruz's $6,000 plus help starting the firm gave him a 10 percent
ownership stake, according to a spokeswoman for Cruz in response to my email inquiries. The other partners owned
30 percent apiece. Caribbean Equity Partners Limited consisted of two separate units, Caribbean Equity Partners
Limited (based in Jamaica) and Caribbean Equity Partners Limited (based in the British Virgin Islands). Cruz held
stock in both of them. In the Jamaica corporation, he held 100 regular shares plus 250 Class "C" Preference Shares.
He held 5,000 shares of the British Virgin Islands-incorporated company. This information comes from a Certificate of
Divestiture dated January 6, 2003, filed when his wife, Heidi Cruz, took a job in the Department of the Treasury, one
of many documents published by Time. The Cruz spokeswoman confirmed his ownership in both companies This
divestiture, about five years after the company was founded, netted Cruz $100,000, consisting of $25,000 in cash and
a $75,000 promissory note from a different company, CEP Investments Holdings Limited. This firm is headquartered
in Jamaica but domiciled for tax purposes in the British Virgin Islands, Cruz told Time. He also told the magazine that
it is "effectively" a promissory note from Panton, as the company is owned by Panton. Based on what the Time story
describes as an "oral provision" with Panton to pay reasonable interest on the note, it has now grown to over
$100,000 in value as indicated in an October 1 amended disclosure and confirmed by the Cruz spokeswoman. As the
promissory note shows, it was originally scheduled to have been paid December 31, 2003, but according to Cruz's
spokeswoman he and Panton have an oral agreement to postpone payment indefinitely. [US News and World
Report, 10/25/13]
YET TED CRUZ ATTACKED HIS 2012 U.S. SENATE OPPONENT FOR HAVING HOLDINGS SHROUDED IN
SECRECY
Ted Cruz Attacked His 2012 U.S. Senate Opponent For Having Holdings Shrouded In Secrecy. When Dewhurst
rehashed past criticisms of Cruz for his private, Houston-based law firm's representation of a Chinese firm in an
intellectual property dispute, Cruz demanded to know how much of Dewhurst's personal wealth he has invested in China.
Dewhurst said he was not aware of any Chinese investments, to which Cruz said his holdings were shrouded in
secrecy. [Associated Press, 7/18/12]
Ted Cruz To His 2012 U.S. Senate Opponent: Of His $200 Million In Vast Global Assets, I Would Like For Him To
Specifically Enumerate How Much He Owns In China. Cruz said if Dewhurst would show up at debates, he could ask
Cruz personally. He also sought to turn the tables, demanding that Dewhurst explain whether and how much hes
invested in Chinese companies. Of his $200 million in vast global assets, I would like for him to specifically enumerate
how much he owns in China, Cruz said. [Texas Tribune, 5/21/12]
TED CRUZ ALSO REFUSES TO VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE HIS FATHERS SPEAKING FEES
Ted Cruz Did Not Disclose How Much Rafael Cruz Was Paid For Speaking To Private Groups. There is no
requirement the elder Mr. Cruz disclose what he is paid from private groups, and to date neither he nor his son have
offered an accounting. He said he often will stay in the home of one of his hosts to keep costs down and to get to know
those he is coming to address. [Washington Times, 4/27/15]
Rafael Cruz Said He Would Rather Stay At Peoples Homes Instead Of Hotels While Traveling. There is no
offered an accounting. He said he often will stay in the home of one of his hosts to keep costs down and to get to
know those he is coming to address. I love staying at peoples homes because I get to develop relationships with
those people, and it is actually life is all about relationships, Rafael Cruz told The Times. I know there are people
who would rather have the privacy of a hotel room, but I dont want to be staring at four walls at a hotel room. Id
rather be sitting around a kitchen table, having a cup of coffee and chatting with a family and getting to know them.
[Washington Times, 4/27/15]
Ted Cruz Refused To Identify Supporters Who Agreed To Raise Up To $500,000 For His Campaign. The money
fueling Sen. Ted Cruzs campaign for president comes in both trickles and torrents. And the sources of much of it are
murky. A hedge fund billionaire is reported to have poured $30 million into the cause isnt talking. So its unclear why he
picked Cruz and how much hes willing to spend to keep the Texas Republicans hopes alive as the race plays out. Nor
will Cruz identify supporters whove agreed to raise up to $500,000 from their networks of friends and associates
bundlers wholl be rewarded with special access to the candidate in coming months. Some people love to see their
names in the papers. Others are kind of shy, said campaign spokesman Rick Tyler. [Dallas Morning News, 4/22/15]
When Ted Cruz Was The Only Senator To Miss A Vote On A Bill To Combat Human Trafficking, His Aides Would
Not Reveal What He Did That Day. The Senate unanimously passed a beleaguered human trafficking bill Wednesday
afternoon, ending a contentious showdown over federal abortion funding restrictions and opening the door to a
confirmation vote on attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch. The bill passed 99-0 with Sen. Ted Cruz the only senator to
miss the vote. Cruz wasnt in Washington, according to campaign spokeswoman Catherine Frazier. Neither she nor aides
at his Senate office would say where Cruz was or what he was doing on Wednesday. Cruz is expected in Dallas on
Thursday for a fund-raiser hosted by investor Tom Hicks. [Dallas Morning News, 4/22/15]
Ted Cruz Was The Only Senator To Miss A Vote On A Bill To Combat Human Trafficking. After a long delay, the
Senate Wednesday easily approved a bill to combat human trafficking. The vote was 99-0. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was
the only senator who did not vote. [CNN, 4/22/15]
HEADLINE: Anti-Trafficking Bill Would Give Security, Border Patrol More Training. [Las Vegas ReviewJournal, 4/22/15]
Cruz Timeline
Rafael Edward Ted Cruz was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on December 22, 1970 to Eleanor Darragh Wilson, an
American and Rafael Cruz, a Cuban immigrant.
Cruz was a Canadian citizen until May 14, 2014 when he formally renounced his citizenship.
Cruz is a Southern Baptist. He was baptized at the age of 8 and goes to First Baptist Church in Houston, Texas.
Cruzs parents were married in 1969 and divorced in 1997. Both had been in previous marriages and according to
Cruz, they both had alcohol problems.
Cruz had two older half-sisters on his fathers side: Miriam Cruz, who died of a prescription drug overdose in
2011, and Roxana Cruz who resides physician who practices as an internist and resides in Texas. Cruz also had
a half-brother on his mothers side, Michael Wilson, who was found dead in his crib when he was only a few
months old.
Cruzs parents co-founded seismic data programs and worked with oil companies.
Cruzs mother graduated from Rice University with a degree in math and is a breast cancer survivor.
Though his father immigrated to the United States in 1957, he did not become a naturalized citizen until 2005.
Cruzs father fought for Fidel Castro against Fulgencio Batista. After being imprisoned and tortured by the Batista
regime, the elder Rafael Cruz came to America on a student visa with nothing but $100 sewn into his underwear.
He made his way through the University of Texas by washing dishes.
Cruzs father, Rafael Cruz is a pastor that frequently travels the country preaching and stumping for his son.
Anything more you want to add on his dad?
Around 1973, Cruzs father left him and his mother for a period of time but returned while they were still in Canada.
In 1974, Cruz moved to Houston, Texas.

In 1988, Cruz graduated from Second Baptist School in Houston. Cruz was valedictorian.
Cruz also attended Faith West Academy high school in Katy, Texas.
While Cruz was in high school he was part of a group called Constitutional Corroborators, sponsored by the Free
Enterprise Institute, that learned the Constitution by heart and traveled the state giving speeches on conservative
ideas.
In 1990, Cruzs parents declared bankruptcy during the energy bust.

From 1988 to 1992, Cruz attended Princeton, graduating cum laude.
While attending Princeton, Cruz participated in debate club and won national speech and debate championships.
Cruz lost races for Sophomore Class President and Campus and Community Affairs Chair. Cruz won a race for U
Council.
Cruz was on a safety committee and started another committee dedicated to addressing students' dissatisfaction
with the school's dining options.
David Panton became Cruzs roommate during freshman year.
From 1992 to 1995, Cruz attended Harvard law, graduating magna cum laude.
From June 1995 to June 1996, Cruz clerked for Federal Appellate Judge Michael Luttig in Richmond, Virginia.
From July 1996 to July 1997, Cruz clerked for Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist in Washington, DC. Cruz
was Rehnquists first Hispanic clerk.
In 1997, Cruzs parents get divorced.
From August 1997 to June 1999, Cruz was an attorney with the DC-based law firm Cooper, Carvin & Rosenthal.
On November 7, 1997, Cruz was admitted to the Texas Bar and on September 11, 1998, Cruz was admitted to the DC
Bar.
In 1998, Cruz was one of the founding members of Caribbean Equity Partners Limited, a Caribbean investment vehicle
whose principle was David Panton, Cruzs college roommate.
November 2002, Cruz cashed out from Caribbean Equity Partners, receiving $25,000 upfront and a $75,000 IOU
with interest. On his financial disclosures he listed its value at $100,000 to $250,000.
From July 1999 to November 2000, Cruz was a domestic policy advisor on George W. Bushs presidential campaign and
was based in Austin, Texas.
Though December 2000, Cruz was a part of George W. Bushs Florida recount team.
On January 3, 2000, Cruz met his future-wife, Heidi who was also a policy advisor on the George W. Bush campaign. She
also went to Florida for the recount.
From January to June 2001, Cruz serves as Associate Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice.
From July 2001 to February 2003, Cruz was the Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade
Commission.
On May 27, 2001 Cruz marries Heidi Nelson.
From January 2003 to May 2008, Cruz was the Solicitor General of Texas.
He was the first Hispanic person and longest serving solicitor general in Texas history.
In his five years in the post, he wrote 70 briefs to the Supreme Court and argued before the court nine times. He
was involved in numerous high-profile cases, including defending the Ten Commandments monument on the
Texas State Capitol grounds, the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools and the 2003 Texas
redistricting plan.
He says hes proudest of his work in Medillin v. Texas, in which the state fought the Bush administration over the
execution of a Mexican citizen.
From August 2004 to May 2009, Cruz was an adjunct law professor at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin,
Texas.
In 2009, Cruz formed and quickly dissolved a bid for Texas Attorney General after Greg Abbott decided to run for reelection.
From May 2008 to January 2013, Cruz was an attorney with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Houston, Texas.
In 2008, Cruz and his wife bought a condo in Houston, Texas, for more than $800,000.
Cruzs mortgage was valued between $250,000 and $500,000.
In 2008, Cruzs first daughter Caroline was born.

In 2011, Cruzs second daughter Catherine was born.
January 2013: Cruz declares his candidacy for U.S. Senate.
On May 29, 2012, Cruz won enough votes in the Republican primary to force a runoff.
On July 31, 2012, Cruz won the runoff election for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate seat, beating Texas Lt. Governor
David Dewhurst by a vote of 57 percent to 43 percent.
On November 6, 2012, Cruz defeated Democrat Paul Sadler (56 percent to 41 percent) to win the U.S. Senate seat.
On November 14, 2012, Cruz was named Vice Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
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On January 3, 2013, Cruz was sworn in as the 34 U.S. Senator from Texas.
On June 30, 2015, Cruzs book, A Time For Truth, was published. The book deal was worth $1.5 million.
Cruzs Career Overview

Early Life & Career
Birth & Citizenship
TED CRUZ WAS BORN IN ALBERTA, CANADA
Ted Cruz Was Born In Calgary, Alberta Canada. It seems like an obscure court case from a dusty old law book, but if
Canadian-born Texas Sen. Ted Cruz decides to run for president, you're likely to hear a lot about United States vs. Wong
Kim Ark. In the 1898 case, the Supreme Court voted 6-2 to repudiate the exclusive language of the infamous Dred Scott
case and create an expansive definition of the Constitution's natural-born citizen clause. That's important because the
Constitution requires that the president be a natural-born citizen - and Cruz was born in Calgary, Alberta, in 1970. [San
Francisco Chronicle, 5/26/13]
Ted Cruz: When I Was Born In Calgary, I Was A [U.S.] Citizen By Birth. MATTHEWS: Well, actually, natural-born
means that you were born to American parents. You don`t have to be naturalized. I think you`re completely in the clear
here, as I believed from the beginning the president is, because Trump, he has never said that the mother of Barack
Obama is not the mother of Barack Obama. But what do you think of the fact he still says it`s a hurdle for you? And by the
way, you`re quite open about how you grew up and where you were born. CRUZ: Well, sure. Sure. Now, look, I like
Donald Trump. You know, there are a lot of folks in Washington right now that seem to be crawling all over themselves to
smack Donald Trump. I`m not one of them. I think he`s bold, I think he`s brash, and I think he`s got backbone. I think he...
MATTHEWS: Well, why does he say stuff about you? CRUZ: You know, look... MATTHEWS: Why does he say it`s a
hurdle for you, when no one else is causing you trouble? And by the way, George -- who is it -- Romney, George Romney,
was born in Mexico to American parents. John McCain was born in the Canal Zone. Barry Goldwater was born in Arizona,
a territory at the time. CRUZ: Right. Right. MATTHEWS: Nobody made a beef about that. CRUZ: Yes, look, the legal
question is quite straightforward, that the child of a U.S. citizen born abroad is a natural-born citizen. As you noted, my
mom was Irish and Italian, born in Wilmington, Delaware. And when I was born in Calgary, I was a citizen by birth.
[Hardball, MSNBC, 7/8/15]
TED CRUZS MOTHER WAS BORN IN DELAWARE, AND THE FAMILY RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES
WHEN CRUZ WAS FOUR
Politifact: Ted Cruzs Mother Was Born In Delaware And The Family Returned To The United States When Cruz
Was 4. His Cuban-born father, now an American citizen, was not a citizen at the time. His mother was born in Delaware.
The family returned to the United States when Cruz was 4. [Politifact, 6/5/14]
TED CRUZS PARENTS LIVED IN THE CANADIAN OIL PATCH WHEN CRUZ WAS BORN
Dallas Morning News: When Ted Cruz Was Born On Dec. 22, 1970, His Parents Were Living In The Canadian Oil
Patch In Calgary. When he was born on Dec. 22, 1970, his parents were living in the Canadian oil patch in Calgary. His
mother is a native-born American. His father, a Cuban migr who later became a naturalized American, was still a
Cuban citizen. [Dallas Morning News, 6/10/14]
Politifact: Cruz Was Born In 1970 In Calgary, Alberta, While His Parents Were Working There. The basic
biography: Cruz was born in 1970 in Calgary, Alberta, while his parents were working there. [Politifact, 6/5/14]
TED CRUZ SAID HE WAS A NATURAL BORN U.S CITIZEN BECAUSE HIS MOTHER WAS A U.S CITIZEN
Cruz: My Mother Was A U.S. Citizen By Birth And So Under U.S. Law I Was An American Citizen By Birth. When
Jorge Ramos suggested that Cruz might not be eligible to run for president one day because Calgary was his birthplace,
Cruz bristled a bit. He told the host, My mother was a U.S. citizen by birth and so under U.S. law I was an American
citizen by birth. Cruz also suggested that it might be a matter for constitutional scholars to decide. [ABC News Radio,
10/30/13]
Cruz Spokesperson: Cruz Is A U.S. Citizen By Birth, Having Been Born In Calgary To An American-Born
Mother. The Constitution states the president must be a "natural-born citizen." Cruz's mother was a U.S. citizen when
he was born (his father was born in Cuba) and current law extends citizenship to anyone born to a U.S. citizen, regardless
of where the birth takes place. The question is whether U.S. citizenship is the same thing as being a natural-born citizen.
Cruz's spokesman Catherine Frazier said Monday that the senator is a U.S. citizen by birth, having been born in Calgary
to an American-born mother. [Washington Post, 5/6/13]
Ted Cruz Said That Since His Mother Was Born In America, That Made Him A Natural-Born Citizen. When Sen.
Cruz's Canadian birthplace came up last year as a presidential-bid issue, he said his American-born mothershe is of
Irish-Italian descentmade him a natural-born citizen, as the Constitution requires. [Wall Street Journal, 4/18/14]
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz Backers Say He's 'Natural Born' [San Francisco Chronicle, 5/26/13]
San Francisco Chronicle: Cruz, Who Is Being Urged To Run For President In 2016 By Some Conservative
Activists, Argues That He Is A Natural-Born Citizen Because His Mother Was An American Citizen. [San
Francisco Chronicle, 5/26/13]
Ted Cruzs Spokeswoman Catherine Frazier: Sen. Cruz Is A US Citizen By Birth, Having Been Born To An
American Mother. Sen. Cruz is a US citizen by birth, having been born to an American mother, said Cruz
spokeswoman Catherine Frazier. [Dallas Morning News, 1/23/15]
Ted Cruz: I Am A United States Citizen Because My Mother Was A United States Citizen, Born In Wilmington,
Delaware. Cruz also tackled the suggestion Bush made a day earlier in New Hampshire that he and Sen. Marco Rubio
had benefited from birthright citizenship. He called Bush confused. I am a United States citizen because my mother was
a United States citizen, born in Wilmington, Delaware. And it has been the law since the beginning of the country that the
children of American citizens born here or abroad are American citizens by birth, Cruz said. It seems Gov. Bush has that
confused with the very different notion that someone who comes here illegally should not have the law grant automatic
citizenship to their children if they are here illegally. [Dallas Morning News, 8/21/15]
AND MAINTAINED HE WAS A NATURAL BORN U.S CITIZEN BY BIRTH
Cruz On His Canadian Citizenship: Nothing Against Canada, But Im An American By Birth And As A U.S.
Senator, I Believe I Should Be Only An American. Nothing against Canada, but Im an American by birth and as a
U.S. senator, I believe I should be only an American, he said the day of the initial report. [Dallas Morning News, 6/10/14]
Cruz Spokesman: Sen. Cruz Is A U.S. Citizen By Birth. In the past few days, there has been renewed buzz on the
Internet about the presidential eligibility of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Cruz has only been in the Senate for about 60 days and
does not appear to be behind any of the talk. But he has certainly been in the news in recent days, and in response to a
request for comment, his spokesman, Sean Rushton, sent me this note: Sen. Cruz is a U.S. citizen by birth, having been
born in Calgary to an American-born mother. He is focused entirely on his new role in the Senate, and on working every
day to represent Texas and defend conservative principles in the Senate. Any talk about Cruz follows years of discussion
about birthplace and presidential eligibility involving President Obama, Sen. John McCain, and Sen. Marco Rubio. The
bottom line in the case of Cruz, who was born in Canada in 1970, is that his father was an immigrant from Cuba and not a
U.S. citizen at the time of young Cruzs birth, but his mother was born and raised in the United States. The law in effect
then, and now, made Ted Cruz a U.S. citizen at birth. Although the drafters of the Constitution did not define what they
meant when they required an American president to be a natural born citizen, it is generally thought that citizen by birth
is the best modern-day equivalent. On that basis, Cruz appears entirely eligible if he ever chooses to pursue the White
House. [Washington Examiner, 3/10/13]
Cruz Confirmed That He Is A U.S. Citizen By Birth. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wants to be clear: Although he was
born in Canada, he is a U.S. citizen. Speaking Monday night on Fox News' Hannity, Cruz gave some insight into his
recent keynote speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference and short time in the Senate so far. Towards the
end of the interview, however, host Sean Hannity pointed out that recent buzz around the tea party favorite has gained
Cruz some attention as a possible presidential nominee. Are you eligible to run for president? You were born in Canada,
Hannity asked. Cruz attempted to downplay the question and turned to his work defending the Constitution in the
Senate. But Hannity went on to note that while while Cruz was born in Canada to a Cuban father, Cruz's mother was a
U.S. citizen, which led Cruz to agree that he was, in fact, a U.S. citizen by birth. Cruz was born in Calgary, Canada. His
camp has responded to prior questions about his birthplace and presidential eligibility by stating that his mother's
citizenship makes him a U.S. citizen by birth. [Huffington Post, 3/19/13; Hannity, Fox News, 3/18/13; VIDEO]
TED CRUZ RELEASED HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE
Huffington Post: Cruz Released His Birth Certificate To The [Dallas] Morning News In August In An Effort To
Curb Speculation That He Is Not A Natural Born Citizen. [Ted] Cruz released his birth certificate to the Morning
News in August in an effort to curb speculation that he is not a natural born citizen (and therefore ineligible to run for
president in the U.S.). However, the newspaper pointed out that the circumstances of Cruz's birth -- he was born in
Calgary, Alberta to an American mother -- meant he likely retained citizenship in both the U.S. and Canada. [Huffington
Post, 12/29/13]
TED CRUZ SAID HE DID NOT KNOW HE HELD DUAL U.S-CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP
Ted Cruz Said He Didnt Know He Had Dual U.S, Canadian Citizenship. As you know, I did not know that I
technically had that citizenship. So when I discovered it thanks to your reporting I took legal action to ensure that I was
only an American citizen, Cruz said after lunch with Texas lawmakers at the Capitol. Because I think its appropriate as a
U.S. senator representing the state of Texas to be only an American. [Dallas Morning News, 6/12/14]
AND SAID HIS MOTHER TOLD HIM HE HAD TO AFFIRM HIS CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP TO HAVE IT
Dallas Morning News: Cruz Has Said That When He Was A Child, His Mother Had Told Him She Would Have Had
To Make An Affirmative Act To Claim Canadian Citizenship For Him. Cruz has said that when he was a child, his
mother had told him she would have had to make an affirmative act to claim Canadian citizenship for him. Since that
never happened, the family always had assumed that he did not hold Canadian citizenship. [Dallas Morning News,
6/10/14]
TED CRUZ SAID HE LEARNED OF HIS DUAL U.S-CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP THROUGH A NEWS REPORT
The Dallas Morning News Reported In August 2013 That Cruzs Birth In Calgary, Alberta, Meant That He Was
Born With Canadian Citizenship. The Dallas Morning News reported last August that the circumstances of Cruzs birth
in Calgary, Alberta, meant that he was born with Canadian citizenship. That came as news both to him and his parents
an American mother and a father who was still a Cuban citizen at the time. [Dallas Morning News, 6/12/14]
Washington Post: Ted Cruz Announced That He Would Takes Steps To Renounce His Canadian Citizenship After
The Dallas Morning News Pointed Out That He Probably Remained A Citizen There By Virtue Of His Birth. Sen.
Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) is now 100 percent American. The tea party favorite announced last summer that he would takes steps
to renounce his Canadian citizenship after the Dallas Morning News pointed out that he probably remained a citizen there
by virtue of his birth. [Washington Post, 6/10/14]
Dallas Morning News: The Dual Citizenship Came As A Surprise To Cruz And His Parents When The Dallas
Morning News Reported On It. The senator provided a copy of his Canadian birth certificate at the time. He vowed
almost immediately to shed his Canadian citizenship, and promised to tell The News first as soon as he succeeded.
[Dallas Morning News, 6/10/14]
TED CRUZ HIRED A LAWYER TO ASSIST HIM IN RENOUNCING HIS CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz Says Hes Hired Lawyers To Renounce Canadian Citizenship. [Dallas Morning News,
12/28/13]
Cruz On Renouncing Canadian Citizenship: I Have Retained Counsel That Is Preparing The Paperwork To
Renounce Citizenship. Born in Alberta 43 years ago last Sunday, Sen. Ted Cruz was unaware of his dual
nationality until The Dallas Morning News explored the issue in August. Since then, he said in a recent interview, I
have retained counsel that is preparing the paperwork to renounce the citizenship. He expects to complete the
process in 2014. That time frame jibes with predictions from Canadian legal experts. He doesnt dispute holding dual
citizenship. Not at this point, he said. When Cruz was born, his parents were living in the Canadian oil patch in
Calgary. His mother is a native-born American. His father, a Cuban migr who later became a naturalized American,
was still a Cuban citizen. [Dallas Morning News, 12/28/13]
Dallas Morning News: Cruz Said He Had Hired Lawyers To Assist In The Effort To Renounce His Canadian
Citizenship. In December, Cruz said he had hired lawyers to assist in the effort to renounce his Canadian citizenship.
WHICH TOOK HIM NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE
Dallas Morning News: Alberta-Born Sen. Ted Cruz Has Given Up His Canadian Dual Citizenship And The
Renunciation Became Official Roughly 9 Months After He Learned He Wasnt Only An American. Alberta-born
Sen. Ted Cruz has given up his Canadian dual citizenship. The renunciation became official on May 14, roughly 9 months
after he learned he wasnt only an American. [Dallas Morning News, 6/10/14]
HEADLINE: Sen. Ted Cruz Hopes To Complete Process To Renounce Canadian Citizenship Soon. [Fox News,
1/5/14]
Fox News: Ted Cruz Had Yet To Renounce His Birth Countrys Citizenship As Promised- But A Spokeswoman
Said He Planned To Have That Finished Soon. Canada-born U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has yet to renounce his birth
country's citizenship as promised but a spokeswoman said Saturday the Tea Party darling plans to have that finished
soon. Catherine Frazier, a spokeswoman for the junior senator from Texas, said lawyers are preparing the necessary
paperwork. The 43-year-old Cruz has been fully focused on fighting for Texans' values and interests in the Senate for the
last year, Frazier said via email. He looks forward to the process being completed soon." [Fox News, 1/5/14]
HEADLINE: Sen. Ted Cruz Still Citizen Of U.S And Canada. [USA Today, 1/3/14]
USA Today: Ted Cruz Vowed Months Ago To Renounce His Canadian Citizenship By The End Of 2013, But The
Calgary-Born Republican Is Still A Dual Citizen. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz vowed months ago to renounce his Canadian
citizenship by the end of 2013, but the Calgary-born Republican is still a dual citizen. Cruz, 43, recently said in an
interview with the Dallas Morning News that lawyers are preparing the paperwork to renounce citizenship, just as he said
in August. Richard Kurland, a Vancouver-based immigration attorney, wonders what's taking so long. Kurland said Friday
that unless there's a security or mental health issue that hasn't been disclosed, renouncing citizenship is a simple, quick
process. [USA Today, 1/3/14]
Ted Cruzs Spokeswoman Catherine Frazier Said Ted Cruzs Plans To Renounce His Canadian Citizenship
Remained In Motion. The Constitution gives three eligibility requirements to be president: one must be 35 years of age,
a resident within the United States for 14 years, and a natural born Citizen, a term not defined in the Constitution. That
lack of precision has given rise to controversy and legal challenges, but has never resulted in a definitive determination by
the U.S. Supreme Court. For that reason and others, the Ohio researchers called Cruzs eligibility legally unsettled. Since
then, Cruz has declared plans to renounce his Canadian citizenship. Those plans remain in motion, his spokeswoman,
Catherine Frazier, told us by email this week. [Politifact, 6/5/14]
TED CRUZ SAID HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT HIS CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP WAS RENOUNCED A FEW
DAYS BEFORE JUNE 10, 2014
The Dallas Morning News Reported That Ted Cruz Received Notification That He Was No Longer A Canadian
Citizen A Few Days Before June 10, 2014. Alberta-born Sen. Ted Cruz has given up his Canadian dual citizenship.
The renunciation became official on May 14, roughly 9 months after he learned he wasnt only an American. Cruz
received notification by mail a few days ago. [Dallas Morning News, 6/10/14]
BUT THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT COMPLETED CRUZS RENUNCIATION OF CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP ON
MAY 14, 2014
On May 14, 2014, The Canadian Government Certified Ted Cruzs Request To Renounce His Canadian
Citizenship. As of May 14, Cruz was no longer a Canadian citizen. His spokeswoman on Tuesday passed along a
document from the Canadian government certifying that he ceased to be a citizen last month. [Washington Post, 6/10/14]
Dallas Morning News: Cruz Held Dual Citizenship His Entire Life Until May 14, [2014], The Date On The
Certificate Of Renunciation Of Canadian Citizenship. Thus, Cruz held dual citizenship his entire life until May 14,
the date on the Certificate of Renunciation of Canadian Citizenship. He received that notice Tuesday by mail at his home
in Houston, and his office shared a copy later that day. (No, Canada: Sen. Ted Cruz has formally shed his dual
citizenship). [Dallas Morning News, 6/12/14]
TED CRUZS OFFICE ANNOUNCED THAT CRUZ OFFICIALLY RENOUNCED HIS CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP ON
th,
JUNE 10 2014
Ted Cruzs Press Secretary Confirmed The News Of Ted Cruz Renouncing His Canadian Citizenship. it's official
y'all MT @rjrusak: @tedcruz has finished renunciation of Canadian citizenship, @toddgillman reports:
http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/06/no-canada-sen-ted-cruz-has-formally-shed-his-dual-citizenship.html/.
[@CatBlackFrazier, Twitter, 6/10/14]
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz Officially Gives Up His Canadian Citizenship. [Washington Post, 6/10/14]
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz Renounces Newly Discovered Canadian Citizenship. [TIME, 6/10/14]
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz Sheds His Canadian Citizenship. [NBC News, 6/10/14]
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz Renounces Canadian Citizenship. [Fox News, 6/10/14]
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz And Canada Officially Part Ways. [ABC News, 6/10/14]
HEADLINE: No, Canada: Sen. Ted Cruz Has Formally Shed His Dual Citizenship. [Dallas Morning News, 6/10/14]
AND SAID CRUZ WAS GLAD THE PROCESS WAS OVER
HEADLINE: Sen. Ted Cruz: Shedding Canadian Citizenship Was Worth It. [Dallas Morning News, 6/12/14]
Ted Cruz Said That He Was Glad To Get Rid Of His Canadian Citizenship. Two days after receiving official notice
that hes no longer a Canadian, Sen. Ted Cruz said Thursday that hes glad to have cast off his dual citizenship. [Dallas
Morning News, 6/12/14]
Ted Cruz Spokeswoman Catherine Frazier On Ted Cruz Renouncing His Canadian Citizenship: Hes Pleased To
Receive The Notification And Glad To Have This Process Finalized. Hes pleased to receive the notification and
glad to have this process finalized, spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said Tuesday. [Dallas Morning News, 6/10/14]
TED CRUZ SAID HE DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH HE PAID LAWYERS TO ASSIST HIM IN RENOUNCING HIS
CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP
Ted Cruz Said He Did Not Know How Much He Spent Hiring Lawyers To Handle The Process Of Renouncing His
Canadian Citizenship Stating It Was Not Tremendously Expensive. Cruz wasnt sure exactly how much he spent
hiring lawyers to take care of the paperwork. Canadian legal experts have said the process can be handled for a few
hundred dollars. Whatever it was, he said, it was worth it. It was not tremendously expensive, he said. [Dallas Morning
News, 6/12/14]
STORIES OE ISSUES WITH CRUZ RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT BECAUSE OF CRUZS BIRTHPLACE
Associated Press On Ted Cruzs Birthplace: There Were Questions About His Constitutional Standing To
Become President Because Of His Birth In Canada. But Ted Cruz has birther baggage of his own: Questions about
his constitutional standing to become president because of his birth in Canada, to a Cuban father and American mother.
Deflection: Cruz promised in the summer of 2013 to renounce his Canadian citizenship but still hasn't done so.
[Associated Press, 4/7/14]
Dallas Morning News: Cruzs Birth In Canada Was Never A Secret But It Proved A Political Liability, With
Detractors Taunting Him As Canadian Ted And Critics Suggesting That His Overseas Birth Made Him Ineligible
To Run For President. Cruzs birth in Canada was never a secret. But it proved a political liability, with detractors
taunting him as Canadian Ted and critics suggesting that his overseas birth made him ineligible to run for president.
Dallas Morning News: Dual Citizenship Could Have Created A Political Impediment Should Cruz Run For
President, As Hes Been Preparing To Do. Apart from the jokes on late night TV shows, dual citizenship could have
created a political impediment should Cruz run for president, as hes been preparing to do. [Dallas Morning News,
6/12/14]
Washington Post: The Debate About Whether Cruz Can Run For President Because It's Not 100 Percent Clear
That He's A Natural-Born Citizen Will Likely Rage On. So that's the end of it, right? Well, not quite. The debate
about whether Cruz can run for president because it's not 100 percent clear that he's a natural-born citizen will likely rage
on. [Washington Post, 6/10/14]
HEADLINE: Is Ted Cruz, Born In Canada, Eligible To Run For President? (Updated). [Politifact, 3/26/15]
HEADLINE: GOP Debate Rules Could Reignite Questions About Cruz Birthplace. [Dallas Morning News, 5/23/15]
Cruz Spokesman On Questions About Cruzs Birthplace At GOP Debates: It Would Be An Interesting Spectacle,
But I Dont Think It Has Anything To Do With The Legal Precedent Thats Been Set And Accepted. Not
surprisingly, the GOP presidential debates announced last week will be open only to candidates who can legally serve as
president. That will make Fox News and CNN the first arbiters of Canada-born Ted Cruzs eligibility. By putting him on
stage, they will implicitly be granting a seal of approval to the only contender born outside the U.S. The U.S. Constitution
says a president has to be a natural-born citizen. Fox and CNN both listed Article II, Section 1 among the requirements for
would-be debaters. Its inconceivable that either network would invoke that requirement to shut out the Texas senator. But
there are only 10 berths at each debate. Its not so hard to imagine a candidate who doesnt make the cut heading to court
to say, Hang on a second, that guy isnt even a natural-born American. Cruz aides shrug off the possibility. It would be
an interesting spectacle, but I dont think it has anything to do with the legal precedent thats been set and accepted, said
Rick Tyler, Cruz campaign spokesman. [Dallas Morning News, 5/23/15]
HEADLINE: American Enough. [National Journal, 7/24/15]
SUBHEADLINE: Ted Cruz Was Born In Canada To An American Mother. Can That Satisfy The Constitutional
Requirement? [National Journal, 7/24/15]
PROMINENT BIRTHER RICHARD MACK SAID HE BELIEVED CRUZ WAS INELIGIBLE TO BE PRESIDENT
HEADLINE: Top Birther Richard Mack Says Ted Cruz Is Ineligible To Be President. [Right Wing Watch, 10/22/14;
AUDIO]
Prominent Birther Richard Mack Said He Believed Cruz Was Ineligible To Be President. As Brian has written about
quite a bit, there is some strife in the ranks of birthers over the potential presidential candidacy of Texas senator and Tea
Party hero Ted Cruz. [] One prominent birther has at least decided to stay consistent. Richard Mack, a former Arizona
sheriff who now heads the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association a guild of officers who believe the
county sheriff has the authority to defy and arrest federal officials said in a recent Blog Talk Radio interview that he
believes Cruz is ineligible for the presidency. In response to a caller who argued that the Constitution bars the Canadianborn Cruz from being president, Mack said, That is correct, I try to say that to a lot of people. Ted Cruz cannot run for
president of the United States. I like Ted, Ive met him several times and hes kind of a friend of mine, but he cant run for
president, he continued. [Right Wing Watch, 10/22/14; AUDIO]
LEGAL EXPERTS HELD THAT CRUZS CANADIAN BIRTH WASNT AN ISSUE
HEADLINE: Legal Experts: Cruzs Canadian Birth Wont Keep Him Out Of The Oval Office. [Washington Post,
3/12/15]
HEADLINE: Despite Canadian Birth, Legal Duo Says Cruz Eligible To Seek Presidency. [Associated Press,
3/13/15]
A Pair Of Bipartisan Lawyers Concluded That Cruz Met The Constitutional Standard To Run For President,
Despite His Canadian Birth. Canadian-born Ted Cruz is getting some bipartisan help to shut down a potential birther
problem before his expected presidential campaign. Two lawyers who have represented presidents from both parties at
the Supreme Court say they think the Republican senator from Texas is legally eligible to run for president. Some have
questioned whether Cruz is constitutionally eligible to run for the White House because he was born in a Canadian
hospital to an American mother. But Paul Clement, a solicitor general in the Bush administration; and Neal Katyal, former
acting solicitor general in the Obama administration, write in the Harvard Law Review that Cruz meets the constitutional
standard to run, in their opinion. [Associated Press, 3/13/15]
HEADLINE: Lawyers Say Canadian-Born Cruz Eligible To Run For President. [Fox News, 3/15/15]
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz's Team Says This Is The Proof That He Can Run For US President Despite His Canadian
Roots. [Business Insider, 3/30/15]
Ted Cruzs Campaign Said That A Harvard Law Review Article Answered All Questions About Cruzs Eligibility To
Be President. According to his campaign team, two top lawyers definitively settled the question of whether Sen. Ted
Cruz (R-Texas) is eligible to run for US president with an article published in the Harvard Law Review earlier this month.
In an email to Business Insider last week, Cruz's senior adviser Catherine Frazier said the campaign is pointing any
reporters who ask about Cruz's eligibility to the March 11 article by Neal Katyal and Paul Clement. Any coverage on this
issue should include the Harvard Law Review article by Katyal and Clement, Frazier wrote. [Business Insider, 3/30/15]
Business Insider: In The Harvard Law Review Article About Cruzs Eligibility To Be President, Katyal And
Clement Argue That There Is No Uncertainty Whatsoever About Whether Children Of American Citizens Who
Were Born Abroad Are "Natural Born Citizens." In their article, Katyal and Clement argue that there is no uncertainty
whatsoever about whether children of American citizens who were born abroad are natural born citizens. Both Katyal and
Clement have served as the acting solicitor general of the US. Katyal held the post in the administration of President
Barack Obama while Clement served under President George W. Bush. They began their article by noting that they may
have different political views but are in complete agreement about the definition of a natural born citizen. We have both
had the privilege of heading the Office of the Solicitor General during different administrations, they wrote. We may have
different ideas about the ideal candidate in the next presidential election, but we agree on one important principle: voters
should be able to choose from all constitutionally eligible candidates, free from spurious arguments that a U.S. citizen at
birth is somehow not constitutionally eligible to serve as President simply because he was delivered at a hospital abroad.
[Business Insider, 3/30/15]
HEADLINE: On The Meaning Of Natural Born Citizen. [Harvard Law Review, 3/11/15]
Childhood
TED CRUZ SAID THAT HE GREW UP IN THE TECH WORLD AND THAT HIS FIRST JOB WAS MAKING $1 AN
HOUR LOOKING AT SEISMIC ACTIVITY FOR OIL AND GAS COMPANIES
Ted Cruz Said That He Grew Up In The Tech World And That His First Job Was Making $1 An Hour Looking At
Seismic Activity For Oil And Gas Companies. Texas Senator Ted Cruz was at Austins Capital Factory Friday where
he planned to discuss net neutrality with the group of innovators and entrepreneurs; an airline delay that left the senator
says left him sitting on the tarmac for three hours forced a change in plans. Ive grown up in the tech world, Cruz said as
he addressed the crowd of start up entrepreneurs. His first job was working for his parents small business, he explained,
making $1 an hour looking at seismic activity for oil and gas companies. [KXAN, 11/14/14; Ted Cruz Remarks, Internet
Taxation Speech, 11/14/14]
TED CRUZ ATTENDED AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN HOUSTON THAT WAS HALF JEWISH
Ted Cruz Attended An Elementary School In Houston That Was Half Jewish. For Cruz, who attended an elementary
school in Houston that was about half Jewish he grew up wishing his family would celebrate both Hanukkah and
Christmas the interest in Israel began in 1976, he said, as a very young Cruz learned of the Entebbe raid, an Israeli
military operation to save airline passengers held hostage in an airport terminal in Uganda. [Politico, 4/16/15]
TED CRUZ ATTENDED SECOND BAPTIST HIGH SCHOOL IN HOUSTON, TEXAS AND GRADUATED
VALEDICTORIAN
Ted Cruz Attended Second Baptist High School In Houston, Texas. Cruz retorted, I graduated from Second Baptist
High School in Houston, and they did teach arithmetic. [Dallas Morning News, 7/17/12]
Ted Cruz Graduated Valedictorian From Second Baptist High School. Cruz was one of only two Hispanics when he
transferred to Houston's Second Baptist School his junior year. He graduated valedictorian in 1988. [Houston Chronicle,
10/14/12]
Wall Street Journal: Ted Cruz Attended A Baptist School With Strict Standards And Conservative Values, And
Learned Socially Conservative Values Such As Opposition To Abortion And Gay Marriage. The father sent his son
to a Baptist school with strict standards and conservative values. In home and school, Sen. Cruz says, he learned the
socially conservative values he pushes today: opposition to abortion and to gay marriage, for example. [Wall Street
Journal, 4/18/14]
Wall Street Journal: In High School, Ted Cruz Joined The Constitutional Corroborators A Traveling Troupe On
The Texas Rotary Club Circuit, Where He Recited By Memory The Constitution And Words Of The Founding
Fathers. To improve himself in the style and substance he idolized in Mr. Reagan, Sen. Cruz says, in high school he
joined the Constitutional Corroborators, a traveling troupe on the Texas Rotary Club circuit, where he recited by memory
the Constitution and words of the Founding Fathers. [Wall Street Journal, 4/18/14]
Princeton
CRUZ GRADUATED WITH HONORS FROM PRINCETON, WAS ACTIVE ON CAMPUS
Ted Cruz Entered Princeton At The Age Of 17. Princeton was another world for Mr. Cruz, who came there as a
freshman in 1988 at the age of 17. He was the Canadian-born son of Cuban immigrants who struggled through
bankruptcy in Houston and later divorced. [New York Times, 4/22/15]
Ted Cruz Received His Undergraduate Degree From Princeton. Cruz received his undergraduate degree from
Princeton University and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. From 2003 to 2008, he served as
solicitor general in Texas. [ABC, 3/22/15]
Ted Cruz Graduated Cum Laude At Princeton. He [Cruz] is the cum laude graduate of Princeton University and the
magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, yet he chose to deliver his speech at Liberty University. [Michael
Boland, The Hill, 4/1/15]
In 1989, Ted Cruz Lost His Race For Sophomore Class President At Princeton. Cruz, who is widely expected to run
for president in 2016, first became involved in Princeton's undergraduate student government at the end of his first year at
the school. In April 1989, he ran to be president of his sophomore class, but he lost that race. [Business Insider, 12/8/14]
In 1989, Ted Cruz Lost His Race For Campus And Community Affairs Chair At Princeton. When he [Cruz] returned
to school for the fall semester in 1989, Cruz ran for campus and community affairs chair on the student government's
executive board, but he also lost that election. [Business Insider, 12/8/14]
Business Insider: At Princeton, Ted Cruz Initiated A Committee Dedicated To Addressing Students'
Dissatisfaction With The School's Dining Options. Along with his work on the safety committee, Cruz also initiated
another committee dedicated to addressing students' dissatisfaction with the school's dining options. [Business Insider,
12/8/14]
At Princeton, Ted Cruz Won His Race For U Council. Cruz won his race and joined the U Council. [Business Insider,
12/8/14]
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz '92: Grassroots Phenomenon Who Once Seemed Destined For The Ivory Tower. [Daily
Princetonian, 4/8/15]
Ted Cruz Worked At A Library And As A Tutor For Princeton Review, To Support Himself In College When His
Parents Declared Bankruptcy. Cruz also had two jobs to support himself, as his parents suffered from financial
hardship, having declared bankruptcy right before he started college. He worked at a library and as a tutor for Princeton
Review. Cruz was so good at tutoring the SAT that they also asked him to teach the LSAT for admission into law
schools during his junior and senior years at the University, Panton said. [Daily Princetonian, 4/8/15]
Ted Cruzs Roommate David Panton Said That As A Freshman In College, Cruz Had Already Begun Thinking
About His Senior Thesis. Cruz had already begun thinking about the topic of his senior thesis while he was a freshman,
his roommate and debate team partner David Panton 92 said. He was 17, Panton said.Not too many 17-year-olds were
thinking about their thesis their freshman year first of all, and also writing about two relatively unknown, orthodox
amendments of the constitution. He was very focused, very driven. [Daily Princetonian, 4/8/15]
Ted Cruzs Freshman Year Roommate Was David K. Panton, A 16-Year-Old Freshman From Jamaica And Future
President Of The Harvard Law Review. Rail thin but a fully formed political animal, according to Bob Ewing, a
Princeton debate team leader, Mr. Cruz did not get along with his first roommate, a liberal who put Super Glue on Mr.
Cruzs alarm clock snooze button. But he hit it off immediately with David K. Panton, a 16-year-old freshman from
Jamaica and future president of the Harvard Law Review, whom he recruited for the debate team. It became an outlet for
developing our skills, said Mr. Panton, Mr. Cruzs best friend and perennial debate partner. [New York Times, 4/22/15]
Ted Cruzs Thesis Was Called Clipping The Wings Of Angels: The History And Theory Behind The Ninth And
Tenth Amendments Of The United States Constitution. Cruzs thesis, called Clipping the Wings of Angels: The
History and Theory behind the Ninth and Tenth Amendments of the United States Constitution, explored the meaning of
the Ninth and Tenth amendments and how they were actually being applied in modern court cases. [Daily Princetonian,
4/8/15]
CRUZ MADE ENEMIES AT PRINCETON
Ted Cruz Did Not Get Along With His First Roommate. Rail thin but a fully formed political animal, according to Bob
Ewing, a Princeton debate team leader, Mr. Cruz did not get along with his first roommate, a liberal who put Super Glue
on Mr. Cruzs alarm clock snooze button. [New York Times, 4/22/15]
Harvard Law School

TED CRUZ GRADUATED WITH HONORS FROM HARVARD LAW SCHOOL
Ted Cruz Was A Honors Graduate Of Harvard Law School. Cruz, an honors graduate of Harvard Law School, served
as Texas Solicitor General for a time, having been appointed to that post by current Texas Attorney General and
gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott. [Examiner, 8/16/14]
TED CRUZ BRAGGED ABOUT THE GRADES HE GOT AT HARVARD
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz Boasted About Top Grades At Harvard, Only To Come In Third. [Metro, 3/25/15]
Metro: Ted Cruz Loved To Argue As A Harvard Student And Boasted He'd Get The Best Grades In His Class.
Presidential candidate Ted Cruz loved to argue as a Harvard student and boasted he'd get the best grades in his class,
only to lose out to two other classmates. In a series of exclusive interviews with Metro, several of his former classmates
painted a complex portrait of the Tea Party's most beloved presidential candidate. Laurence Tribe, a longtime Harvard
law professor, said Cruz took his constitutional law class, challenged his teacher in interesting and invariably rightleaning ways at every turn. Tribe said Cruz bragged to many of his classmates that he would receive the highest grade in
the class, which had more than 150 students. That, said Tribe, alienated some. Tribe said Cruz received an A on the
blindly graded final, but two people received an A+. [Metro, 3/25/15]
TED CRUZ DENIED THAT HE ONCE ASKED WHAT THE IQ OF OTHERS WERE AND SAID ACCUSATIONS THAT
HE DIDNT WANT TO STUDY WITH ANYONE WHO DIDNT GO TO HARVARD, YALE, OR PRINCETON A LIE
Ted Cruz On A Story That He Asked Someone What Their IQ Was: I Have No Recollection Of Ever Having Had
Any Such Conversation. Harwood: I read an anecdote that said you asked a friend at Harvard Law School her IQ, and
then when she didn't know her IQ, asked her SAT score. What was that about? Cruz: That was a silly story that appeared
in a magazine. I have no recollection of ever having had any such conversation. So, I can't respond. [CNBC, 4/9/15]
Ted Cruz On A Story That He Wouldnt Study With Anyone Who Didnt Go To Harvard, Yale, Or Princeton: A
Complete Lie. Harwood: And the idea that you wouldn't study with anybody who didn't go to Harvard, Yale, and
Princeton? Cruz: Now that's just a complete lie. It's actually the same magazine, which was one of the more noxious
hatchet jobs. The facts are, my study group consisted of three people: My college roommate, who did go to Princeton with
me, and one other fellow named Jeff who went to Northwestern. So not only is that claim a lie, but we actually didn't have
anyone in the study group who did go to Harvard or Yale. It's a purely made-up lie. But it gets repeated on the internet all
the time because it's the sort of thing that even if it's not true, people want it to be true. [CNBC, 4/9/15]
Bush Campaign Advisor (2000)

TED CRUZ WAS GEORGE W. BUSHS DOMESTIC POLICY ADVISOR DURING THE 2000 BUSH CAMPAIGN
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz's Path From George W. Bush Adviser To Immigration Reform Opponent. [National Journal,
5/23/13]
Ted Cruz Was George W. Bushs Domestic Policy Adviser During The 2000 Bush Campaign. In 2000, Ted Cruz
was known as a Texas-raised, Harvard-trained domestic policy adviser to the George W. Bush campaign. Bush was a
two-term governor from a border state who was determined to fix what he saw as a broken, inhumane immigration
system. [National Journal, 5/23/13]
Houston Chronicle: It Was Cruz Who Took The Phone Call For George W. Bush's Florida Legal Team When The
Rehnquist Court Ruled In The Texan's Favor In The 2000 Presidential Recount Standoff With Then Vice President
Al Gore. [Houston Chronicle, 6/6/14]
HEADLINE: Cruz, Justice Roberts Have History. [Texas Tribune, 7/9/12]
HEADLINE: Panel Sends Judge 10-Page Questionnaire. [New York Times, 7/28/05]
Ted Cruz Fundraised For George W. Bush. While working for Cooper, Cruz began collecting political donations for
George W. Bush's first presidential run. At a Bush fundraiser in 1999, he met Bush aide Joshua Bolten. He asked me
what this campaign needed a lawyer for, and I started listing all of these policy concerns, Cruz said. The next thing I
know, he asked me to join the campaign. The campaign needed him particularly after Democrats challenged the results
of the 2000 vote in Florida. Bush asked Cruz to help assemble and direct strategy for a team of lawyers who made the
case that Bush's win was legitimate. The Bush administration rewarded Cruz, naming him an associate deputy attorney
general and later director of the Office of Policy Planning for the Federal Trade Commission. [Austin AmericanStatesman, 1/15/06]
Slate: As A Domestic Policy Advisor To George W. Bush In The 2000 Presidential Campaign, Cruz Helped The
Then-Texas Governor Craft An Immigration Policy In Line With Bushs Compassionate Conservatism. Theres
more. As a domestic policy advisor to George W. Bush in the 2000 presidential campaign, Cruz helped the then-Texas
governor craft an immigration policy in line with Bushs compassionate conservatism and his declaration that family
values do not stop at the Rio Grande River. To that point, the Bush plan called for a fast application process, more work
visas, and new rules allowing relatives of permanent residents to visit the United States while their applications were
pending. [Slate, 11/12/15]
Associate Deputy Attorney General (2001)

Ted Cruz Worked In The Bush Administration As Associate Deputy Attorney General. As for his political bona
fides, Cruzs labors during Bush-Cheney 2000including legal work on the Florida recountwon him Bush-administration
postings first at the Federal Trade Commission (head of Policy Planning), then the Justice Department (associate deputy
AG). [Daily Beast, 3/12/13]
HEADLINE: Light Quips, Tough Questions: Ted Cruz Quizzes His Former Boss, Robert Mueller. [San Antonio
Express-News, 6/19/13]
Ted Cruz Questioned His Former Boss, Robert Mueller, Whom He Worked For At The Department Of Justice,
During A Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing. Federal Bureau of Investigation director Robert Mueller appeared on
Capitol Hill once again Wednesday, this time to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary committee regarding recent actions
taken by the FBI. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz began his questioning of the director by reminiscing about when he had been an
employee of Mueller at the Department of Justice 12 years ago. Let me just say any mistakes I make, you will be fully
held harmless, Cruz joked before beginning to question Mueller You were clean, not to worry, Mueller quipped back.
Cruz also mentioned that when he worked for Mueller, the current FBI director would start off each staff meeting by asking
Are we locking up bad guys? something Cruz said he appreciated because it showed Muellers focus on protecting the
innocent. [San Antonio Express, 6/19/13; Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, 6/19/13]
Ted Cruz Was Associate Deputy Attorney General During The Bush Administration. Prior to becoming Solicitor
General, he [Cruz] served as the Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission, as Associate
Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice, and as Domestic Policy Advisor on the 2000 Bush-Cheney
campaign. [About Senator Cruz, Office of Senator Cruz, accessed 10/31/14]
Federal Trade Commission (2001-2003)

Attorney Advertising
CRUZ WEIGHED IN ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO ALABAMAS RULES REGARDING ATTORNEY ADVERTISING
September 2002: Cruz Co-Authored Letter To Alabamas Supreme Court Urging Scaled-Back Revisions To The
States Restrictions On Advertising By Attorneys. In September 2002, FTC Office of Policy Planning Director Ted
Cruz, FTC Bureau of Economics Director David T. Scheffman and FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director J.
Howard Beales III wrote a letter to the clerk of the Alabama Supreme Court in response to the Courts invitation for
comments on proposed revisions to the Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct on advertising by attorneys. Repeatedly
referring to previous comments written by the FTC in 1994, Cruz and his colleagues argued, it is best for consumers if
concerns about misleading advertising are addressed by adopting restrictions on advertising that are tailored to prevent
unfair or deceptive acts or practices. By contrast, imposing overly broad restrictions that prevent the communication of
truthful and nondeceptive information is likely to inhibit competition and to frustrate informed consumer choice. In
addition, as discussed in the 1994 comment, research has indicated that overly broad restrictions on truthful advertising
may adversely affect prices paid by consumers, especially for relatively routine legal services. [] Commission staff
believes that, while deceptive and unfair advertising by lawyers should be prohibited Consumer benefit from robust
competition among attorneys and from important price and quality information that advertising can provide. Rules that
unnecessarily restrict that competition or the transmission of truthful and nondeceptive information are likely to harm
consumers in the state of Alabama. [Federal Trade Commission, Letter to the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Alabama,
9/30/02]
Cruz Objected To Proposed Rule Banning Lawyers From Touting Their Past Successes & The Quality Of
Their Services, Arguing It Would Prohibit Messages That Consumers Find Useful. In their September 2002
letter to the Alabama Supreme Court, FTC Office of Policy Planning Director Ted Cruz, FTC Bureau of Economics
Director David T. Scheffman and FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director J. Howard Beales III wrote, The
proposed revisions to the section of the rules on Information About Legal Services raise several concerns of the type
we addressed in the comments to the ABA. For example, the proposed amendments to rule 7.1, Communications
Concerning a Lawyers Services, would prohibit references to past successes or results, testimonials, descriptions of
quality, and visual or verbal portrayals not objectively related to the selection of an attorney. In our previous
comment, we noted that banning all assertions that are self-laudatory or that relate to the quality of services offered
may be unnecessarily broad and thus prohibit messages that consumers find useful in choosing a lawyer. We also
noted that rules against comparative claims and illustrations could also be too broad. By contrast, the proposed
revision on misleading or deceptive factual statements seems tailored to prevent advertising that may be unfair or
deceptive. [Federal Trade Commission, Letter to the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Alabama, 9/30/02]
Cruz Raised Concerns About Proposed Rule Prohibiting Non-Lawyers In TV & Radio Ads And Restricting
Where A Legal Ad Can Be Filmed. In their September 2002 letter to the Alabama Supreme Court, FTC Office of
Policy Planning Director Ted Cruz, FTC Bureau of Economics Director David T. Scheffman and FTC Bureau of
Consumer Protection Director J. Howard Beales III wrote, Proposed amendments to Rule 7.2, Advertising, would,
among other things, prohibit the appearance of persons other than the lawyer in television and radio ads and require
that the lawyer appear in front of a solid color background or a bookcase, or in his or her office. The proposed
comment to this rule states that a lawyers advertisement should provide only useful, factual information presented in
a nonsensational manner and that advertisements using slogans, jingles, or oversized signs diminish public
confidence in the legal system. The FCT staffs prior comment to the ABA, in discussing the issue of dignity in
attorney advertising, urged careful examination of the basis for concerns that such advertising would undermine public
confidence in the justice system. It also observed that it is possible that some consumers are most effectively
reached by advertising that may be considered undignified (for example, under the proposed new rules ads that show
an attorney in a setting other than before a bookcase or in his office or which use slogans) and that the interests of
effectively communicating the availability of legal services to such consumers should not be ignored. [Federal Trade
Commission, Letter to the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Alabama, 9/30/02]
Collective Bargaining
CRUZ OPPOSED ALASKA LEGISLATION ALLOWING PHYSICIANS TO COLLECTIVELY BARGAIN WITH HEALTH
INSURERS OVER FEES & OTHER TERMS
January 2002: Cruz Opposed Bill In Alaska Allowing Physicians To Engage In Collective Bargaining With Health
Plans Over Fees And Other Terms, Claiming It Would Significantly Increase Health Care Costs. In January
2002, FTC Office of Policy Planning Director Ted Cruz, FTC Office of Policy Planning attorney John T. Delacourt, FTC
Bureau of Competition Director Joseph J. Simons and FTC Bureau of Competition Assistant Director Jeffrey W. Brennan
wrote a letter to then-Alaska State Rep. Lisa Murkowski in response to her request for comment on Alaska Senate Bill 37.
Cruz and his colleagues wrote, We write in response to your request for comment on Alaska Senate Bill 37, a bill that
seeks to authorize competing physicians to engage in collective bargaining with health plans over fees and other terms.
As discussed below, the Commission has opposed legislation before the U.S. Congress that would create an antitrust
exemption for physician collective bargaining, and the Commission staff has expressed similar concerns about bills before
state legislatures. We continue to believe that the behavior authorized by the physician collective bargaining legislation
would significantly increase health care costs and harm consumers. [Federal Trade Commission, Letter to State Rep.
Lisa Murkowski, 1/18/02]
Cruz Argued Allowing Physicians To Collectively Negotiate Fees & Other Terms With Health Insurers Would
Result In Increased Consumer Costs And Decreased Consumer Access To Care. In January 2002, FTC Office
of Policy Planning Director Ted Cruz, FTC Office of Policy Planning attorney John T. Delacourt, FTC Bureau of
Competition Director Joseph J. Simons and FTC Bureau of Competition Assistant Director Jeffrey W. Brennan wrote
that an antitrust exemption would authorize price-fixing by physicians, which could be expected to result in increased
consumer costs and decreased consumer access to health care. They also wrote that an exemption would not likely
improve patient care, and there are other, more effective means of addressing quality of care issues that do not
sacrifice the benefits of a competitive marketplace. [Federal Trade Commission, Letter to State Rep. Lisa Murkowski,
1/18/02]
Cruz Rebuked The Argument That Allowing Physicians To Collectively Negotiate Fees With Health Insurers
Would Counter Power Of Health Care Monopolies. In January 2002, FTC Office of Policy Planning Director Ted
Cruz, FTC Office of Policy Planning attorney John T. Delacourt, FTC Bureau of Competition Director Joseph J.
Simons and FTC Bureau of Competition Assistant Director Jeffrey W. Brennan wrote, Furthermore, even if the
assumption that physicians confront monopoly health plans were correct, authorizing collusive conduct by physicians
would not necessarily serve the interests of consumers. The argument that physician collusion would merely
counterbalance hypothetical monopsony power by health plans implicitly assumes that collective bargaining would
generate physician fees no larger than the fees that would exist in a competitive market. However, there is little
reason to believe that a successful physician cartel would settle for fees at the competitive level. If a health plan
possessed actual market power, health care consumers could be doubly harmed by physician collective bargaining,
because they could be forced to pay the health care plans monopoly mark-up on top of the elevated fees charged by
the physicians. [Federal Trade Commission, Letter to State Rep. Lisa Murkowski, 1/18/02]
Cruz Rejected The Argument That Allowing Physicians To Collectively Negotiate Fees With Health Insurers
Would Increase The Quality Of Care. In January 2002, FTC Office of Policy Planning Director Ted Cruz, FTC Office
of Policy Planning attorney John T. Delacourt, FTC Bureau of Competition Director Joseph J. Simons and FTC
Bureau of Competition Assistant Director Jeffrey W. Brennan wrote, Proponents of exemptions for physicians often
suggest that greater physician bargaining power against health plans would result in increased quality of care for
patients. This claim fails for two reasons: (1) physician collective bargaining has historically focused on physician
compensation, rather than patient care; and (2) current antitrust law already permits physicians to work collectively on
legitimate quality of care issues. Immunizing collective bargaining imposes costs while providing little assurance that
consumers interest in quality care will be served. [Federal Trade Commission, Letter to State Rep. Lisa Murkowski,
1/18/02]
March 2002: Cruz Testified Via Teleconference To The Alaska House Labor And Commerce Committee Against
The Legislation. In an April 2002 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy Muris, the FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff,
Cruz and his deputy wrote, Ted Cruz testified via teleconference to the Alaska House Labor and Commerce Committee
on March 22. He rebutted claims made by prior witnesses that the legislation would not raise prices because health plans
had to consent to the collective bargaining, that it would not raise prices because health care plans were monopsony
buyers, and that the legislation was necessary to allow physicians to collectively discuss quality of care issues with health
plans. He also warned that physicians acting collectively under the bill could potentially face substantial antitrust liability.
[Federal Trade Commission, Memo to FTC Commissioners, 4/8/02]
Following Cruzs Testimony, Alaskas House Labor & Commerce Committee Did Not Recommend Passage Of
The Bill. In an April 2002 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy Muris, the FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff,
Cruz and his deputy wrote, Following the testimony, on March 26, 2002, the House Labor and Commerce Committee
filed a report on Senate Bill 37. Of the six members of the Committee, one, Rep. Murkowski (who originally solicited
the FTC staff comment), made no recommendation. No member of the Committee made a positive recommendation.
The bill was subsequently referred to the House Judiciary Committee. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo to FTC
Commissioners, 4/8/02]
Cruz Deemed His Alaska Advocacy A Partial Success Because The Collective Bargaining Bill Was Signed Into
Law, But Barred Collective Negotiations On Fees. In a June 2002 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC
Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff detailing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Matter No. V02003: Comments on
Alaska physician collective bargaining legislation, January 18, 2002. PARTIAL SUCCESS. The legislation passed and
was signed into law, but only after (in response to the FTC staff comment), the bill was amended to remove the language
authorizing physicians to bargain collectively on fee related and other issues. Thus, collective bargaining is authorized,
but not on fees. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy, 6/28/02]
CRUZ CLAIMED TO HAVE HELPED KILL WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATION ON PHYSICIAN COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING
Cruz Claimed His Offices Successes Included Sending A Letter To Washington Legislators About A Physician
Collective Bargaining Bill, After Which The Bill Was Dead For This Session. In a March 2002 memo to FTC
Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff describing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote,
Matter No. V02009: Comments on Washington state physician collective bargaining legislation, February 8, 2002.
SUCCESS, for now. The NW Regional Office reports that our letter created substantial discussion in the legislature, and
the legislation is dead for this session. A bill creating a study commission will likely pass; the study commission will likely
consider how to address the FTCs concerns. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy,
3/8/02]
CRUZ OPPOSED OHIO LEGISLATION ALLOWING PHYSICIANS TO COLLECTIVELY BARGAIN WITH HEALTH
INSURERS OVER FEES & OTHER TERMS
2002: Cruz Co-Authored Letter To Ohio Legislators Opposing Bill Allowing Competing Doctors To Collectively
Bargain With Health Insurance Companies Over Fees & Other Terms. In 2002, FTC Office Of Policy Planning
Director Ted Cruz, FTC Office of Policy Planning Attorney John T. Delacourt, FTC Bureau of Competition Director Joseph
J. Simons and FTC Bureau of Competition Assistant Director Jeffrey W. Brennan responded to a request for comment on
state legislation from Rep. Dennis Stapleton, then-chairman of the House Insurance Committee. Cruz and his colleagues
wrote, This letter responds to your request for comment on House Bill 325, a bill to permit competing health care
providers to engage in collective bargaining with health plans over fees and other contract terms. The Commission has
opposed federal legislation that would create an antitrust exemption for physician collective bargaining, and the
Commission staff has expressed concerns about similar bills before state legislatures. Such an exemption, the
Commission has stated, likely will raise health care costs and reduce access to care, without ensuring better care for
patients. In our judgment, House Bill 325 raises similar concerns. [Federal Trade Commission, Letter to Rep. Dennis
Stapleton, 10/16/02]
February 2003: Cruz Said The Impact Of The FTCs Advocacy On Physician Collective Bargaining In Ohio Would
Not Be Known Until We See What (If Any) Legislation Was Introduced In 2003. In a February 2003 memo to FTC
Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff describing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote,
Matter No. V020017: Ohio physician collective bargaining. PENDING. Impact will not be known until we see what (if any)
legislation on the topic is introduced in the Ohio House this year. Ohio newspapers report the bill is held up in the
committee whose chairman requested our comments. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning
Advocacy, 2/6/03]
Food Claims Without Proof
CRUZ CLAIMED PARTIAL CREDIT FOR CONVINCING THE FDA TO ALLOW FOOD-PRODUCERS TO MAKE
HEALTH CLAIMS THAT HAVENT BEEN SCIENTIFICALLY-PROVEN
Cruz Claimed A Partial Success In His Advocacy To The FDA To Increase Enforcement Against Bogus Health
Claims By Dietary Supplements And Giving Food Manufacturers A Greater Range In Making Health Claims. In
a February 2003 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff detailing advocacy
st
by his office, Cruz wrote, Matter No. V020021: Comment to FDA on advertising and 1 amendment. SUCCESS AND
PENDING. FDAs proceeding was a broad effort to solicit ideas on how to alter its approach to advertising regulation to
st
comport with 1 Amendment principles, rather than a formal proceeding seeking comment on a specific proposed rule.
On December 18, 2002, FDA announced an initiative to increase enforcement against bogus health claims by dietary
supplements and also permit food manufacturers to make a greater range of truthful health claims. These actions are
consistent with advice offered by the FTC in this and previous proceedings. We understand that FTCs ongoing program
of research and commentary on food and drug advertising has provided support for the FDAs ongoing efforts to liberalize
regulation and focus enforcement on misleading claims. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning
Advocacy, 2/6/03]
THE FDA RULE CHANGES CRUZ CLAIMED TO HELP INFLUENCE RELAXED REGULATIONS ON HEALTH CLAIMS
MADE BY FOOD PRODUCERS
The FDA Rule Changes Lauded By Cruz As A Partial Success Allowed Food Makers To List Health Claims On
Product Labels Before They Have Been Scientifically Proven. The Los Angeles Times reported, The Food and Drug
Administration, saying it wants to help consumers make more healthful choices, announced Wednesday that it will allow
food makers to list health claims on product labels before they have been scientifically proven. [Los Angeles Times,
12/19/02]
The FDA Rule Change Will Allow Companies To Make Certain Health Claims For Foods Even Though The
Stated Benefits May Still Be The Subject Of Scientific Uncertainty. Newsday reported, The Food and Drug
Administration said yesterday it will allow companies to make certain health claims for foods even though the stated
benefits may still be the subject of scientific uncertainty. [Newsday, 12/19/02]
The FDA Rule Changes Lauded By Cruz As A Partial Success Reduced Regulation On Food Producers. The
Los Angeles Times reported, The two-pronged initiative, the first major policy action by the new FDA commissioner,
moves the agency clearly in a direction favored by [Commissioner Mark] McClellan providing more information to
consumers while regulating industry less. [Los Angeles Times, 12/19/02]
Orlando Sentinel Headline: Food Health Claims Wont Have To Be Proved. [Orlando Sentinel, 12/19/02]
A Consumer Health Advocate Said The Change Lowers The Standards For Health Claims For Food To Those
That Led To A Marketplace Free-For-All Of False And Misleading Claims For Dietary Supplements. The Los
Angeles Times reported, But a consumer health advocacy group questioned the FDAs authority to change the standard
for health claims and said the action could result in more confusion for consumers. Today's action lowers the standards
for health claims for foods to the standards for dietary supplements that has led to a marketplace free-for-all of false and
misleading claims, said Bruce Silverglade, legal director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. [Los Angeles
Times, 12/19/02]
The Lobbying Group For The Food Processing Industry Praised The Change. The Los Angeles Times reported, The
National Food Processors Assn., the voice of the $500-billion food processing industry, praised what it called a very
positive move by the FDA, saying it would allow food makers to put more information about health benefits on labels.
[Los Angeles Times, 12/19/02]
Miscellaneous
CRUZS OFFICE PREPARED FOR ADVOCACY ON PROPOSED SEC RULES TO CONSOLIDATE STOCK MARKET
QUOTATION AND TRADE PRICE DATA
2002: Cruzs Office Prepared For Possibly Filing Advocacy Comments On Future SEC Proposals Dealing With
Consolidation Of Stock Market Quotation And Trade Price Data. In a March 2002 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy
J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff describing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Securities Market
Data Study This year, the Securities and Exchange Commission will likely consider proposals to restructure the industry
that would consolidate stock market quotation and trade price data, which are currently divided up among firms that each
possess a monopoly over data for various kinds of securities. Similar data for futures are provided in a more competitive
fashion. In preparation for possibly filing advocacy comments on future SEC proposals, staff have contracted for a study
that compares the structure of data consolidation in the securities and futures industries. The studys author is Dr. Sharon
Brown-Hruska, a finance professor who has recently been announced to be nominated as a Commissioner at the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (she was named after she was contracted to complete the study). [Federal
Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy, 3/8/02]
CRUZ UNSUCCESSFULLY FILED AMICUS BRIEF FAVORING ONLINE CASKET SELLER SEEKING TO OVERTURN
OKLAHOMA LAW RESTRICTING WHO CAN SELL CASKETS
September 2002: Cruzs Office Filed An Amicus Brief In Favor Of Online Casket Retailers Challenging Oklahoma
Law Requiring All Casket Sales Be Done By Funeral Directors. In an August 2002 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J.
Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff, Cruz wrote, The State of Oklahoma enacted legislation banning the
sale of caskets by anyone who does not possess an Oklahoma funeral directors license. An Internet-based casket
retailer is challenging the law. In addition to the laws effects on interstate commerce and competition, the case presents
an interesting rhetorical wrinkle: the Oklahoma Attorney General claims that the law is based on the same consumer
protection rationale as the FTCs Funeral Rule. An amicus brief should be ready for Commission review the week of
August 19. In his October 2002 memo to the same recipients, Cruz reported that the amicus brief had been filed. He
wrote, On Sept. 4, we filed an amicus brief clarifying that, contrary to defendants claim, the purpose of the FTCs Funeral
Rule is to permit competition in the sale of funeral goods by parties other than funeral directors. [Federal Trade
Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy, 8/20/02; Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of
Policy Planning Advocacy, 10/31/02]
Cruz Reported That The FTCs Amicus Brief In The Case Was Unsuccessful After A Federal District Court
Upheld Oklahomas Law. In a February 2003 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC
Senior Staff, Cruz wrote, Matter No. V020015: Amicus brief in Powers et. al. v. Harris. UNSUCCESSFUL. A federal
district court in Oklahoma ruled against all of the plaintiffs constitutional arguments. It is clear from the judges decision
that he does not believe that the Oklahoma law requiring casket sellers to have a funeral directors license protects
consumers or furthers the goals of the FTCs funeral rule, but he does not believe the legislation is unconstitutional (an
issue on which the Commission did not take a position). Our brief may still have a positive impact if the decision is
appealed, as the Oklahoma decision contradicts a decision in a similar case in Tennessee. [Federal Trade Commission,
Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy, 2/6/03]
CRUZ ADVOCATED AGAINST STATE LAWS SERVING AS OBSTACLES TO ONLINE SELLERS OF CONTACT
LENSES
CRUZ HELPED INFLUENCE REVERSAL OF ALASKA POLICY TO ALLOW ONLINE COMPANIES TO SELL
CONTACT LENSES IN THE STATE
Cruz Detailed An Unexpected Success In Persuading Alaska Officials To Reverse A Policy Requiring State
Licensure For Online Sellers Of Contact Lenses. In a June 2002 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC
Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff detailing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, UNEXPECTED SUCCESS IN
ALASKA. Unbeknownst to FTC staff, the Alaska AG also reviewed a copy of the CT staff comment [on state licensure of
online sellers of contact lenses]. Johnson & Johnson had asked the Alaska Board of Dispensing Opticians for a
declaratory ruling on the same three questions considered by the Connecticut Board [of Examiners for Opticians], and the
Alaska Board sought advice from the Alaksa [sic] AGs office. Twelve years ago, the Alaska AG had issued an opinion
that contact lens sellers in Alaska had to be licensed in Alaska; citing the FTC staff comments heavily, the Alaska AG sua
sponte reversed its position and withdrew its prior opinion, opining that state licensure was no longer necessary for online
sellers of contact lenses to compete in Alaska. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning
Advocacy, 6/28/02]
CRUZ TESTIFIED BEFORE THE CONNECTICUT BOARD OF EXAMINER FOR OPTICIANS AS IT DECIDED ON
ALLOWING ONLINE CONTACT LENS SALES
The FTC Was Granted Intervenor Status Before The CT Board Of Opticians As The Board Sought To Determine
Whether Sellers Without A CT Optical License Could Sell Contact Lenses. In a March 2002 memo to FTC Chairman
Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff describing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Matter No.
V020007: Declaratory Ruling by the Connecticut Board of Examiners for Opticians. FTC staff have been granted
intervenor status before the CT Board of Opticians, in a proceeding to determine whether CT law (1) requires CT sellers
of disposable contact lenses to have a CT optical license, (2) requires out-of-state sellers of disposable contact lenses to
have a CT optical license if they ship to customers in CT, and (3) requires all sellers in CT to receive a doctors
prescription prior to shipping lenses to customers. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning
Advocacy, 3/8/02]
June 2002: Cruz Attended The Connecticut Board Of Opticians Hearing To Summarize The FTCs Position & Be
Cross-Examined. In a June 2002 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff
describing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Ted Cruz and Jerry Ellig attended the Boards June 12 hearing to
summarize the FTC staff comments and undergo cross-examination. The Board could not conclude the hearing in one
day and will continue the hearing on July 16-17. In his August 2002 memo to the same recipients, Cruz provided an
update on the hearing date, writing, At the request of the private parties, the Board has rescheduled the continuation of
the hearing for October 9-10. In his October 2002 memo to the same group of recipients, Cruz noted that the FTC and
other intervenors were denied the opportunity to file closing statements. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of
Policy Planning Advocacy, 6/28/02; Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy, 8/20/02;
Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy, 10/31/02]
The FTC Sided With Discount Contact Sellers Such as 1-800 CONTACTS In Dispute With Johnson &
Johnson, Which Was Accused Of Trying To Drive Discount Sellers Out Of The Market. The Connecticut Post
reported, A manufacturing giant and a nationwide reseller are waging a war over sales of contact lenses and what
customers pay could be at stake. The Connecticut Board of Examiners for Opticians is considering a request by
Johnson & Johnson Corp. about an interpretation of state law regarding the sale of contact lenses. Right now
Connecticut consumers are able to purchase lenses from a variety of in-and out-of-state sources ranging from
opticians to Internet replacement lens resellers. Depending on how the board rules, it could become illegal to
purchase contacts from Internet firms and other mail order discounting firms not licensed in the state. It all started
with Jacksonville, Fla.-based Johnson & Johnson, whose Vistakon subsidiary won't sell its popular ACUVUE contact
lenses to many online discounters including 1-800 CONTACTS. Draper, Utah-based 1-800 must purchase those
lenses from middlemen at a much higher price, said their attorney, Tom Dove. Johnson & Johnson says the
discounters aren't reselling in accordance with federal and state regulations requiring a valid prescription, for
contacts. [] The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has also weighed in on the matter, saying that an interpretation
against discounters would hurt competition without helping consumers. Based on the evidence we have seen, we
believe that requiring stand-alone sellers of replacement lenses to obtain Connecticut optician and optical
establishment licenses would likely increase consumer costs while producing no offsetting health benefits, the FTC
wrote in a brief to the board. [Connecticut Post, 7/13/02]
Then-Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Also Sided With The Discount Sellers. The
Connecticut Post reported, Connecticut's Attorney General Richard Blumenthal,, who was party to the original suit,
believes state law does not prevent Vistakon from selling to 1-800. Blumenthal said that optometrists have to be
licensed in Connecticut, but that this does not apply to resellers of prepackaged lenses. Johnson & Johnson is trying
to stifle competition, Blumenthal said, adding that he is consulting with other state attorneys general party to the
settlement to determine how they will respond to the company's maneuvers. [Connecticut Post, 7/13/02]
In Cruzs Last Known Advocacy Update, The Connecticut Contact Lens Decision Was Still Pending, But Cruz
Noted That The FTCs Position Was Seen As Benefitting Johnson & Johnson In A Related Court Case. In a
February 2003 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff describing advocacy
by his office, Cruz wrote, PENDING. CT Board has not yet made its decision. Bob Hubbard in the NY AGs office filed
our CT comment with the Florida court handling the MDL litigation. J&J has told the court that it will no longer insist that
its customers prove that they are in compliance with all state laws; it will only cut off a customer if state officials inform it
that a customer is not in compliance. It will also permit customers to use passive verification of prescriptions. Bob
believes that the judge would likely have ruled against J&J, and he credits the FCTs CT comments with influencing the
judge. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy, 2/6/03]
CRUZS OFFICE PLANNED TO CONSULT WITH CANADIAN OFFICIALS ON PREDATORY PRICING GUIDELINES
Cruz Said Canadian Officials Asked To Consult With The FTC On Draft Guidelines On Unreasonably Low
Pricing. In an April 2002 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff detailing
advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Canadas Competition Bureau has issued some revised draft guidance on
unreasonably low pricing that deal mostly with predation. The public comment period closes June 14, but the Canadians
would like to consult with FTC staff informally via a teleconference call (likely involving DOJ as well) in the next few
weeks. In conjunction with the General Counsels office, we have assembled a plan to identify key issues and conduct
the necessary preparation for the initial consultations. Written comments may or may not result, depending on the
discussion and the Canadian Competition Bureaus preferences. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy
Planning Advocacy, 4/8/02]
HAWAII GASOLINE PRICE REGULATION
Cruzs Office Talked With Hawaii State Officials About How To Conduct A Study Outlining Policy Options For
Reducing Gas Prices In Hawaii, As Required By State Legislation. In an October 2002 memo to FTC Chairman
Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff detailing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Hawaiis
gasoline price control legislation requires the states Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to
conduct a study that will outline policy options for reducing gasoline prices in Hawaii and assess the likely effects of the
price controls that go into effect in 2004. BC, BE and OPP staff have had several discussions with them about how to
conduct such a study. SFRO and BE are now reviewing 10 boxes of documents forwarded by Spencer Hosie, Hawaiis
outside counsel in its price-fixing case against the oil companies. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy
In His Last Known Advocacy Update, Cruz Said The Impact Of The FTCs Work On Hawaii Gas Price Controls
Was Not Yet Clear. In a February 2003 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior
Staff detailing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Matter No. V03005: Testimony on Hawaii Gasoline Price Controls.
PENDING. Jerry Ellig delivered this testimony on January 28. Ultimate policy impact will not be clear until the state
legislature decides what it will do on price controls, divorcement, and rent cap for lessee-dealers. Officials from Hawaiis
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism have said our testimony was very helpful, and that
previous consultations with FTC staff were of great assistance to them when they drafted a bill for the Governor this year
that would repeal the divorcement law. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy,
2/6/03]
CRUZS OFFICE SOUGHT TO ADVOCATE AGAINST VIRGINIAS BAN ON ONLINE WINE SALES, CLAIMING THE
BAN INCREASED COSTS & LIMITED VARIETY
Cruz Said His Office Was Writing A Report On Barriers To E-Commerce That Focused On Virginias Ban On
Online Wine Sales Following Empirical Research By FTC Staff. In a February 2003 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy
J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff detailing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, OPP staff have begun
drafting two reports based on Octobers workshop on barriers to e-commerce that could serve as background for
advocacy in a wide variety of industries. One report will cover the entire workshop, and the other will focus specifically on
online wine sales. [] To better understand the impact of Virginias ban on direct shipment of wine by out-of-state
producers, Alan Wiseman performed a price comparison of popular wines available via the Internet and in Northern
Virginia stores. Preliminary data analysis suggests that Northern Virginia consumers pay somewhat higher prices and
have fewer varieties available as a result of the law. Alan and Jerry Ellig are now revising the study for consideration as a
BE working paper and for possible publication in a scholarly journal. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of
CRUZS OFFICE EXAMINED WHETHER STATE MEDICAL BOARD GUIDELINES ON ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
RESTRICTED COMPETITION TO TRADITIONAL DOCTORS
Cruzs Office Considered Possible Advocacy Or Case Opportunities Regarding State Medical Board Guidelines
That May Discriminate Against Non-Traditional Medicine. In an August 2002 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J.
Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff detailing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Possible advocacy or case
opportunities regarding Alternative Medicine The Federation of State Medical Boards recently adopted Model
Guidelines for the Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies that may result in discriminatory regulation that
would reduce competition from liclensed medical doctors who employ virtually any type of therapy or treatment that
mainstream Western (convention) medicine does not commonly use, accept, study, understand, or make available.
Along with BCs Health Care shop, we are exploring whether the Guidelines restrict competition and whether there are
any case opportunities. There may also be advocacy opportunities if any medical boards employ a public comment
process before adopting the guidelines. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy,
8/20/02]
CRUZ APPEARED TO HAVE PLANS TO OPPOSE A CALIFORNIA BILL THAT WOULD OVERTURN THE SUPREME
COURTS PRECEDENT-SETTING ANTI-TRUST DECISION IN COPPERWELD V. INDEPENDENCE TUBE
Cruz Said His Office Had A Possible Pre-Emptive Success When California Legislators Amended A Bill That He
Said Would Overturn The Supreme Courts Decision In The Copperweld Case. In a June 2002 memo to FTC
Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff detailing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote,
POSSIBLE PRE-EMPTIVE SUCCESS. The California legislature was considering antitrust legislation that included a
provision that would allow courts to find a parent company and its wholly-owned subsidiary guilty of a price fixing
conspiracy if the parent firm made pricing decisions for the subsidiary (thus overturning Copperweld). The Chair of the
Assemblys Business and Professions Committee asked the FTC staff for comments on the bill prior to a hearing on June
25. While we were preparing a proposed staff response, the bills sponsor introduced an amendment removing the
language that would have overturned Copperweld. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning
Advocacy, 6/28/02]
The Supreme Courts Decision In The Copperweld Case Curtailed Application Of Anti-Trust Laws To IntraEnterprise Conspiracies. According to The Antitrust Source, a publication from the American Bar Association, In
1984, the United State Supreme Court handed down its decision in Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp.,
467 U.S. 752 (1984), curtailing application of Sherman Act liability under Section 1 to intra-enterprise conspiracies
and creating what is considered a mainstay in contemporary antitrust thought. [American Bar Association, The
Antitrust Source, March 2003]
The Courts Liberal Justices Dissented In The Copperweld Decision, Saying The Decision Opened A
Significant Gap In The Nations Anti-Trust Laws. Three of the Supreme Courts liberal justices Thurgood
Marshall, William Joseph Brennan, and John Paul Stevens dissented in the Courts decision in Copperweld. The
Washington Post reported, Dissenters, led by Justice John Paul Stevens, said the court was opening a significant
gap in the nation's antitrust laws. [] Justices William J. Brennan Jr. and Thurgood Marshall joined Stevens dissent.
The rule announced today is inconsistent with what this court has held on at least seven previous occasions,
Stevens wrote. He said the antitrust laws were originally enacted precisely to deal with just the sort of trust and
combination under scrutiny in yesterday's case. [Washington Post, 6/20/84]
CRUZ UNSUCCESSFULLY SOUGHT TO INFLUENCE RULE REVISIONS GOVERNING CLASS ACTIONS

Cruzs Office Submitted Comments To The U.S. Judicial Conference On Class Action Rule Revisions, But The
Feedback Was Not Incorporated Into The Commissions Suggestions. In a June 2002 memo to FTC Chairman
Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff detailing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Matter No.
V020008: Comments to the U.S. Judicial Conference on revisions to Rule 23 governing class actions, February 15, 2002.
NOT SUCCESSFUL. Although the FTC comment was subject to substantial discussion, the Judicial Conference
ultimately did not incorporate any of the Commissions suggestions. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of
CRUZS OFFICE CONSIDERED ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO HOSPITAL CERTIFICATE OF NEED
PROCEEDINGS
Cruz Said His Office Was Examining Advocacy Opportunities Related To State Hospital Certificate Of Public Need
Rules. In an August 2002 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff detailing
advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Hospital certificate of need proceedings State certificate of need laws, which
require hospitals to obtain state permission before expanding, have become an issue in some states where hospitals seek
to expand facilities dealing with particular specialties where demand is growing (e.g., cardiac care). We are currently
assessing advocacy opportunities on this issue, especially in markets where the FTC unsuccessfully sought to block
hospital mergers and rivals now want to expand capacity. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy
CRUZS OFFICE REVIEWED N.C. REGULATIONS TO SEE IF THEY ENCOURAGED DOCTORS TO STOP
NEGOTIATING WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES TO BILL AT A HIGHER RATE
Cruzs Office Reviewed NC Regulations That Appear To Encourage Physician Groups With Monopoly
PowerTo Refrain From Negotiating With Health Plans So They Can Bill At A Higher Rate. In an August 2002
memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff detailing advocacy by his office,
Cruz wrote, North Carolina Anaesthesiologists [sic] Together with BCs health care shop, we are reviewing some NC
regulations that appear to encourage physician groups with monopoly power in particular hospitals or small communities
to refrain from negotiating with health plans so that they can bill at a higher rate as unaffiliated providers. [Federal Trade
Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy, 8/20/02]
CRUZ WAS INVOLVED IN GIVING FEEDBACK TO HUD IN ITS REVISION OF REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT
DISCLOSURES
Cruz Said His Office Was Working With HUD On How To Change And Test Its Proposed Real Estate Settlement
Procedures Act (RESPA) Disclosures. In a February 2003 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC
Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff detailing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Matter No. V030001: Revised RESPA
regulations. PROGRESS, BUT PENDING. HUD has included FTC staff in discussions about how to change and test its
proposed RESPA disclosures. Most recent version of the RESPA form is much clearer, and it moves the YSP disclosure
to the second page (where it is no so prominent). FTC staffs impression is that our involvement has made a difference, in
part because OMB has urged HUD to consider many of FTC staffs recommendations. [Federal Trade Commission,
Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy, 2/6/03]
Daytona Beach News-Journal: FTC Supported The RESPA Changes & Cruzs Office Asked HUD To Conduct
Consumer Research On The Proposed Amendments. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported, A call by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development to simplify the mortgage lending process and increase competition
was welcomed late last month by the Federal Trade Commission. In comments filed Oct. 28 by the FTC's Bureau of
Economics and Office of Policy Planning, the agency asked HUD officials to conduct consumer research on the
proposed amendments to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, which governs settlement fees paid by home
buyers. We very much support HUDs proposal to improve RESPA disclosures, said J. Howard Beales III, director of
the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. Consumers benefit from clear, understandable disclosures and careful
consumer research is the best way to ensure that those disclosures get the job done. [Daytona Beach News-Journal,
11/9/02]
CRUZ WAS INVOLVED WITH FTC COMMENTS ON WHITE-COLLAR FRAUD SENTENCING GUIDELINES
Cruz Said The FTCs Advocacy On U.S. Sentencing Commission Guidelines Were Unsuccessful, Noting That
The Commission Declined To Address White-Collar Fraud. In a February 2003 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J.
Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff detailing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Matter No. P964910:
Comment on US Sentencing Commission Guidelines. UNSUCCESSFUL. Comment was voted out by the Commission on
December 18. The Sentencing Commission declined to address white-collar fraud, other than securities fraud, but may
do so in the future. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy, 2/6/03]
CRUZ DESCRIBED THE FTCS ADVOCACY TO THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ON RULES DEALING WITH
UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW
Cruz Declared The Results Of FTCs Advocacy To The American Bar Association On Unauthorized Practice Of
Law Were Still Pending. In a February 2003 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC
Senior Staff detailing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Matter No. V030004: Joint FTC/DOJ Comments to ABA on
UPL. PENDING. Comment was voted out by the Commission on December 20. The ABA Task Force invited a
representative of the FTC to present our views on February 7. Notably, the ABAs Antitrust Section recently voted out a
comment largely agreeing with the joint letters criticisms of the proposed definition, recommending that the ABA should
focus on persuading consumers about the value that attorneys add and preventing nonlawyers from representing to
consumers that they are lawyers. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy, 2/6/03]
CRUZS OFFICE EVALUATED WHETHER TO GET INVOLVED IN DISPUTE OVER TOUR BUSES IN HONOLULU
Cruz Said His Office Was Evaluation Complaints That The City Of Honolulu Barred Tour Buses From Unloading
Passengers At A Popular Park, But Offered City Bus Service To The Same Location. In an October 2012 memo to
FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff detailing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote,
We are evaluating a complaint from a public interest group that the city of Honolulu bars tour buses from unloading
passengers at a popular park while at the same time offering subsidized city bus service to the same location. [Federal
Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy, 10/31/02]
Opposed Gas Price Gouging Law

CRUZ CLAIMED CREDIT FOR HELPING KILL VIRGINIA LEGISLATION AIMED AT HELPING SMALL,
INDEPENDENT GAS STATIONS
Cruz Said His Office Successfully Helped Kill Legislation In The Virginia General Assembly That Would Ban The
Sale Of Gasoline Below-Cost. In a March 2002 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and
FTC Senior Staff describing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Matter No. V020011: Comments on Virginias legislation
banning below-cost sales of motor fuels, February 15, 2002. SUCCESS: We were invited to comment on this bill on
Wednesday, February 13; a draft was circulated, and the Commission voted it out two days later, on Friday, February 15.
The next Tuesday, February 19, the VA House Commerce and Labor Committee held a hearing on the bill, where the
FTC staff comment was discussed extensively. As a result of that hearing, the legislation, which had already passed the
Virginia Senate, failed in Committee in the Virginia House by a vote of 12-9. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office
of Policy Planning Advocacy, 3/8/02]
The Richmond Times-Dispatch Noted That An Official From The FTC Wrote To Then-Delegate Bob
McDonnell Opposing The Bill Before McDonnell Made The Motion To Kill It. In February 2002, the Richmond
Times-Dispatch reported, Before we make fundamental changes in public policy, we should see if existing laws
attempt to address this, said Del. Robert F. McDonnell, R-Virginia Beach, who made the motion to kill the bill. Even
an official from the Federal Trade Commission wrote McDonnell to say the bill is unnecessary and has a significant
potential to be anticompetitive. [Richmond Times-Dispatch, 2/20/02]
The Bill Cruz Claimed Credit For Helping To Kill Sought To Help Small, Independent Gas Stations Being Put
Out Of Business By Large Chains Undercutting Market Prices To Gain Market Share. In February 2002, the
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported, Virginia's gasoline stations can continue selling gas at below cost to gain a
competitive advantage. The House of Delegates Commerce and Labor Committee killed legislation yesterday that would
have prohibited operators from selling gas for less than they paid for it. Lawmakers on the panel voted 12-9 against
endorsing the proposal. The full Senate had already approved it. Proponents of the legislation were disappointed, saying
the bill could have helped small, independent gasoline operators survive against chains that enter markets and then
undercut prices until they gain market share. [Richmond Times-Dispatch, 2/20/02]
The Legislation Would Have Helped Ensure The Enforcement Of Antitrust Laws, Which Was Beyond The
Financial Reach Of Most Small Businesses The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported, Opponents argued that the
proposal was not necessary because federal and state antitrust laws already protect businesses. []But Del. Clifton
A. Woodrum, D-Roanoke, said ensuring enforcement of antitrust laws is beyond the financial reach of most small
businesses. The legislation would have simplified the procedure to file a complaint. This is a remedy for small
businesses, Woodrum said. Sen. Charles R. Hawkins, R-Pittsylvania, who sponsored the bill, said he was
disappointed in its defeat. This is a bill that keeps competition at the pump. [Richmond Times-Dispatch, 2/20/02]
One Family-Owned Market Was Disappointed The Legislation Was Rejected After They Faced Predatory
Pricing That Was Seeking To Destroy The Competition. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported, Bonnie Burley
Crews doesn't believe so. She was hoping the General Assembly would provide some relief to her family's Burley's
Market near Lynchburg, which she said has been hurt by competitors who have undercut prices. We have faced
competition many times and we are not afraid of it, she told lawmakers. Competition is good but predatory pricing is
destroying that competition. [Richmond Times-Dispatch, 2/20/02]
Proponents Of The Legislation Said Chains Like Sheetz & Wawa Were Cutting Prices To Eliminate Competition.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported, Most people attending yesterday's committee meeting were independent
gasoline operators. The culprits, they say, are convenience store operators such as Sheetz Inc. and Wawa Inc., who
have expanded southward into Virginia from their home base in Pennsylvania. Sheetz and Wawa operate roughly 7
percent of the 4,000-plus gas stations in Virginia, generating less than 1 percent of the gasoline sales in the state.
Proponents argue that Sheetz and Wawa have cut prices to eliminate competition. [Richmond Times-Dispatch, 2/20/02]
CRUZ OPPOSED NEW YORK LEGISLATION OUTLAWING BELOW COST GASOLINE SALES, HELPING SECURE
A VETO BY GOV. GEORGE PATAKI
June 2002: Cruz Prepared To Offer Comment On New York Bills Outlawing Below Cost Gasoline Sales And
Prohibiting Refiners From Establishing Company-Owned Gas Stations Near Existing Dealer-Operated Stations.
In a June 2002 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff detailing advocacy
by his office, Cruz wrote, The New York legislature has recently passed two bills outlawing below cost gasoline sales
and prohibiting refiners from establishing company-owned gas stations within a mile or two of existing dealer-operated
stations. Given that these are both areas (below-cost sales and divorcement legislation) where staff have substantial
expertise and history in filing past comments, staff have begun analyzing both bills. We do not know yet if we will be
invited to comment before the bills are signed into law. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning
Advocacy, 6/28/02]
The New York Legislation Was Sought To Stop Bix-Box Retailers From Undercutting Independent Gas
Stations. Crains New York Business reported, The Retail Council of New York State, which represents 5,000 stores,
is seeking a veto of a bill that would prohibit the sale of retail gasoline below cost. The measure was pushed by the
New York Association of Convenience Stores in an effort to block big-box retailers from undercutting their gas sales.
Most of the groups 1,750 members sell gas at the pump. This legislation was necessary so there would be a
mechanism for government intervention if there was evidence that any retailer was selling gasoline at a predatory
price, says Jim Calvin, association president. But the Retail Council argues there are already laws forbidding
predatory pricing. It also says the bill could set a precedent that could lead to outlawing the use of loss leaders,
where retailers offer one item at a loss to attract customer traffic. [Crains New York Business, 7/15/02]
Cruz Deemed New York Gov. George Patakis Veto Of The Legislation A Success, Recounting Intel That The
FTCs Letter On The Bill Made A Veto Much More Likely. In a February 2003 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J.
Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff on advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Matter No. V020019: New York
gasoline legislation SUCCESS. Below-cost sales bill was pocket vetoed on February 4. Veto message indicates that
the Governor opposed the bill because a price only slightly below cost that caused a de minimis injury to one competitor
would be illegal; he prefers an approach that would permit some below-cost pricing and give the Consumer Protection
Board authority to forbear from enforcement in certain situations. Retail gasoline dealers trade association complained
prior to then that the FTC letter made a veto much more likely. New Yorks AG also opposed the bill. [Federal Trade
Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy, 2/6/03]
Pharmaceuticals
CRUZS OFFICE URGED OMB TO AUTHORIZE A SURVEY ON DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER PRESCRIPTION DRUG
ADVERTISING
Cruz Claimed To Have Successfully Urged OMB To Authorize A Survey Relating To Direct-To-Consumer Drug
Advertising & In Getting Key Questions Added To The Survey. In a March 2002 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J.
Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff describing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Matter No. V01008:
Comments to OMB on FDAs Direct-to-Consumer prescription drug advertising survey, September 24, 2001. SUCCESS.
Staff urged (1) that OMB authorize the survey, and (2) that OMB add several questions to the survey. Both requests were
successful. OMB both authorized the survey and added the key questions we requested, asking consumers about the
extent of their insurance coverage for prescription medications, and asking both consumers and doctors about the extent
to which they discuss the cost of alternative treatments. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning
Advocacy, 3/8/02]
CRUZ CLAIMED SUCCESS IN ADVOCACY ON A FEDERAL COURT CASE INVOLVING BRISTOL-MYERS
SQUIBBS DRUG BUSPAR
Cruz Claimed His Office Submitted An Amicus Brief In Federal Court In Case Dealing With Bristol-Myers Squibbs
Drug Buspar, Helping Secure A Ruling In Our Favor. In a March 2002 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris,
FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff describing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Matter No. 011-0046: BMSBuspar amicus brief (S.D.N.Y.), January 8, 2002. SUCCESS. Two weeks ago, the federal district court denied BMSs
motion to dismiss. The ruling is remarkably broad, ruling in our favor on three different independent, and alternative,
grounds. In short, the court ruled that (1) Orange book filings are not petitioning and so are not covered by Noerr
immunity at all; (2) Even if Orange Book filings were petitioning, plaintiffs allegations would also be sufficient to fall under
the Walker Process fraud exception to Noerr, and (3) Even if they werent, plaintiffs allegations would be sufficient to
satisfy objective baselessness under PREs sham exception to Noerr. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of
CRUZ CLAIMED SUCCESS IN GETTING THE FDA TO CONDUCT CONSUMER RESEARCH ON THE TRANS-FAT
FOOTNOTE
Cruz Claimed Success After The FDA Announced Plans To Conduct Consumer Research On The Trans-Fat
Footnote, Consistent With FTC Staffs Recommendation. In a February 2003 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J.
Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff describing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Matter No. V03003: FDA
Trans-Fat Labeling. SUCCESS. FDA plans to conduct consumer research on the trans-fat footnote, consistent with FTC
staffs recommendation. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy, 2/6/03]
The FDA Had Recently Angered The Food Industry By Requiring A Footnote On Food Labels Warning About
The Intake Of Trans-Fats. NPR reported, There's a war of words between the Food and Drug Administration and
the food industry over the labeling of fats in foods. At issue are the so-called trans fats used in everything from
cookies to chicken nuggets. And the dispute all boils down to 10 little words in a footnote. [] The FDAs proposed
footnote would say this: Intake of trans fats should be as low as possible. And it would appear at the bottom of the
label, detailing the daily minimum intakes of nutrients. The source of most trans-fatty acids, or trans fats, is
hydrogenated oil, widely used in prepared foods. [NPR, All Things Considered, 1/13/03]
Real Estate / Attorney Representation

CRUZ OPPOSED STATE LEGISLATION REQUIRING LAWYERS TO REPRESENT BUYERS IN REAL ESTATE
TRANSACTIONS
Cruz Wrote To Legislative Leaders In Rhode Island Urging Them To Defeat Legislation Requiring Attorneys To
Represent Buyers In Real Estate Sales. In a March 2002 letter to Rhode Islands State House Speaker, Majority
Leader, Minority Leader and Members of the Judiciary Committee, FTC Office of Policy Planning Director Ted Cruz, FTC
Chairman Timothy J. Muris, Assistant Attorney General Charles A. James and DOJ Antitrust Division Attorney Jessica N.
Butler-Arkow expressed concerns about H. 7462, legislation relating to attorneys role in real estate sales. Cruz and his
colleagues wrote, We understand that the Rhode Island House of Representatives is considering legislation that would
amend the definition of practice of law to require lawyers to represent buyers in almost all aspects of the real estate
closing process. The United States Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission recommend that the
Rhode Island House of Representatives reject proposed bill H. 7462 Lawyers and non-lawyers currently compete in
Rhode Island to offer such services. There is no indication that consumers are harmed under current law, and substantial
evidence that consumers benefit from competition between closing services offered by lawyers and non-lawyers. Based
on other States experience, the legislation is likely to increase closing costs and inconvenience for Rhode Island
consumers and businesses. [Federal Trade Commission, Letter to Rhode Island State House Leaders, 3/29/02]
Cruz Claimed Success In Getting The State Senate To Kill The Bill. In a May 2002 memo to FTC Chairman
Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff describing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Matter
No. V020013: Joint Comment with DOJ on Rhode Island legislation requiring consumers to hire attorneys to supervise
real estate closings. SUCCESS. The State Senate referred the bill back to committee, where the bill is expected to
die. DOJ says that one of its sources in RI credits our letter as a major influence prompting the Senate to refer the bill
back to committee. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy, 5/24/02]
CRUZ WEIGHED IN ON PROPOSED NORTH CAROLINE RULES REQUIRING ATTORNEYS TO SUPERVISE REAL
ESTATE LOAN CLOSINGS
Cruzs Office Also Submitted Comments On Proposed Bar Ethics Rules In North Carolina Requiring Attorneys To
Supervise Real Estate Loan Closings. In a March 2002 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners
and FTC Senior Staff describing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Matter No. V020006: Joint Comments with DOJ on
North Carolina Bar ethics rules requiring attorneys to supervise real estate loan closings, December 14, 2001. PENDING.
In response to our joint FTC-DOJ letter, the NC Bar has formed a special study committee to consider the issues raised
(namely, whether to rescind their ethics rule requiring the presence of an attorney at all real estate closings and
refinancings). It is possible that the committee will hold a hearing or other forum at which we will be invited to testify.
[Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy, 3/8/02]
Cruz Said His Office Was Assessing A Possible State Action Case If The State Bar Continues To Bar NonLawyers From Performing Real Estate Closings. In an August 2002 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC
Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff describing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, matter No. V020006: Joint
Comments with DOJ on North Carolina State Bar ethics rules requiring attorneys to supervise real estate loan closings,
December 14, 2001 and March 29, 2002. PROGRESS, BUT STILL PENDING. The State Bars Ad Hoc Committee on
Real Estate Closings planned to recommend in July that the State Bar follow our advice, but opted to postpone the
recommendations until the October State Bar meeting. The Committee plans to hold a second fact-finding hearing on
Sept. 13 to give additional parties an opportunity to comment. BE has reviewed an extensive memo prepared by a UNC
law professor who opposes the Committees recommendations. OPP is also assessing the merits of a possible state
action case if the State Bar continues to bar non-lawyers from performing real estate closings in spite of legislative
language that appears to permit them. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy Planning Advocacy,
8/20/02]
February 2003: Cruz Deemed His Advocacy A Success, Noting That the N.C. State Bar Eliminated The
Requirement That An Attorney Be Physically Present At Closing. In a February 2003 memo to FTC Chairman
Timothy J. Muris, FTC Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff describing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, Matter No.
V020006: Joint Comments with DOJ on North Carolina Bar ethics rules requiring attorneys to supervise real estate loan
closing, December 14, 2001 and March 29, 2002. SUCCESS. On January 24, the State Bar adopted a pair of opinions
that would eliminate the requirement that an attorney by physically present at closing and allow non-attorneys to obtain
signatures and receive and disburse funds. This appears to allow non-attorneys to perform as many of the closing
functions as North Carolinas statutory definition of the practice of law permits. The opinions include language
suggesting that the State Bar believes that a traditional closing handled by an attorney who is physically present gives
the consumer the best legal representation. We will continue to monitor the situation to assess whether these opinions
have the effect of permitting competition from non-lawyers. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy
CRUZS OFFICE CONSIDERED A LARGER STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF BARRING NON-ATTORNEYS FROM
OVERSEEING REAL ESTATE CLOSINGS
Cruzs Office Was In Discussions With HUD About A Study On The Effect Of State Laws Prohibiting NonAttorneys From Conducting Real Estate Closings. In an October 2002 memo to FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris, FTC
Commissioners and FTC Senior Staff describing advocacy by his office, Cruz wrote, We are discussing with HUD the
possibility of undertaking or collaborating on a study of the effect on closing costs of state laws or regulations that prohibit
non-attorneys from conducting residential real estate closings. [Federal Trade Commission, Memo on Office of Policy
Solicitor General of Texas (2005-2008)

Background
CRUZ HAS OVERSTATED LAW ENFORCEMENT ELEMENT OF SOLICITOR GENERALS JOB
HEADLINE: Cruzs Claim That He Spent Much Of My Adult Life In Law Enforcement (Fact Checker Biography)
Ted Cruz Spokeswoman On Cruzs Claim That He Spent Much On His Adult Life Working In Law Enforcement:
He Supervised And Approved Criminal Appeals Cases, And Argued Numerous Criminal Cases, Including Before
The Supreme Court. A reader asked about this biographical claim by the Texas senator, made during a late-night floor
speech. You know, Im an alumnus of the U.S. Department of Justice, Cruz said, denouncing what he said was a
partisan shift by DOJ during the Obama administration. I was an associate deputy attorney general. I spent much of my
adult life working in law enforcement. The remarks caught the eye not only of a reader but also the Texas Tribune. The
online news service reported that he boasted of a puzzling personal role in law enforcement. When the Tribune inquired,
Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier responded: As Texas solicitor general and an attorney in private practice, he
supervised and approved criminal appeals cases, and argued numerous criminal cases, including before the Supreme
Court. [Washington Post, 10/1/15]
Washington Post Fact Check On Ted Cruzs Tenure As Associate Deputy Attorney General And Solicitor General
Of Texas: Those Jobs Did Not Directly Involve Criminal Investigations And Arresting Criminals. Cruzs LinkedIn
page offers a detailed summary of his jobs before he was elected senator in 2012. Briefly stated, starting in June 1995,
after graduating from Harvard Law School, Cruz spent two years as a law clerk (including to then Supreme Court Chief
Justice William H. Rehnquist), nearly two years as an associate at a law firm, a year as an advisor to the 2000 Bush
campaign (including a stint in Florida during the recount battles), six months at DOJ headquarters developing policy,
nearly two years as director of policy planning at the Federal Trade Commission, 5 1/2 years as Texas Solicitor General
and nearly five years heading the appellate practice at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP. Meanwhile, heres the Justice
Department definition of law enforcement: The generic name for the activities of the agencies responsible for maintaining
public order and enforcing the law, particularly the activities of prevention, detection, and investigation of crime and the
apprehension of criminals. In the most expansive definition, that would include Cruzs stints at the DOJ (six months as
associate deputy attorney general) and the Texas Attorney Generals office (5 years as solicitor general). Those jobs did
not directly involve criminal investigations and arresting criminals, but broadly speaking they did include enforcing the law.
As solicitor general, in fact, Cruz was often seeking to change the understanding of the law and represent Texas at the
Supreme Court. He heightened Texass profile, joining cases supporting gun-owners rights and states rights, among
others. [Washington Post, 10/1/15]
Washington Post Fact Check On Ted Cruzs Tenure At Morgan Lewis: He Was Mostly Advocating On Behalf Of
People Or Companies That Had Lost Earlier Cases In Which They Had Been Charged With Criminal Or Suspect
Behavior. Note that Cruz said much of his adult life was spent in law enforcement. He obviously was an adult in
college and law school, but were not going to count that; it seems more fair to just focus on his work history. (He did,
however, spearhead efforts to fight rape on campus as a college student at Princeton University.) The word much is a bit
fuzzier than many, though generally it means a large amount. Indeed, much is supposed to modify things that cant be
counted. Generally, wed say that much means more than half. Thats probably one reason why the spokeswoman also
highlighted the fact that he was an attorney in private practice. That would add almost seven years to his total in law
enforcement. But its also a harder case to make. In particular, during his nearly five years at Morgan Lewis, Cruz headed
the appeals practice. That means he was mostly advocating on behalf of people or companies that had lost earlier cases
in which they had been charged with criminal or suspect behavior. [Washington Post, 10/1/15]
Ted Cruz Spokeswoman Catherine Frazier Said That Ted Cruz Spent Many Years Of His Career Prosecuting
Criminals. On balance, given these examples, it appears hard to place Cruzs private-practice experience on the side of
law enforcement. We asked Cruzs campaign for cases that would support his claim but did not receive additional
information. I dont think anyone needs a bureaucratic dictionary definition to understand that those who prosecute
criminals are an important part of enforcing the laws of the land, Frazier said. And that is what Sen. Cruz spent many
years of his career doing. Hes been very straightforward about his work as SG and in private practice. [Washington
Post, 10/1/15]
Washington Post Fact Check On Ted Cruzs Legal Career: Cruz Is Exaggerating His Law-Enforcement
Credentials He Was Never A Prosecutor Or Litigated Criminal Cases And In Private Practice, He Certainly
Defended Criminals. Cruz is exaggerating his law-enforcement credentials. To claim that much of his adult life was
spent in law enforcement really suggests at least half of his career, whereas the best-case scenario would be one-third.
Even then, he was never a prosecutor or litigated criminal cases and in private practice, he certainly defended
criminals. Given his brilliant legal career, its strange that Cruz would feel a need to inflate his credentials. We struggled
with whether this merited a Two or a Three, but in the end tipped just slightly toward Three. It would have made a
difference if Cruz had actually been a prosecutor or more directly involved in criminal investigations. It is also significant
that Cruz often makes this statement. Still, it was a close call. [Washington Post, 10/1/15]
Abortion
Ted Cruz: Rider 8 Is Entirely Consistent With Federal Law And The U.S. Constitution. As one federal appeals
court sees it, clinics that offer birth control and gynecological exams in one room and abortions across the hall, under the
same organization, can't receive taxpayer money. But if the organization sets up a separate legal entity for its abortion
services, it still can get federal money earmarked for its family planning functions. The question is: Do the abortion
services have to be across the street, or under a different name? A judge in Austin must answer that question now that an
appeals court disagreed with his ruling that suspended a state law barring organizations that perform abortions from
receiving federal funds for family planningIn light of the appeals court ruling, both sides of the issue said they were
pleased. Rider 8 is entirely consistent with federal law and the U.S. Constitution, said Ted Cruz, solicitor general for
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. We are pleased that the federal court of appeals unanimously agreed and
disapproved the district court's injunction against that state law. [San Antonio Express-News, 3/17/05]
Capital Punishment
April 2008: Ted Cruz: [We] Are Not Here Advocating That - That Capital Punishment For Child Rape Is Or Isn't A
Terrific Idea. States need to be able to use the death penalty to punish and deter offenders from committing crimes as
heinous as repeat child sex assault, even when the victim isn't killed, a top Texas legal official told the Supreme Court on
Wednesday. In modern times, we're seeing crimes that 20, 30, 40 years ago, people wouldn't imagine, said Ted Cruz,
the state's solicitor general. We're seeing predators that seek out young children and do unspeakable things to them. And
that's why legislatures are acting. The victims' groups believe that some child sex offenders could use the threat of the
death penalty to pressure victims into not reporting their abuse. In other cases, the fact that the penalties are equal could
lead sex offenders to kill victims to prevent them from testifying, some victims' advocates fear. When asked to address
those points by Justice Stephen Breyer, Mr. Cruz said the courts shouldn't be the ones to decide that difficult policy
question. [We] are not here advocating that - that capital punishment for child rape is or isn't a terrific idea, he said.
What we are advocating is that there is an evolving understanding of the enormous, unique, irreparable harms to
children, and it's elected legislatures that can sit and listen to those advocates from the groups, listen to the empirical
data, consider the deterrence effect - consider all of these and decide one way or the other. [Dallas Morning News,
4/17/08]
Ted Cruz: In Over 200 Years, No Executive Has Asserted The Authority To Unilaterally Set Aside State Laws To
Bind State Courts To A Decision Of The World Court. [Star-Telegram, 10/11/07]
Ted Cruz Congratulated The Texas Legislature On Settling The Medicaid Lawsuit Against The State Of Texas.
The state will spend $700 million over the next two years to improve health care for needy children under the settlement
of a class-action lawsuit presented in court Monday. The money will be used to increase rates for doctors and dentists,
improve outreach to families and add mobile clinics. Independent evaluators will issue reports to ensure that children are
receiving their recommended checkups. The state also has committed to reducing wait times on a Medicaid hotline, hiring
additional social workers and providing more transportation services for families to get their children to the doctor.
This is a happy day, said Susan Zinn, a San Antonio lawyer who represents 2.8 million children who re-ceive Medicaid
services annually. We hope the impact of this puts Texas on the road to a healthier future. Zinn outlined the draft
settlement to U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice. It was hammered out last week with key legislators during what
Zinn called very, very difficult negotiations. She said the details still need to be fine-tuned and asked Justice to wait to
finalize the settlement until after the Legislature adjourns May 28 to make sure the agreement is fully funded. We
congratulate the Legislature on stepping forward and taking the lead to settle this lawsuit, said Ted Cruz, the state's
solicitor general. After 13 years we are hopeful that this will at long last conclude this protracted litigation. [Houston
Chronicle, 4/10/07]
Ted Cruz On The Texas Medicaid Settlement: Texas Will Make Even More Significant Commitments In Caring
For Our Youth Facing The Greatest Needs. Lawyers in federal court today presented a settlement they hope will bring
better medical treatment to nearly 2 million low-income Texas children and end more than a decade of litigation. Texas
will make even more significant commitments in caring for our youth facing the greatest needs, said Ted Cruz, Texas
solicitor general, an attorney representing the state. The lawsuit, filed 14 years ago, charges that Texas has failed to
provide about 2 million children on Medicaid with adequate access to preventive health care. During the hearing today,
U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice ordered attorneys for the Medicaid families and for the state to present a final
version of their settlement by April 27. In El Paso, the settlement could mean more doctors would be available to treat the
106,000 children in the county on Medicaid, and that more information would be available about the services to which
those children are entitled. [El Paso Times, 4/9/07]
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2006: Ted Cruz: The Office Of The Attorney General Remains Fully Committed To Enforcing State Voter Fraud
Laws And Will Continue Protecting Everyone's Right To Vote. The Texas Attorney General issued the following
statement: Statement From Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz Because the federal Court of Appeals has unanimously
lifted the district court's injunction, Texans can rest assured that the integrity of our elections will be protected. The Office
of the Attorney General remains fully committed to enforcing state voter fraud laws and will continue protecting everyone's
right to vote. [Press Release, Office of the Attorney General, 11/3/06]
2006: Ted Cruz Filed A Brief That Sought To Get Tom DeLay Off The General Election Ballot In Texas. Texas
Attorney General Greg Abbott four months ago urged Republicans to give former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay another two
years in office. Abbott on Friday urged a federal appeals court to let Republicans replace DeLay on the general election
ballot. Abbott told the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals that a federal district judge erred in ruling that Texas Republican
Chairwoman Tina Benkiser cannot declare DeLay ineligible for the ballot. DeLay resigned in June and has offered
documents showing he has officially moved to Virginia even though he still has a home in Sugar Land. Allowing a
candidate to proceed through the election when it is conclusively determined that he cannot serve will compromise the
integrity of the election process and serve to deny Texas voters their right to a genuine choice at the polls, said Abbott's
brief, filed by Solicitor General Ted Cruz. [Houston Chronicle, 7/22/06]
Ted Cruz: One Of The Most Wonderful Gifts A Child Can Be Given Is To Be The Child Of An Immigrant. Dinner
debate at the Cruzes was driven by all that had been risked and left behind. What Ted Cruz took from the table, to
Princeton University and Harvard Law School, to Washington and, now, to the office of the state solicitor general, is that
the obligation to use the political process to fulfill America's promise is his. One of the most wonderful gifts a child can be
given is to be the child of an immigrant, Cruz said. You have a profound appreciation for the miracle of opportunity in this
country. [Austin American-Statesman, 1/15/06]
Ted Cruz Once Told Classmates He Would Attend MIT And One Day Put Robotics To Use In Medicine. At Second
Baptist High School in Houston, Cruz told classmates he would attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and one
day put robotics to use in medicine. Cruz's father told him he was deluding himself. He told me all I ever talked about was
politics and the law, Cruz said. [Austin American-Statesman, 1/15/06]
Ted Cruz Fundraised For George W. Bush. While working for Cooper, Cruz began collecting political donations for
George W. Bush's first presidential run. At a Bush fundraiser in 1999, he met Bush aide Joshua Bolten. He asked me
what this campaign needed a lawyer for, and I started listing all of these policy concerns, Cruz said. The next thing I
know, he asked me to join the campaign. The campaign needed him particularly after Democrats challenged the results
of the 2000 vote in Florida. Bush asked Cruz to help assemble and direct strategy for a team of lawyers who made the
case that Bush's win was legitimate. The Bush administration rewarded Cruz, naming him an associate deputy attorney
general and later director of the Office of Policy Planning for the Federal Trade Commission. [Austin AmericanStatesman, 1/15/06]
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CRUZ ARGUED THAT TEXAS WAS NOT OBLIGATED TO IMPLEMENT IMPROVEMENTS TO TEXASS MEDICAID
PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN
Ted Cruz Defended Texas In A Case Where The State Attempted To Break An Agreement To Provide Poor
Children With Health Care Through The Federal Medicaid Program. The Texas case at issue in Wednesday's ruling
is typical. Texas state officials did not admit wrongdoing but signed a consent decree, agreeing to improve health services
for poor children. Two years after the 1996 agreement, lawyers for poor children returned to federal court to complain that
Texas still was failing to provide services required under the federal Medicaid law. The class-action lawsuit that led to the
Texas agreement is typical, too. It named state officials as defendants, as opposed to the state itself, because states are
usually immune from such lawsuits filed without their consent. Nineteen states backed Texas. All have been or are
currently bound by consent decrees. The states noted that consent decrees can linger over state officials' heads for
decades, long after the officials who signed them are gone and sometimes long after they have served their purpose. []
Wednesday's Supreme Court case immediately affects about 1.5 million Texas children who rely on the government for
health and dental care. The ruling underscores state obligations and the power of the federal courts. It cuts off one
potentially powerful line of defense for states that want to get out from under onerous long-term commitments, by ruling
that officials cannot claim they are immune from lawsuits filed to enforce the court decrees. [] Kennedy is among the
five-member court majority that has prevailed in previous states' rights cases. This time, he didn't like the argument that
the state can just break its word, Aldave said. Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz noted that the justices were sympathetic
to states bound by long-running consent decrees. Although we're disappointed that the court ruled against us, the court
did express a great deal of concern about the harm to state sovereignty that over-broad consent decrees can cause, Cruz
said. The case is Frew v. Hawkins, 02-628. [Associated Press, 1/14/04]
Ted Cruz Represented The State Of Texas As Solicitor General In A Class-Action Lawsuit Filed In 1993 Claiming
The State Did Not Provide Adequate Care For Children Enrolled In Medicaid. The state will significantly improve
medical care available to poor children under a draft agreement presented to a federal judge Monday that could end a 14year-old lawsuit over children's Medicaid. []The case stems from a class-action lawsuit filed in 1993 claiming the state
did not provide adequate care for children enrolled in Medicaid. Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz, who represented Texas
in the case, said the settlement means the state will make even more significant commitments in caring for our youth
facing the greatest needs. [Associated Press, 4/9/07]
MEDICAID REQUIRES THAT STATES MAINTAIN AN EARLY AND PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND
TREATMENT (EPSDT) PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN
Medicaid Required That States Maintain An Early And Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, And Treatment Program
For Children. Medicaid is a cooperative federal-state program that provides federal funding for state medical services to
the poor State participation is voluntary; but once a State elects to join the program, it must administer a state plan that
meets federal requirements. One requirement is that every participating State must have an Early and Periodic Screening,
Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) program ... The EPSDT programs provide health care services to children to reduce
lifelong vulnerability to illness or disease. The EPSDT provisions of the Medicaid statute require participating States to
provide various medical services to eligible children, and to provide notice of the services. [Frew v. Hawkins, Supreme
Court of the United States, 1/14/04]
1993: A SUIT FILED AGAINST THE STATE OF TEXAS ALLEGED THAT THE STATE WAS NOT FULFILLING ITS
REPONSIBIILITY UNDER MEDICAID GUIDELINES TO PROVIDE PREVENTATIVE HEALTH SERVICES FOR
CHILDREN
In The Original 1993 Lawsuit, A Group of East Texas Parents Contended That The State Was Violating Federal
Medicaid Laws By Not Providing Services Uniformly Throughout The State And That Many Indigent Children
Were Suffering From More Undiagnosed Conditions And Untreated Illnesses Than Their Peers. The Texas
consent decree was the result of a class-action lawsuit brought in 1993 by a group of East Texas parents. They
contended that the state was violating federal Medicaid laws by not providing preventive medicine uniformly throughout
the state. They argued that many indigent children, particularly those in rural areas, were suffering from more
undiagnosed conditions and untreated illnesses than their peers. [Dallas Morning News, 1/15/04]
1993: Frew V. Gilbert Involved A Suit Filed Against The State Of Texas By Several Families Who Thought The
State Was Not Fulfilling Its Responsibility Under Medicaid Guidelines To Provide Preventative Health Services
For Children. The Frew case is an example. It involves a suit filed against the state in 1993 by several families in East
Texas who thought that the state was not fulfilling its responsibility under Medicaid guidelines to provide preventive health
services for children. [Dallas Morning News, 10/6/03]
Frew V. Gilbert Was A Civil Action Concerning The Failure Of The State Of Texas To Implement A Medicaid
Program That Assured That Indigent Children And Youth Received Timely, Comprehensive Health Care. This civil
action, filed on September 1, 1993, concerns the alleged failure of the State of Texas to implement a Medicaid program
that assures that indigent children and youth receive timely, comprehensive health care. [Frew v. Gilbert, U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Paris Division, 8/14/00]
Frew V. Gilbert Was Brought By A Class Of More Than One And A Half Million Indigent Children In Texas Who
Were Entitled To Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis And Treatment Program Benefits. The case was brought by
a class of more than one and one-half million indigent children in Texas who are entitled to health benefits through the
Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment program (EPSDT) In Texas, the program is referred to as the
Texas Health Steps program, which is administered jointly by the federal government and the Texas Health and Human
Services Commission. [Frew v. Gilbert, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Paris Division, 8/14/00]
1996: IN ORDER TO SETTLE A CIVIL SUIT, TEXAS ENTERED INTO A CONSENT AGREEMENT WHEREIN THE
STATE AGREED TO IMPROVE THE PREVENTATIVE HEALTH SERVICES IT OFFERED CHILDREN AS PART OF
THE MEDICAID PROGRAM
1996: Texas Agreed To Provide The Preventative Health Services For Children In Order To Settle A Class Action
Suit. The Frew case is an example. It involves a suit filed against the state in 1993 by several families in East Texas who
thought that the state was not fulfilling its responsibility under Medicaid guidelines to provide preventive health services for
children. In 1996, after the presentation of considerable evidence and arguments, the state agreed to provide the
services, settling what had become a class action suit. The court accepted the settlement, and the state did not appeal.
Associated Press: Consent Decrees Are A Relatively Common Method Of Resolving Class-Action Lawsuits
Against Public Officials And Agencies Over Such Things As Health Care, Education And Conditions In Jails And
Prisons. [Associated Press, 1/14/04]
In 1996, Texas Resolved A Lawsuit By Promising To Improve Services Under The Early And Periodic Screening,
Diagnosis And Treatment Component Of The Medicaid Act. On Tuesday, the first argument will be Frew v. Hawkins,
in which the justices will decide whether the state of Texas should have been allowed to renege on its agreement with
low-income parents who had filed a class-action lawsuit in an effort to get basic preventative health and dental care for
their children. The Texas Health and Human Services commissioner was required to provide those services under the
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment component of the Medicaid Act, but the parents said it failed to do
so. The state resolved the lawsuit in 1996 by signing a court-approved consent agreement promising to improve services.
[Houston Chronicle, 10/6/03]
Under The 1996 Consent Decree, The State Of Texas Would Be Required To Increase The Number And Proportion
Of Children Receiving All Recommended Check-Ups. The state and the plaintiffs attorneys agreed on a settlement
that was approved by the federal district court as its Consent Decree in February 1996. The 75-page decree (see full
decree at www.cppp.org) requires Texas Medicaid officials to increase substantially the number and proportion of children
receiving all recommended check-ups through training, outreach, provider recruitment, and increased check-up fees.
[Center for Public Policy Priorities, 3/13/07]
Under The 1996 Consent Decree, Texas Medicaid Officials were To Ensure Access To Diagnosis And Treatment
And To Ensure That Medicaid Managed Care Also Met Those Standards. The state and the plaintiffs attorneys
agreed on a settlement that was approved by the federal district court as its Consent Decree in February 1996
Medicaid officials are also to ensure access to diagnosis and treatment (i.e., not just check-ups), and to ensure that
Medicaid Managed Care also meets these standards. [Center for Public Policy Priorities, 3/13/07]
The 1996 Consent Decree Paid Special Attention To Improved Access To Dentistry, Medical Transportation, And
Case Management. The state and the plaintiffs attorneys agreed on a settlement that was approved by the federal
district court as its Consent Decree in February 1996 The decree paid special attention to improved access to
dentistry, medical transportation, and case management. [Center for Public Policy Priorities, 3/13/07]
The 1996 Consent Decree Established Reporting Requirements For Check-Ups, Outreach, And Health Outcomes
For Children In Texas Medicaid. The state and the plaintiffs attorneys agreed on a settlement that was approved by the
federal district court as its Consent Decree in February 1996 The decree also established reporting requirements for
check-ups, outreach, and health outcomes for children in Texas Medicaid. [Center for Public Policy Priorities, 3/13/07]
2000: A DISTRICT COURT RULED THAT THE STATE OF TEXAS WAS NOT COMPLYING WITH THE CONSENT
DECREE, CITING SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF WHEN TEXASS EPSDT PROGRAM FAILED CHILDREN
In 2000, A District Court Ruled That The State Of Texas Was Not Complying With Much Of The Consent Decree.
In November 1998, plaintiffs attorneys filed a motion to enforce the Consent Decree, claiming that Texas Medicaid
officials were not living up to the terms of the agreement. After a hearing in March 2000, the district court ruled in August
2000 that the state was not complying with much of the agreement, and ordered the state to propose Corrective Action
Plans (CAPs). [Center for Public Policy Priorities, 3/13/07]
As Evidence Of Texass Failure To Live Up To The Consent Agreement, Plaintiffs Presented Evidence Of A 7Year-Old Boy Whose Undiagnosed Hearing Problems Caused Him To Be Classified As Learning Disabled. In
1996, officials of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission decided to settle the suit and signed an 80-page
consent decree outlining specific remedies - including toll-free information lines, public information campaigns, and
expedited payment processing - that would make the state's Medicaid system more accessible across the state. In 1998,
however, lawyers for the parents began to complain that the state had not complied with the agreement. At a five-day
hearing in 2000, the parents presented evidence that the human services commission had not lived up to the agreement.
They personalized their statistics with specific cases, including that of 7-year-old boy whose undiagnosed hearing
problems had caused him to be classified as learning disabled and of a 2-year-old with cerebral palsy unable to hold his
head aloft because of a lack of physical therapy. [Dallas Morning News, 1/15/04]
As Evidence Of Texass Failure To Live Up To The Consent Agreement, Plaintiffs Presented Evidence Of A 2Year-Old With Cerebral Palsy Unable To Hold His Head Up Because Of A Lack Of Physical Therapy. In 1996,
officials of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission decided to settle the suit and signed an 80-page consent
decree outlining specific remedies - including toll-free information lines, public information campaigns, and expedited
payment processing - that would make the state's Medicaid system more accessible across the state. In 1998, however,
lawyers for the parents began to complain that the state had not complied with the agreement. At a five-day hearing in
2000, the parents presented evidence that the human services commission had not lived up to the agreement. They
personalized their statistics with specific cases, including that of 7-year-old boy whose undiagnosed hearing problems had
caused him to be classified as learning disabled and of a 2-year-old with cerebral palsy unable to hold his head aloft
because of a lack of physical therapy. [Dallas Morning News, 1/15/04]
Attorney: More Than 1 Million Children Who Qualified For Medicaid In Texas Got No Dental Care. The parents'
lawyer, Susan Finkelstein Zinn of San Antonio, wrote in court papers that more than 1 million children who qualify for
Medicaid in Texas get no dental care. And Zinn cites other examples of poor care, including a 2-year-old with cerebral
palsy who couldn't hold his head up or walk because he did not receive proper physical therapy, a 7-year-old who could
not get a hearing test to diagnose his deafness and a child who was forced to wait eight weeks for orthopedic care for a
broken arm. [Houston Chronicle, 10/6/03]
Court: Abundant Evidence That Defendants Have Violated The Decrees Outreach Provisions Was Presented To
The Court. [Frew v. Gilbert, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Paris Division, 8/14/00]
The Court Saw Overwhelming Evidence Demonstrating That Large Numbers Of Lawsuit Class Members Did
Not Know About Texas Health Steps Or Did Not Understand The Breadth Of Services To Which They Were
Entitled. Overwhelming evidence was presented -- both statistical and anecdotal -- demonstrating that large numbers of
class members do not know about Texas Health Steps, or do not understand the breadth of services to which they are
entitled. Numerous witnesses testified to the lack of understanding about defendants' services among class members. For
instance, one witness testified about parents who are overwhelmed with [] confusion about the program. [Frew v.
Gilbert, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Paris Division, 8/14/00]
The States Own Report In 1998 Found That Class Members Were Consistently Surprised To Learn That Texas
Health Steps Offers Dental And Vision Care, Free Transportation And Eligibility Until Age 21. Furthermore,
defendants' August, 1998 Outreach and Marketing Report notes that class members were consistently surprised to learn
that Texas Health Steps offers dental and vision care, free transportation and eligibility until age 21 This report also
indicates that 60% of participating EPSDT clients knew very little (12%) or nothing at all (48%) about the program.
[Frew v. Gilbert, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Paris Division, 8/14/00]
Court: The Class Members Lack Of Knowledge Of The Free Medical Transportation System Was Perhaps The
Clearest Example Of A Failed Outreach Program. The class members' lack of knowledge of the free medical
transportation system is perhaps the clearest example of a failed outreach program. Many of plaintiffs' expert witnesses
quoted in the above section testified to this lack of knowledge. The Texas Legislature's Sunset Advisory Commission
Health and Human Services Staff Report for 1998 states that the lack of information about available client transportation
services . . . [is] . . . a major barrier to accessing needed transportation. [Frew v. Gilbert, U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of Texas, Paris Division, 8/14/00]
Court: The Evidence At The Hearing Clearly Demonstrated Defendants' Noncompliance With Decree Provisions
Requiring The Provision Of Medical Checkups To The Plaintiff Class. [Frew v. Gilbert, U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of Texas, Paris Division, 8/14/00]
Court: Abundant Evidence Was Presented That Clearly Demonstrated That Class Members Do Not Receive
Adequate Dental Care. Abundant evidence was presented that clearly demonstrated that class members do not receive
adequate dental care. They crowd emergency rooms in hospitals, suffering from acute forms of dental disease that, while
easily preventable, often lead to such health complications as serious oral infections, dehydration, fever, and
malnourishment stemming from the inability to eat. [Frew v. Gilbert, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas,
Paris Division, 8/14/00]
Court: Substantial Evidence Was Introduced That Demonstrated Defendants' Failure To Address The Needs Of
The Roughly 13,200 Abused And Neglected Class Members Supervised By The Texas Department Of Protective
And Regulatory Services. [Frew v. Gilbert, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Paris Division, 8/14/00]
Court: Abundant Evidence Demonstrated Problems With Texass Transportation Program, Including Evidence
That Class Members Often Cannot Gain Access To Transportation Vouchers, Are Not Reimbursed Until Months
After Expenditures Have Taken Place, And Often Spend Whole Working Days Arranging And Waiting For
Transportation To And From Medical Appointments. Abundant evidence demonstrated the various problems with
defendants' transportation program, including evidence that class members often cannot gain access to the transportation
vouchers to which they are entitled, are not reimbursed until months after transportation expenditures have been made,
and often spend whole working days arranging and waiting for transportation to and from brief appointments. Some class
members, for example, are forced to take one to two days off from work to accompany their children to medical
appointments, because the defendants' transportation schedules may require an overnight stay. The burden this creates
on poor class members can be overwhelming. [Frew v. Gilbert, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Paris
Division, 8/14/00]
2002: THE FIFTH U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS SIDED WITH TEXAS, RULING THAT THE LOWER COURT
JUDGE HAD NO POWER TO FORCE THE STATE OF TEXAS TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE CONSENT
AGREEMENT
Texas Resisted Having The 1996 Medicaid Agreement Enforced, Arguing That It Had Not Specifically Waived Its
Constitutional Immunity Against Being Sued. In 1996, after the presentation of considerable evidence and arguments,
the state agreed to provide the services, settling what had become a class action suit. The court accepted the settlement,
and the state did not appeal. But two years later, when the families went back to court to have the agreement enforced,
the state resisted. The state argued that though it had agreed to settle the suit, it had not specifically waived its
constitutional immunity against being sued, so the judge had no power to enforce the agreement. [Dallas Morning News,
10/6/03]
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2002: The 5 U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals Reversed The Lower Courts Ruling That The Judge Had The Power
To Enforce The Medicaid Agreement Texas Had Reached Under The Settlement. The state argued that though it
had agreed to settle the suit, it had not specifically waived its constitutional immunity against being sued, so the judge had
no power to enforce the agreement. After a five-day hearing in March 2000, the judge decided he had such power and
ruled against the state. Last year, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed that ruling, and the matter will be decided
by the Supreme Court. [Dallas Morning News, 10/6/03]
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The 5 Circuit Court Unanimously Sided With The State Of Texas, Finding That Federal Courts Cannot Force A
State To Honor Its Agreement To Provide Preventative Services Under Medicaid. Two years later, the parents
returned to court complaining the state had not upheld its end of the bargain. But when the court tried to enforce the
agreement, the state appealed to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, arguing that federal courts cannot
force a state to honor such agreements. The 5th Circuit sided unanimously with the state, setting the stage for a Supreme
Court battle. [Houston Chronicle, 10/6/03]
2004: THE U.S. SUPREME COURT UNANIMOUSLY OVERTURNED THE FIFTH CIRCUIT COURTS DECISION,
RULING THAT THE COURT HAD THE POWER TO MAKE TEXAS LIVE UP TO THE STANDARDS IT HAD AGREED
TO IN THE CONSENT AGREEMENT
In A Unanimous Decision, The Supreme Court Ruled That Federal Judges Have The Power To See That States
Live Up To Their Side Of The Bargain In Consent Decrees. The Supreme Court made it far more difficult Wednesday
for state officials to renege on court-approved promises to improve such things as nursing home care, prison conditions or
health services for the poor. Those pledges can cost many millions of dollars and obligate states to lengthy and detailed
scrutiny from federal courts. A ruling the other way could have disrupted agreements in dozens of states involving all
manner of services and institutions and affecting millions of people. In their unanimous decision, the justices said once
state officials sign onto court agreements called consent decrees, federal judges have the power to see that states live up
to the bargain. [Associated Press, 1/14/04]
Dallas Morning News: A Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court Ruled Wednesday That Texas Must Abide By The
Terms Of An 8-Year-Old Court Settlement In Which State Officials Agreed To Provide Preventive Health And
Dental Care To More Than A Million Indigent Children Across The State. [Dallas Morning News, 1/15/04]
At Issue In Frew V. Hawkins: Can A State That Enters Into A Consent Decree By Which It Agrees To Comply
With A Federal Law Then Invoke Sovereign Immunity In Claiming That A Federal Court Cannot Order It To Adhere
To The Decrees Terms? The morning's first argument, involving a Texas case, was particularly lively despite the
technical nature of the question: can a state that enters into a consent decree by which it agrees to comply with a federal
law then invoke sovereign immunity in claiming that a federal court cannot order it to adhere to the decree's terms? The
case, Frew v. Hawkins, No. 02-628, began in 1993 as a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Medicaid recipients who accused
Texas of failing to provide required services for children. The litigation ended in 1996 when Texas agreed in a federal
consent decree to make improvements in its Medicaid program. Two years later, the plaintiffs went back to court to argue
that Texas was not living up to its agreement. The court held that while the state itself was immune from the enforcement
suit, the officials themselves could be sued and be held to the terms they had agreed to. But the United States Court of
Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in New Orleans, disagreed and found that the officials could not be required to take any steps
that went beyond the precise boundaries of the federal law. [New York Times, 10/8/03]
Philadelphia Inquirer: The Supreme Courts Ruling In Frew V. Hawkins Will Have Broad Implications For The
Enforceability Of Such Consent Decrees. In 1996, Texas told a federal court it would improve services it provided
under a federally mandated health-care program for poor children. When parents complained that the state failed to meet
its obligations under the agreement, Texas said the court had no authority to enforce it. The 11th Amendment essentially
gives states immunity from lawsuits, unless they agree to be sued. The court's ruling will have broad implications for the
enforceability of consent decrees, which are used to settle suits against states for everything from educational
desegregation and special education to health care and prison conditions. [Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/8/03]
THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION SIDED WITH PLAINTIFFS AGAINST THE STATE OF TEXAS
The Bush Administration Joined The Plaintiffs In Challenging The Fifth Circuit Courts Ruling. But the United
States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in New Orleans, disagreed and found that the officials could not be required
to take any steps that went beyond the precise boundaries of the federal law. The Bush administration joined the plaintiffs
in challenging that ruling, and there appeared to be a clear majority in the argument on Tuesday for overturning it. [New
York Times, 10/8/03]
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SCALIA CALLED CRUZS ARGUMENT IN FREW V. HAWKINS CRAZY AND
JUSTICE KENNEDY WAS INCREDULOUS AT CRUZS LINE OF REASONING
Justice Scalia: If State Officials Could Not Be Bound By A Consent Decree, Why Would The Other Side Ever
Agree To Settle A Case? Thats Crazy. The Bush administration joined the plaintiffs in challenging that ruling, and
there appeared to be a clear majority in the argument on Tuesday for overturning it. If state officials could not be bound by
a consent decree, why would the other side ever agree to settle a case, Justice Scalia asked R. Edward Cruz, the Texas
solicitor general. That's crazy, Justice Scalia added. You're telling them that they accomplished nothing and that they
have to re-initiate the whole thing. [New York Times, 10/8/03]
Justice Kennedy Was Incredulous At Cruzs Arguments In Frew V. Hawkins. The justices Monday wasted little
time going after Texas Solicitor General Edward Cruz, who argued, What the decree requires, the state is doing. There is
no violation of federal law. Justice Anthony Kennedy was incredulous. You have an obligation to show the requirements
of the consent decree ... are overly burdensome, he said. And you haven't done that. [CNN, 10/7/03]
Associated Press: Even The Supreme Courts Firmest States Rights Supporters Rejected The Notion That
Texas Could Suddenly Renege On Promises Its Officials Had Made. The states' rights argument was a backdrop to
the Texas health care case, but even the court's firmest states' rights supporters rejected the notion that Texas could
suddenly renege on promises its officials had made, said Barbara Bader Aldave, one of the lawyers representing the
Texas children. [Associated Press, 1/14/04]
CNN: The Supreme Court Offered Sharp Skepticism In Response To Texas Officials Claims That The State Had
Constitutional Immunity From A Consent Decree. The Supreme Court kicked off the first case of its new term by
offering sharp skepticism in response to claims by Texas officials that the state has constitutional immunity from a consent
decree. At issue is the ability of federal courts to enforce legal settlements made by state officials. [CNN, 10/7/03]
Philadelphia Inquirer: In Arguments Before The Supreme Court, Cruz Weathered Heavy Questioning From
Justices Who Seemed Skeptical Of The States Position. Texas Solicitor General R. Ted Cruz weathered heavy
questioning from justices who seemed skeptical of the state's position. Cruz argued that Texas never had been found to
be violating federal law because it settled the case before that was determined. Without proof of that violation, a federal
court had no jurisdiction, he said. Justice Antonin Scalia, usually an enthusiast of the court's states'-rights bent, noted that
Texas' attorney general was the one who agreed to the consent decree, which amounted to waiving the state's 11th
Amendment immunity. Why isn't that the end of the case? he asked. [Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/8/03]
Justice Kennedy: Federal Courts Are Not Reduced To Approving Consent Decrees And Hoping For
Compliance. Texas officials had argued that the state's general immunity from federal interference prohibits a federal
judge from actually enforcing the Medicaid agreement, even though the state had consented to it in order to settle a
federal class-action lawsuit. Federal courts are not reduced to approving consent decrees and hoping for compliance,
wrote Justice Anthony Kennedy. Once entered, a consent decree may be enforced. [Dallas Morning News, 1/15/04]
In Response To Cruzs Assertion That Texas Had Made Significant Improvements To Its Healthcare Program And
Shouldnt Be Forced To Comply Under Threat Of A Lawsuit, Justice Stevens Noted That The State Made These
Changes Because The Agreement Required Them To Do It. Susan Zinn, attorney for the Frew family, said all the
state officials were unanimous when reaching the settlement and argued it would be unfair for Texas to go back later
and claim immunity from enforcement. But Cruz said the state made significant improvements to its health care program,
and should not be forced to comply under threat of a lawsuit. That prompted Justice John Paul Stevens to ask, The state
made these changes because the agreement required them to do it. That's coercive? [CNN, 10/7/03]
THE PLAINTIFFS VICTORY IN FREW V. HAWKINS IMMEDIATELY AFFECTED THE 1.5 MILLION TEXAS
CHILDREN WHO RELIED ON THE GOVERNMENT FOR HEALTH AND DENTAL CARE
The Supreme Courts Ruling Immediately Affected About 1.5 Million Texas Children Who Relied On The
Government For Health And Dental Care. Wednesday's Supreme Court case immediately affects about 1.5 million
Texas children who rely on the government for health and dental care. [Associated Press, 1/14/04]
Houston Chronicle: Frew V. Hawkins Involved More Than A Million Needy Children Who Were Denied Health
Care Services The State Was Required To Provide Under Federal Medicaid Laws. When the Supreme Court begins
its new term this week, it will hear arguments in a Texas case involving more than a million needy children who were
denied health care services the state was required to provide under federal Medicaid laws On Tuesday, the first
argument will be Frew v. Hawkins, in which the justices will decide whether the state of Texas should have been allowed
to renege on its agreement with low-income parents who had filed a class-action lawsuit in an effort to get basic
preventative health and dental care for their children. [Houston Chronicle, 10/6/03]
Mojave Desert Memorial

Ted Cruz Lamented That A California Judge Ordered That The Mojave Desert Veterans Memorial Resembling A
Cross Be Covered, Stating That It Was A Fight For Religious Liberty. Since the first musket shot at Lexington and
Concord, Americans have fought to defend liberty. We rightly memorialize our fallen soldiers and remember sacrifices that
have kept us safe. And yet yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court was hearing arguments in Salazar v. Buono on whether a
75-year-old veterans memorial in the Mojave Desert should be destroyed. The memorial, a seven-foot cross, was erected
in 1934 by World War I veterans to honor fallen brethren. In 2001, the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit, demanding
the memorial be destroyed. They claimed its mere presence within the 1.6 million-acre Mojave Desert violated their right
to avoid religious symbols. A federal judge in California agreed--and ordered that a plywood box be constructed to shield
onlookers while the case was on appeal. And so, this memorial, dedicated to those who fought tyranny and oppression, is
covered in wood simply because the monument takes the shape of a cross. This case is part of a growing pattern. Like
lawsuits seeking to strike down the Pledge of Allegiance or to remove In God we trust from our currency, the ACLU's
lawsuit is based on a profound misconception of our Constitution. Our nation was formed by brave men and women
fighting to protect the religious liberty of every individual. [Ted Cruz, Waco Tribune-Herald, 10/08/09]
Ted Cruz: Nothing In The Constitution Compels Government Hostility To God Or Religious Faith. [Ted Cruz,
Waco Tribune-Herald, 10/08/09]
Ted Cruz: The Constitution Protects Our Religious Liberty; It Does Not Demand That We Scour The Public
Square To Remove Any Reference To The Almighty. [Ted Cruz, Waco Tribune-Herald, 10/08/09]
Ted Cruz Said That Greg Abbott Wrote The Brief In The Supreme Court Case That Upheld The Words Under
God. Cruz also defended the pledge of allegiance in a case that was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. He also
represented Texas in a case where the words under God were ruled to be allowed to remain in the pledge of allegiance.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott wrote a briefed that was joined by all 50 states to uphold the words 'under God' to
be allowed in the pledge of allegiance. It was yet another victory and an example of defending the values and who we are
as Texans, Cruz said. [McKinney Courier-Gazette, 5/15/08]
Voting Rights
TED CRUZ SAID HE DEFENDED LAWS THAT REQUIRED VOTERS TO SHOW IDENTIFICATION
Ted Cruz Touted Defending Voter ID Laws As Solicitor General Of Texas. Voter fraud is a serious problem
threatening the integrity of our democratic process. Ted Cruz has successfully defended laws requiring voters to show
identification and other voter fraud prevention laws that are vital to preserve the integrity of our elections. [Ted Cruz for
Senate, accessed 8/13/12]
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2006: Ted Cruz: The Office Of The Attorney General Remains Fully Committed To Enforcing State Voter
Fraud Laws And Will Continue Protecting Everyone's Right To Vote. The Texas Attorney General issued the
following statement: Statement From Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz Because the federal Court of Appeals has
unanimously lifted the district court's injunction, Texans can rest assured that the integrity of our elections will be
protected. The Office of the Attorney General remains fully committed to enforcing state voter fraud laws and will
continue protecting everyone's right to vote. [Press Release, Office of the Attorney General, 11/3/06]
Private Practice
Background
Ted Cruz Had A Washington Office At Morgan Lewis. Ex-Texas Solicitor General R. Ted Cruz joined Morgan Lewis'
Houston office as a litigation partner. Cruz, the first Hispanic solicitor general, will also maintain a presence in the firm's
Washington office. He was the state's chief appellate lawyer for more than five years and was named by Newsweek
magazine as one of 20 young Hispanic Americans on the rise and by American Lawyer magazine as one of the 50 Best
Litigators under 45 in America. [Houston Chronicle, 5/19/08]
Dallas Morning News: In 2012, Cruz Argued One Case At The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals And Worked On
Three Others. In between the fundraisers, debates and campaign stops for his successful Senate race, Ted Cruz
earned $1 million as a lawyer last year. Among his final clients were a businessman who pleaded guilty to bribery, a drug
manufacturer that fired an employee who refused to break the law, and a company that illegally copied another's tire
design. In 2012, Cruz argued one case at the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and worked on three others. [Dallas
Dallas Morning News: In 2011, Ted Cruz Made $1.57 Million As A Partner At Morgan, Lewis & Bockius And
Argued Four Cases And Worked On Three Others. In 2012, Cruz argued one case at the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals and worked on three others. In 2011, he made $1.57 million as a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. Cruz
argued four cases and worked on three others - and launched what was then a long-shot Senate run early that year.
Kids for Cash

AS A PRIVATE ATTORNEY, TED CRUZ REPRESENTED ROBERT MERICLE, A JUVENILE PRISON DEVELOPER
WHO PLED GUILTY TO CONCEALING EVIDENCE OF A FELONY IN CONNECTION WITH THE KIDS FOR CASH
JUDICIAL CORRUPTION SCANDAL
HEADLINE: Cruz As Private Lawyer Represents Pennsylvania Jail Developer Whos Pleaded Guilty To Felony In
Kids For Cash Scandal. [Dallas Morning News, 7/12/12]
Ted Cruz Worked As A Private Lawyer On An Insurance-Claim Appeal By A Pennsylvania Juvenile-Prison
Developer Whos Pleaded Guilty To Concealing Evidence Of A Felony In Connection With A Kids For Cash
Judicial Corruption Scandal. Senate Republican runoff candidate Ted Cruz has worked as a private lawyer in recent
months on an insurance-claim appeal by a Pennsylvania juvenile-prison developer whos pleaded guilty to concealing
evidence of a felony in connection with a kids for cash judicial corruption scandal. [Dallas Morning News, 7/12/12]
Ted Cruz Argued In A Federal Appellate Court In Pennsylvania Against Dismissing A Claim Robert K. Mericle
And His Mericle Construction Inc. Brought Against His Commercial Insurer, Travelers Property Casualty Co.
Four days before last Januarys first Senate GOP candidate debate, Cruz argued in a federal appellate court in
Pennsylvania against dismissing a claim Robert K. Mericle and his Mericle Construction Inc. brought against his
commercial insurer, Travelers Property Casualty Co. [Dallas Morning News, 7/12/12]
Dallas Morning News: Mericle Has Been Listed By Cruz As A Client On Both Of His Personal Financial
Disclosure Statements Filed With The Senate Ethics Committee. The larger scandal has been a huge TV story, as
you can see from this ABC 20/20 story. Mericle has been listed by Cruz as a client on both of his personal financial
disclosure statements filed with the Senate Ethics Committee, and his name was brought to our attention by the campaign
of Cruzs July 31 GOP runoff rival, David Dewhurst, Texas lieutenant governor. [Dallas Morning News, 7/12/12]
2011: Ted Cruz Reported That He Received Income For Legal Services That He Performed For Robert Mericle Of
Pennsylvania. [Compensation In Excess of $5000 Paid By One Source, Senate Financial Disclosure Report, filed 7/9/12]
THE KIDS FOR CASH SCANDAL INVOLVED TWO PENNSYLVANIA JUDGES WHO TOOK MILLIONS IN
PAYOFFS IN EXCHANGE FOR HELPING A PRIVATE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER REAP MILLIONS IN
COUNTY CONTRACTS
President Judge Mark A. Ciaverella Jr. And Judge Michael T. Conahan Were Instrumental In Closing A CountyOwned Juvenile Detention Center And Directing Business To The Private Pennsylvania Child Care LLC Center.
The two judges who led the Luzerne County Court for the past seven years took $2.67 million in payoffs for helping a
private juvenile detention center reap millions from county contracts, with one of the judges going so far as to sentence
children to detention over the objections of juvenile probation officers to benefit the center, federal prosecutors alleged
Monday Ciavarella and Conahan, who were instrumental in closing a county-owned center in 2003 and directing
business to the private Pennsylvania Child Care LLC center in Pittston Township, accepted payments from one of the
center's owners and the contractor who built the center, according to U.S. Attorney Martin C. Carlson, who announced the
charges. [Standard-Speaker, 1/27/09]
In The Luzerne County Juvenile Courtroom, Detention Center Workers Were Told In Advance How Many
Juveniles To Expect At The End Of Each Day And Lawyers Told Families Not To Bother Hiring Them. Things were
different in the Luzerne County juvenile courtroom, and everyone knew it. Proceedings on average took less than two
minutes. Detention center workers were told in advance how many juveniles to expect at the end of each day -- even
before hearings to determine their innocence or guilt. Lawyers told families not to bother hiring them. They would not be
allowed to speak anyway. [New York Times, 3/27/09]
New York Times: While Judges Elsewhere In The State Were Shifting Away From Incarcerating Juveniles For
Delinquency, Luzerne County Was Becoming Infamous For Imposing Heavy Sentences For Minor Infractions.
[New York Times, 3/27/09]
JUDGES IN THE KIDS FOR CASH SCHEME JAILED JUVENILES FOR MINOR OFFENSES, FAILED TO INFORM
THEM OF THEIR RIGHTS TO COUNSEL, AND ORGANIZED COURT PROCESSES TO MAKE DETENTION MORE
LIKELY
Citizens Voice: Prosecutors And Attorneys For Juveniles Who Appeared In Ciavarella's Court During This
Period Say He Jailed Juveniles For Minor Offenses, Failed To Inform Them Of Their Right To Counsel And
Organized His Court To Make Detention More Likely. [Citizens Voice, 8/14/09]
A Judge Appointed By The State Supreme Court To Review The Cases Of Judge Ciavarella Recommended That
The High Court Clear The Records Of Nearly All Of The 4,500 To 6,500 Juveniles Who Appeared Before Ciavarella
In 2003-2008. The sole count against Mericle accuses him of failing to tell federal investigators and a federal grand jury
that the judges in the kids-for-cash case, Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. and Michael T. Conahan, were engaged in conspiracy to
defraud the government of tax revenues Prosecutors and attorneys for juveniles who appeared in Ciavarella's court
during this period say he jailed juveniles for minor offenses, failed to inform them of their right to counsel and organized
his court to make detention more likely. A judge appointed by the state Supreme Court to review Ciavarella's cases has
recommended that the high court clear the records of nearly all of the 4,500 to 6,500 juveniles who appeared before
Ciavarella in 2003-2008. [Citizens Voice, 8/14/09]
Citizens Voice: In October 2009, The State Supreme Court Vacated All Of Ciavarella's Juvenile Sentences
Between January 2003 And May 2008, Finding He Failed To Adequately Inform Juveniles Of Their Right To
Counsel, Sentenced Many To Detention On Minor Charges And Pressured Juvenile Probation Officials To
Recommend Detention. [Citizens Voice, 12/17/11]
The Number Of Juveniles Sent To Detention Centers In Luzerne County Dropped From 200 At The Height Of The
Kids For Cash Scandal Down Into The 30s. At the peak of the Luzerne County Kids for Cash scandal, more than 200
juveniles out of 500 cases each year were sent to outside placement facilities. Now, the number of cases has decreased
to around 300, and the number of children sent to detention centers has dropped into the 30s. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
1/9/12]
ROBERT MERICLE BUILT THE TWO JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS THAT WERE AT THE HEART OF THE
KIDS FOR CASH SCANDAL
Mericle Built The Two Juvenile Detention Centers That Were At The Heart Of The Kids For Cash Scandal. When
federal prosecutors announced they were charging two county judges with accepting $2.6 million in kickbacks Monday,
Mericle's name didn't appear on any court documents. But there was no mistaking that Mericle was Participant No. 2, the
contractor who built two juvenile detention centers that are at the heart of the federal case. [Citizens Voice, 1/28/09]
Mericle Was Part Of A Conspiracy In Which Two Luzerne County Judges Received Kickbacks For Maintaining A
High Rate Of Occupancy In The Juvenile Detention Facilities Constructed By Mericle And Mericle Construction.
Mericle and Mericle Construction were part of a conspiracy in which two Luzerne County judges received kickbacks for
maintaining a high rate of occupancy in the juvenile detention facilities constructed by Mericle and Mericle Construction.
[Travelers Property Casualty Co. v. Robert K. Mericle, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 8/31/10]
As Part Of The Kids for Cash Conspiracy, Judges Would Often Violate The Civil Rights [Of] The Juveniles
Appearing Before Them. Mericle and Mericle Construction were part of a conspiracy in which two Luzerne County
judges received kickbacks for maintaining a high rate of occupancy in the juvenile detention facilities constructed by
Mericle and Mericle Construction. As part of this conspiracy, the judges would often violate the civil rights the juveniles
appearing before them by denying them right to counsel and handing down disproportionately large sentences, among
other things. [Travelers Property Casualty Co. v. Robert K. Mericle, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of
Pennsylvania, 8/31/10]
Court: Mericle Had A Financial Interest In The Judges Placing Youths In Its Facility Because That In Turn
Paved The Way For The Construction Of A Second Facility. The MCAC alleges that Mericle and Mericle
Construction paid the Luzerne County judges $997,600 for their roles in facilitating the construction of the first juvenile
detention center and then an additional $150,000 for an addition to that facility. In order to conceal the first payment,
Mericle signed and backdated a Registration and Commission Agreement as an attempt to hide the payment as a
broker's fee. The judges then began to consistently place youths in the facility, which paved the way for the construction
of a second facility; as a result, Mericle and Mericle Construction had a financial interest in placing juveniles in these
facilities. [Travelers Property Casualty Co. v. Robert K. Mericle, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania,
8/31/10]
MERICLE PAID MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN KICKBACKS TO THE JUDGES WHO PLACED JUVENILES IN THE
DETENTION CENTERS HIS COMPANY HAD BUILT
Associated Press: Federal Prosecutors Say Former Luzerne County Judges Mark Ciavarella And Michael
Conahan Were Paid To Place Juvenile Offenders In Two Private Detention Centers Built By Mericles
Construction Company. [Associated Press, 8/13/09]
Ciaverella And Conahan Accepted Payments From Robert Mericle, Who Built The Juvenile Detention Center.
Ciavarella and Conahan, who were instrumental in closing a county-owned center in 2003 and directing business to the
private Pennsylvania Child Care LLC center in Pittston Township, accepted payments from one of the center's owners
and the contractor who built the center, according to U.S. Attorney Martin C. Carlson, who announced the charges The
two individuals who allegedly paid the judges were not named in court documents. But information in the documents
indicates they are Robert J. Powell, a Butler Township attorney who was co-owner of Pennsylvania Child Care until June,
and Robert S. Mericle, owner and president of Mericle Construction Inc The documents outlining the federal charges
do not name Participant #1 and Participant #2, but say #2 was the contractor who built the Pennsylvania Child Care
Facility in Pittston Township and the company's other detention center in Butler County near Pittsburgh. Both were built by
Mericle Construction Inc., one of the region's largest commercial developers. [Standard-Speaker, 1/27/09]
Robert Mericle Paid Finders Fees To Two Judges That Sentenced Children To Detention Centers He Owned.
Four days before last Januarys first Senate GOP candidate debate, Cruz argued in a federal appellate court in
Pennsylvania against dismissing a claim Robert K. Mericle and his Mericle Construction Inc. brought against his
commercial insurer, Travelers Property Casualty Co. In 2009, Mericle tried to get Travelers to pay his legal costs and
huge damages awarded against him by families of children who were given harsh sentences, allegedly to fill up the
Mericle-built detention centers. Dealing out the sentences were two judges to whom Mericle paid huge finders fees.
Mericle Agreed To Pay The Judges A $2 Million Finders Fee. The legal document, prepared by federal prosecutors
with input from Powell's attorneys for presentation at Powell's plea hearing in U.S. District Court in Scranton next week,
paints Powell as fearful of retaliation from the judges, who could ruin him financially by stopping the flow of juveniles to
his centers. The document also provides new details about the role wealthy developer Robert K. Mericle, who built the
centers, allegedly played in the kids-for-cash scheme. The judges recommended Mericle to Powell when Powell
approached them in 2001 with plans to build a detention center in Pittston Township, according to federal prosecutors.
[Citizens Voice, 6/11/09]
Mericle Paid $997,600 To Ciavarella In 2003 As A Finders Fee For Getting Him The Contract To Build The Luzerne
Detention Center. Prosecutors say Mericle paid $997,600 to Ciavarella in 2003 as a finder's fee for getting him the
contract to build the Luzerne detention center. [Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/27/10]
Mericle Offered Ciavarella A $1 Million Finders Fee In January 2003 And Then Paid Ciavarella And Conahan
More Money Over The Next Four Years. In June 2000, Ciavarella introduced Powell to his longtime friend Mericle, who
agreed to locate land and build the private center, prosecutors say. After the private center was built in Pittston Township
and Conahan ordered the county-owned detention center closed, Mericle offered Ciavarella a $1 million finder's fee in
January 2003, according to Ciavarella, who testified he split the money with Conahan. Over the next four years, Ciavarella
and Conahan received an additional $1.6 million from Powell and Mericle and the county signed contracts to house
juveniles in the Pittston Township center and a related center in Butler County also built by Mericle. Those contracts
earned the centers more than $30 million. [Citizens Voice, 8/14/09]
Mericle Paid Kickbacks To Judges To Secure Contracts For Two For-Profit Juvenile Detention Centers He Had
Built. Mericle agreed to plead guilty to failing to report a felony, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. The charge is
connected to kickbacks Mericle paid to a pair of former county judges to secure contracts for two for-profit juvenile
detention centers Mericle built. [Citizens Voice, 8/15/09]
AFTER THE FIRST DETENTION CENTER MERICLE BUILT GOT A STEADY STREAM OF BUSINESS FROM THE
TWO JUDGES, MERICLE WON A CONTRACT TO BUILD A SECOND DETENTION CENTER AND THEN GAVE THE
JUDGES AN ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION
After The Detention Center Mericle Built Had Been Getting A Steady Flow Of Business, Mericle Won A Contract
To Build The Second Center And Then Gave The Judges An Additional $1 Million. Thanks to the judges,
prosecutors say, the detention centers got a steady flow of business - so Powell and his partner, Zappala, decided to build
a second center in Western Pennsylvania. When Mericle won the contract for that facility, prosecutors say, he gave the
judges an additional $1 million. The money was wired to a business the judges controlled, Pinnacle Group of Jupiter, Fla.,
in 2005. [Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/27/10]
MERICLE GAVE THE JUDGES AN ADDITIONAL $150,000 AFTER HE WON A THIRD CONTRACT TO BUILD AN
EXPANSION ON THE ORIGINAL FACILITY
Philadelphia Inquirer: In 2006, Mericle Won A Third Contract, To Put An Expansion On The Original Juvenile Jail
And The Judges Got An Additional $150,000, Prosecutors Say. [Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/27/10]
MERICLE FUNNELED THE MONEY HE PAID TO THE JUDGES THROUGH A MATRIX OF TRANSACTIONS IN
ORDER TO CONCEAL THE KICKBACK SCHEME
Mericle Construction Transferred More Than $1 Million To A Florida Company Controlled By The Two Judges In
The Kickback Scandal. Participant No. 2 and Participant No. 1, a co-owner of the centers, drafted misleading financial
documents to conceal their payments to judges Michael T. Conahan and Mark A. Ciavarella Jr., who directed county
juveniles and millions of county dollars to the centers, the documents allege. Mericle Construction Inc., which built the
centers, transferred more than $1 million to a Florida company controlled by the judges, the documents say. [Citizens
Voice, 1/28/09]
Mericle Funneled The Money He Gave To The Judges Through A Matrix Of Transactions. As Ciavarella became
more involved with the process any notion of altruism drowned in a stream of cash from Powell, a Drums attorney who
argued civil cases before Ciavarella, and Robert K. Mericle, a prominent developer whose firm built for-profit facilities for
Powell and Zappala in Pittston Township and Butler County. Mericle met Ciavarella in his chambers in April 2002 and
offered a finder's fee -- 10 percent of the total cost of the contract for constructing the facilities Mericle funneled the
finder's fee -- about $440,000 each according to Ciavarella -- through a matrix of transactions, first from his company to
Robert Matta, the former president of Miners Bank, then to Beverage Marketing, a company owned by Conahan, then to
the judges. [Citizens Voice, 2/6/11]
MERICLE PLEADED GUILTY TO FAILING TO REPORT A FELONY AND ADMITTED THAT HE COVERED UP
EVIDENCE IN THE KIDS FOR CASH KICKBACK SCHEME
Mericle Pled Guilty In The Kids For Cash Kickback Scheme. A builder will plead guilty in a kids-for-cash kickback
scheme involving two ousted judges in northeastern Pennsylvania. Federal prosecutors say Robert Mericle has signed a
plea agreement in the case. [Associated Press, 8/13/09]
Associated Press: An Information Filed Thursday Charges Mericle With Failing To Tell A Grand Jury About $2.1
Million In Payments To The Judges. [Associated Press, 8/13/09]
Associated Press: Mericle Admitted He Covered Up A Kickback Scheme To Spend Millions Of County And State
Dollars By Incarcerating Juveniles At Private Detention Centers. Luzerne County officials are looking into whether
they can terminate a real estate listing deal with Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services. It needs to be looked at,
County Commissioner Stephen A. Urban said Thursday, noting company president and CEO Robert K. Mericle admitted
he covered up a kickback scheme to spend millions of county and state dollars by incarcerating juveniles at private
detention facilities. [Citizens Voice, 8/14/09]
Mericle Pled Guilty To Failing To Report a Felony. Mericle will plead guilty to failing to report a felony, which carries a
maximum sentence of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He will more likely face four to 10 months under federal
sentencing guidelines because of his lack of a criminal record. [Citizens Voice, 8/14/09]
A Revised Indictment Listed The $1,150,000 In Payments Mericle Made To Judge Ciavarella As Part Of The Bribes
And Kickbacks The Judges Received. A federal grand jury Wednesday slammed former Luzerne County Judge Mark
A. Ciavarella Jr. with a new 39-count indictment, reconciling long-standing allegations Ciavarella and another judge
pocketed millions of dollars in kickbacks for jailing juveniles with a recent Supreme Court ruling limiting the scope of a
public integrity law The revised indictment also redefined payments Ciavarella and Conahan received from the
developer of the detention centers, Robert K. Mericle, who pleaded guilty last September to a single count of failing to
report a felony. At a court hearing last year for Mericle, Assistant U.S. Attorney Gordon Zubrod described the $1,150,000
in payments as a finder's fee, but the indictment returned Wednesday grouped them together with the bribes and
kickbacks Ciavarella and Conahan received from the former co-owner of the facilities, attorney Robert J. Powell.
MERICLE ALSO ADMITTED HE GAVE CASH AND GIFTS TO THOSE JUDGES AND OTHER PUBLIC OFFICIALS
WHO WERE IN A POSITION TO HELP HIM
HEADLINE: Mericle Dishonest About Payments. [Citizens Voice, 2/9/11]
Citizens Voice: Robert K. Mericle Has A Problem With The Truth. [Citizens Voice, 2/9/11]
Times-Tribune Editorial: Mericle Admitted On The Stand That He Failed At The Time He Signed His Plea
Agreement To Tell Prosecutors About Payments He Had Made To Other Elected Officials. A fourth defendant,
former detention center owner Robert J. Powell, was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Mr. Powell and Mr. Mericle
admitted to making payments to the judges. Both pleaded guilty to failing to report a felony And unlike Mr. Powell, Mr.
Mericle has admitted on the stand that he failed at the time he signed his plea agreement to tell prosecutors about
payments to other elected officials. Court documents allege he gave a former state senator and a municipal official
$40,000 in cash and services, to further the construction of one of his commercial developments, and that he annually
gave lavish holiday gifts and cash to at least two elected officials. [Editorial, Times-Tribune, 2/26/14]
Mericle Planned To Admit That He Gave Gifts And Cash To Judge Ciavarella And Other Elected Officials In
Addition To The $2.1 Million Payment That Led To Bribery Charges Against The Judge. When he takes the stand
against kids-for-cash judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr., wealthy developer Robert K. Mericle will admit he gave gifts and cash
to Ciavarella and other elected officials in addition to the $2.1 million payment that led to bribery charges against the
former Luzerne County judge, according to a brief filed by federal prosecutors Thursday. [Citizens Voice, 2/4/11]
Mericle Planned To Testify That He Gave Additional Gifts And Cash To Ciavarella On Numerous Occasions.
Prosecutors plan to offer testimony from Mericle that in addition to the $2.1 million he paid Ciavarella and another former
county judge, Michael T. Conahan, he gave additional gifts and cash to Ciavarella on numerous occasions, according to
a prosecution brief. [Citizens Voice, 2/4/11]
Citizens Voice: Mericle Also Gave Gifts And Cash To Other Public Officials Who Were In A Position To Help
Him, The Brief Says. [Citizens Voice, 2/4/11]
Mericle Gave $5,000 Cash To Judge Ciavarella Each Christmas. Mericle said he initially lied to protect his friend.
Ciavarella was Mericle's attorney until 1996, when he became a judge, and Mericle said he viewed Ciavarella as an older
brother. As Mericle's construction company grew and prospered, he lavished gifts on the judge. He said he gave $5,000
cash to Ciavarella each Christmas. I did not want to be the person to lay Mark out, he said. [Associated Press, 2/9/11]
Federal Prosecutors Said Mericle Gave Former State Sen. Raphael J. Musto Christmas Gifts Worth More Than
$1,500 And Also Paid Him A $25,000 Bribe. Former state Sen. Raphael J. Musto received Christmas gifts worth more
than $1,500 -- including electronic equipment and a gift certificate for lobsters -- from a politically connected developer
who also allegedly paid him a $25,000 bribe, according to a court document filed Monday by federal prosecutors The
prosecution has not named the developer, but the defense's pre-trial motions identify him as Robert K. Mericle, who faces
prison in an unrelated political corruption case. [Citizens Voice, 4/19/11]
Mericle Had Received $25 Million In State Grants For A Commerce Park He Built In Mustos Former Senate
District. A federal grand jury indictment alleged the developer later identified as Mericle paid Musto $25,000 in cash
as a rebate on a $47,900 renovation project his company performed on a Musto-owned building. The company later
performed an additional $10,926 in work on the building after it had been transferred to Musto's son, but never issued
a bill for the work, the grand jury alleged. The discounted renovations were intended to reward Musto for his role in
securing state financing for a multimillion-dollar project the developer was constructing in Musto's district, according to
prosecutors. Mericle received $25 million in state grants for his CenterPoint Commerce & Trade Park in Jenkins and
Pittston townships, which lies in Musto's former senatorial district. [Citizens Voice, 4/19/11]
HEADLINE: Mericles Name Again Surfaces In Connection With Corruption Case. [Citizens Voice, 11/24/10]
Citizens Voice: Once The Name Of Wealthy Developer Robert K. Mericle Was Most Likely To Come Up In
Business-Like Discussions Of Job Creation, Real Estate And Philanthropy. Now It's Just As Likely To Come Up In
Reports Of Plea Agreements, Grand-Jury Subpoenas And Pay-To-Play Political Corruption. [Citizens Voice,
11/24/10]
Citizens Voice: In The Last Two Years, Mericle's Name Has Surfaced In Criminal Cases Involving Two Former
Luzerne County Judges, A Jenkins Township Supervisor And, Most Recently, Retiring State Sen. Raphael J.
Musto. [Citizens Voice, 11/24/10]
FBI Agents Investigated Whether Mericle Rewarded Sen. Musto For His Influence Over State Development Funds
With Renovation Bargains And Holiday Gifts. In the last two years, Mericle's name has surfaced in criminal cases
involving two former Luzerne County judges, a Jenkins Township supervisor and, most recently, retiring state Sen.
Raphael J. Musto. Federal prosecutors have not named Mericle's construction company as the Company A that
allegedly rewarded Musto for his influence over state development funds with renovation bargains and holiday gifts. But in
April, FBI agents armed with a subpoena did inspect records of Mericle's renovations to a Musto-owned building -- a
renovation project that closely matches the work performed by Company A. [Citizens Voice, 11/24/10]
Mericle Gave $5,000 To Jenkins Township Supervisor Russ Arnone As A Reward For Lowering Township
Inspection Fees For A Development Mericle Was Building In The Township. Supervisors turned to the experience of
a past township official to replaced the disgraced Russ Arnone, tabbing Coreen Milazzo as his replacement Thursday
afternoon A former Luzerne County budget director, Arnone served 18 years as a Republican Jenkins Township
supervisor. But he was undone after investigators revealed he had accepted $5,000 from corruption figure Robert K.
Mericle as a reward for lowering township inspection fees for a development Mericle was building in the township.
Former Jenkins Township Supervisor Russel E. Arnone Was Convicted Of Accepting An Illegal $5,000
Campaign Contribution From Robert Mericle, Who Wanted To Reward Arnone For Lowering Township
Inspection Fees On A Development Mericle Was Building. A former Jenkins Twp. supervisor nabbed in a federal
corruption probe in Luzerne County was sentenced Monday to two months of house arrest and two years of probation.
U.S. District Court Judge Richard P. Conaboy also ordered former Jenkins Twp. Supervisor Russel E. Arnone to complete
50 hours of community service. Mr. Arnone accepted an illegal $5,000 campaign contribution from kids-for-cash figure
Robert K. Mericle, who wanted to reward Mr. Arnone for lowering township inspection fees on a development Mr. Mericle
was building in the township. [Times-Tribune, 9/21/10]
Prosecutors: Mericle Paid Arnone $5,000 In Cash Under The Guise Of A Campaign Contribution. Mr.
Mericle, the developer of Centerpoint Commerce & Trade Park in Jenkins and Pittston townships, had complained to
Mr. Arnone about the fees charged by the Jenkins Twp. building inspector. Mr. Arnone told Mr. Mericle to talk directly
to the inspector and the fees were reduced through negotiations between Mericle and the inspector, prosecutors said.
Mr. Mericle later paid Mr. Arnone $5,000 in cash under the guise of a campaign contribution, prosecutors said.
[Times-Tribune, 9/21/10]
MERICLE PAID MORE THAN $17 MILLION TO SETTLE A CIVIL LAWSUIT FILED BY JUVENILES WHO HAD BEEN
LOCKED UP IN THE DETENTION CENTERS HE HAD BUILT
Mericle Paid More Than $17 Million To Settle A Civil Lawsuit Filed By Juveniles Who Were Locked Up In Youth
Detention Facilities Built By His Company. A developer at the center of one of the biggest judicial scandals in U.S.
history has agreed to pay more than $17 million to settle a civil lawsuit filed by juveniles who were locked up in youth
detention facilities built by his company. The settlement with Robert K. Mericle and Mericle Construction Inc., based in
Wilkes-Barre, in northeast Pennsylvania, was announced Friday by lawyers for the juveniles and their parents.
Associated Press: Under The Agreement, Mericle Will Pay $17.75 Million Into A Settlement Fund, According To
A News Release. [Associated Press, 12/16/11]
AS A RESULT OF THE KIDS FOR CASH SCANDAL, MERICLE WAS SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR IN FEDERAL
PRISON AND ONE YEAR OF PROBATION
Mericle Was Sentenced To One Year In Federal Prison, $250,000 In Fines, And 100 Hours Of Community Service.
A federal judge has sentenced Robert Mericle to one year in federal prison Developer Robert Mericle said nothing as
he left the federal courthouse in Scranton after learning his punishment: $250,000 in fines, 100 hours of community
service, and one year in federal prison, a term that surprised a well-known figure in the kids for cash scandal. [ABC 16
WNEP, 4/25/14]
Citizens Voice: Robert K. Mericle, The Developer Behind The Notorious Kids-For-Cash Scandal, Will Spend One
Year In Federal Prison, A Judge Ruled Friday, Issuing A Sentence Much Harsher Than Even Prosecutors
Requested. [Citizens Voice, 4/26/14]
IN SENTENCING MERICLE TO MORE TIME IN PRISON THAN PROSECUTORS HAD RECOMMENDED, THE JUDGE
SAID THAT MERICLES FALSE INFORMATION TO THE GOVERNMENT WAS NOTHING BUT CORRUPTION
The Judge Increased The Sentence Prosecutors Had Recommended For Mericle, Citing The Severity Of The
Crime And Mericles Lies To Investigators About What He Knew Of The Judges Scheme. A builder of for-profit
youth detention centers was sentenced Friday to a year in prison for his role in a notorious juvenile justice scandal in
which thousands of young offenders were sent to his facilities by a judge who took money from him. The builder, Robert
Mericle, was also fined $250,000 and ordered to serve 100 hours of community service by a federal judge who increased
the sentence recommended by prosecutors, citing the severity of the crime and Mericle's lies to investigators about what
he knew of the judges' scheme. [Associated Press, 4/25/14]
Associated Press: Prosecutors Had Recommended Six Months, Lower Than The Guideline Range Of Eight
To 14 Months. [Associated Press, 4/25/14]
Judge: Mericles False Information To The Government Is Nothing But Corruption. But Kosik said Mericle
deserved a stiffer sentence. While acknowledging that Mericle had taken full responsibility, his false information to the
government is nothing but corruption, Kosik said. Mericle did not break the law by paying the judges, but the judges
committed a crime by taking the money, and Kosik said the developer had contributed to a widespread culture of
corruption in Luzerne County. [Associated Press, 4/25/14]
MERICLE SUED HIS INSURANCE CARRIER, TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY, TO PAY HIS LEGAL
COSTS AND DAMAGES RESULTING FROM HIS ROLE IN THE KIDS FOR CASH SCHEME
In 2009, Robert Mercile Tried To Get His Insurance Carrier, Travelers, To Pay His Legal Costs And Damages That
Were Awarded Against Him By Families Of Children Who Were Given Harsh Sentences To Allegedly Fill Up
The Mericle-Built Detention Centers. In 2009, Mericle tried to get Travelers to pay his legal costs and huge damages
awarded against him by families of children who were given harsh sentences, allegedly to fill up the Mericle-built detention
centers. [Dallas Morning News, 7/12/12]
THE DISTRICT COURT THREW OUT MERICLES INSURANCE CLAIM, FINDING THAT TRAVELERS DID NOT HAVE
TO COVER THE CONSEQUENCES OF MERICLES CRIMINAL ACTS
U.S District Judge Robert Caputo Threw Out Robert Mericles Insurance Claim, Accepting The Insurance
Companys Argument That Its Relieved By Pennsylvania Law From Having To Cover The Consequences Of
Criminal Acts. In August 2010, U.S. District Judge Robert Caputo tossed Mericles claim, accepting the insurance
companys argument that its relieved by Pennsylvania law from having to cover the consequences of criminal acts.
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District Of Pennsylvania Found That Travelers Property Casualty Co. Had
No Duty To Defend Or Indemnify Kickback Conspiracy Claims Brought Against Robert Mericle. The U.S. District
Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania granted an insurer's motion for summary judgment, finding that the insurer
had no duty to defend or indemnify kickback conspiracy claims brought against its insured. Several suits were brought
against Mericle Construction Inc. and its owner Robert Mericle (collectively, Mericle) that alleged Mericle was responsible
for constructing juvenile detention facilities that were used to house juvenile offenders who were allegedly detained in
violation of their rights. The underlying lawsuits alleged that Mericle was part of a conspiracy in which two judges received
kickbacks for maintaining a high rate of occupancy in the juvenile detention facilities constructed by Mericle. As part of this
conspiracy, the lawsuits alleged the judges would often violate the civil rights the juveniles appearing before them by
denying them right to counsel and handing down disproportionately large sentences. Travelers Property Casualty Co. of
America issued both primary insurance and commercial excess (umbrella) policies to Mericle Development Corp. After the
suits were filed, Mericle provided Travelers with notice of the suits and requested that Travelers defend them. Travelers
notified Mericle that it found there was no coverage under the policies and that it did not have a duty to defend the suits.
[Insurance Law & Litigation Week, 9/20/10]
The Court Found That Travelers Had No Duty To Defend Mericle Because The Underlying Allegations, That He
Purposely Participated In A Kickback Scheme, Consisted On Intentional And/Or Malicious Conspiratorial
Conduct On The Part Of Mericle. Travelers then brought an action against Mericle, seeking a declaratory judgment that
it owed the defendants neither a duty to defend nor a duty to indemnify. The defendants moved for summary judgment,
and Travelers cross-moved for summary judgment. The district court denied the defendants' motion and granted
Travelers' motion. Travelers had no duty to defend the defendants because the underlying allegations -- that they
purposely participated in a kickback scheme -- consisted of intentional and/or malicious conspiratorial conduct on the part
of the insured. The conduct was not accidental and therefore did not constitute an occurrence under the policy.
[Insurance Law & Litigation Week, 9/20/10]
Court: The Allegations Against Mericle And Mericle Construction Are Causally Connected To Claims For False
Imprisonment. The allegations in the underlying complaints stem from a far-reaching conspiracy that resulted in the
allegedly improper custodial detention of hundreds of juveniles. The underlying complaints allege that Mericle and Mericle
Construction conspired to have juveniles deprived of their constitutional rights so that they could be housed in two juvenile
detention centers that Mericle and Mericle Construction were hired to build. These juveniles were then unlawfully housed
at these detention centers to increase the need for more housing for juvenile offenders and creating demand for more new
construction for Mericle and Mericle Construction. Considering the broad reading of arising out of espoused by
Pennsylvania courts, the allegations against Mericle and Mericle Construction are causally connected to claims for false
imprisonment, and, therefore, arise out of such claims, thereby triggering Travelers' duty to defend under Coverage B of
the primary policies and the personal injury liability of the excess policies. [Travelers Property Casualty Co. v. Robert K.
Mericle, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 8/31/10]
MERICLE HIRED TED CRUZ AND HIS LAW FIRM TO APPEAL THE DISTRICT COURTS RULING THAT
TRAVELERS DID NOT HAVE TO COVER MERICLES CLAIM
Mericle Hired Ted Cruz And His Law Firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius To Appeal Judge Caputos Decision. In
August 2010, U.S. District Judge Robert Caputo tossed Mericles claim, accepting the insurance companys argument that
its relieved by Pennsylvania law from having to cover the consequences of criminal acts. Mericle hired Cruz and his law
firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, and appealed Caputos decision. [Dallas Morning News, 7/12/12]
Cruz Represented Mericle In An Appeal Of His Lawsuit Against Travelers Insurance Co., Which Refused To Pay
Out Money To Help Settle Civil Claims Arising From The Kids For Cash Scandal. The U.S. Senate campaign of Ted
Cruz is bracing for a new round of political attacks after the candidate revealed on his latest ethics disclosures that he
continued to perform civil legal work for a Pennsylvania developer who was at the center of a massive judicial corruption
scheme known as the kids for cash scandal Cruz, a highly-paid appellate lawyer, did not represent Mericle in any
criminal matter. He represented the developer in an appeal of his lawsuit against Travelers Insurance Co., which refused
to pay out any money to help settle scores of civil claims arising from the scandal. [Texas Tribune, 7/12/12]
Mericle Retained Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP To Defend Him In At Least Two Civil Rights Suits Filed In The
Kids For Cash Scandal. Wealthy developer Robert K. Mericle has hired a high-powered international law firm
headquartered in Philadelphia to defend him in at least two civil-rights suits filed in the kids-for-cash scandal Mericle,
46, has retained Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, which has 1,400 lawyers in 22 offices in the United States and abroad
and claims to represent more than 50 of the Fortune 100 companies. [Citizens Voice, 3/25/09]
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Needed Permission From A U.S. District Judge To Represent Mericle Because The
Attorneys Did Not Normally Practice In The U.S. Middle District. Mericle, 46, has retained Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
LLP, which has 1,400 lawyers in 22 offices in the United States and abroad and claims to represent more than 50 of the
Fortune 100 companies. This week, four attorneys from the firm asked U.S. District Judge A. Richard Caputo for
permission to represent Mericle and his company in two of three suits. Caputo's approval is required because the
attorneys normally don't practice in the U.S. Middle District, which includes Luzerne, Lackawanna and 31 other
Pennsylvania counties. [Citizens Voice, 3/25/09]
HEADLINE: Ted Cruzs Legal Work For Figure In Pennsylvania Corruption Scandal Draws Fire. [Dallas Morning
News, 7/12/12]
IN DEFENDING MERICLE, CRUZ SAID THAT ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION AGAINST THE TWO JUDGES IN
THE KIDS FOR CASH SCHEME WERE TRAGIC BUT THAT MERICLE WAS NOT AWARE OF AND DID NOT
PARTICIPATE IN ANY WAY IN THE QUID PRO QUO THAT CAUSED THE INJURY
Ted Cruz Argued That The Allegation Of Corruption Against The Two Judges That Were Convicted In The
Criminal Case Was Tragic But Said That The Civil Suits Against Mericle And The Judges Make No Specific
Allegations That Mericle Was Aware Of Or Participated In Any Way In The Quid Pro Quo That Caused The Injury.
In his brief for Mericle and his construction firm, Cruz has said the allegations of corruption against the two judges, both
of whom have been convicted and given lengthy sentences, are tragic. But Cruz argued that big civil RICO suits against
Mericle and the judges make no specific allegations that Mericle was aware of or participated in any way in the quid pro
quo that caused the injury. [Dallas Morning News, 7/12/12]
Cruz Argued That The Only Crime Mericle Was Guilty Of, Failing To Report Tax Evasion, Hurt Only The IRS, Not
The Children Imprisoned, Which Meant That Travelers Should Have To Pay Under Mericles Insurance Policy. In
briefs for Mericle, Cruz argued that nearly $2.2 million in finder's fees that the businessman and a partner paid to the two
judges were an effort to get the judges to close a publicly run facility in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and let him build two new ones.
The partner, attorney and developer Robert Powell, managed the private facilities and was the one whose acts swayed
the judges to harm children, Cruz said. Cruz argued that the only crime Mericle was guilty of - failing to report tax evasion
- hurt only the Internal Revenue Service, not the children imprisoned, meaning that Travelers should have to pay under
Mericle's insurance policy. [Dallas Morning News, 7/12/12]
Cruz Had Argued That Travelers Had To Pay Mericles And His Firms Legal Costs And Huge Damages Awarded
Against Them In Civil Racketeering Suits Brought By Families Of Children Who Were Given Overly Harsh
Sentences. Cruz, a highly paid appellate lawyer from Houston, interrupted his Senate campaign in January to argue in a
federal appellate court in Pennsylvania on behalf of construction company owner Robert K. Mericle Cruz argued that
Travelers Property Casualty Co. had to pay Mericle's and his firm's legal costs and huge damages awarded against them
in civil racketeering suits brought by families of children who were given overly harsh sentences. Mericle has settled the
lawsuits with victims for $17 million and agreed to pay them an additional $1.75 million if he succeeded in his appeal
against the insurer. [Dallas Morning News, 7/12/12]
THE COURT OF APPEALS DISAGREED WITH CRUZ, AFFIRMING THE LOWER COURTS DECISION THAT
TRAVELERS DID NOT HAVE TO COVER MERICLES CLAIMS BECAUSE MERICLE ACTED DELIBERATELY TO
FURTHER AND PERPETUATE THE CONSPIRACY AND THE RESULTING INJURIES TO THE JUVENILE VICTIMS
WERE A NATURAL CONSEQUENCE
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The 3 U.S. Court Of Appeals Rejected Cruzs Argument And Ruled In Favor Of Travelers. Last month, though, the
Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Court of Appeals rejected Cruz's argument and ruled in favor of Travelers, which insisted
Pennsylvania law relieves it from having to cover the consequences of criminal acts. [Dallas Morning News, 7/12/12]
U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Third Circuit: Mericle Acted Deliberately To Further And Perpetuate The
Conspiracy And The Resulting Injuries To The Juvenile Victims Were A Natural Consequence. [Travelers Property
Casualty Co. v. Robert K. Mericle, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 6/20/12]
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In The Ruling Against Mericle, The 3 U.S. Court Of Appeals Ruled That Travelers Had No Obligation To Make A
Payout In A Tragic Judicial Kickback Scheme. In the case of the Mericle lawsuit, the 3rd U.S. Court of Appeals last
month sided with Travelers, upholding a lower court's ruling. The judges said the insurance company had no obligation to
make a payout in a tragic judicial kickback scheme in which Mericle made payments to judges in exchange for
facilitating the construction of private juvenile detention facilities and then imposing harsh sentences on juveniles in order
to ensure the facilities would be used. [Texas Tribune, 7/12/12]
A Federal Appeals Court Ruled That Travelers Property Casualty Co. Didnt Have To Pay $1.75 Million In
Damages Under A Policy Held By Mericle Involving Privately Owned Juvenile Detention Facilities. A federal
appeals court says an insurance company doesn't have to pay $1.75 million in damages as part of a settlement involving
privately owned juvenile detention facilities in northeastern Pennsylvania. Travelers Property Casualty Co. claimed it was
free from paying damages under a policy held by developer Robert Mericle in a juvenile justice scandal that landed two
former Luzerne County judges in jail. [Associated Press, 6/25/12]
Associated Press: The Third Circuit Court Of Appeals Panel Agreed Travelers Didnt Have To Pay Mericles
Damages Because The Plaintiffs Said He Knowingly Committed The Acts That Led To The Suits. [Associated
Press, 6/25/12]
Shandong Linglog Rubber Corp.

TED CRUZ WAS THE COUNSEL OF RECORD REPRESENTING SHANDONG LINGLONG RUBBER CORP. IN THE
COURT OF APPEALS
Cruz Was Listed As The Counsel Of Record Representing Shandong Linglong In The Court Of Appeals.
Dewhurst said he was staging the event to discuss the latest legal twist in the case - an appellate court ruling upholding a
$26 million verdict against Shandong Linglong, for which Cruz has been listed as the counsel of record. The company is
accused of stealing Fishman's intellectual property - blueprints for a specialty tire. [Texas Tribune, 6/11/12]
Lawyers Acting As Counsel Of Record Are Responsible For The Representation Of The Client, Regardless
Of Whether They Appear In A Courtroom On Behalf Of That Client. The verdict was upheld on appeal, but Cruz
was not among the lawyers doing the arguing part of it, and did not appear in court. Dewhurst has referred to Cruz as
"lead counsel" in the case. The technical term for Cruz's role is counsel of record. According to legal definitions listed
on the Cornell Law School website and others, lawyers who act as counsel of record are responsible for the
representation of the client, regardless of whether they ever appear in a courtroom on behalf of that client. In an
interview, Cruz said he has never appeared in any courtroom in regard to this case. They are also required to sign
legal documents and typically cannot be removed as counsel of record without court action. [Texas Tribune, 6/22/13]
Cruz Signed On To Represent Shandong Linglong In November 2010. In November 2010, Cruz signed on to
represent Chinese tire manufacturer Shandong Linglong. The company was appealing a $26 million jury verdict awarded
to Florida businessman Jordan Fishman, who alleged that the Chinese company was violating his patent by using
blueprints stolen by one of Fishman's former employees. [Texas Observer, 4/24/12]
2011: Ted Cruz Reported That He Received Income For Legal Services That He Performed For Shandong
Linglong Rubber Co. [Compensation In Excess of $5000 Paid By One Source, Senate Financial Disclosure Report, filed
7/9/12]
Dallas Morning News: Shandong Linglong, A Big Tire Company In Northern China, Was The Source Of More Than
$5,000 Of Cruz's Income Last Year, According To His Financial Disclosure Form. [Dallas Morning News, 4/17/12]
SHANDONG LINGLONG WAS FOUND LIABLE FOR STEALING BLUEPRINTS FROM A U.S. BUSINESS
Ted Cruz Represented A Chinese Tire Company Whose Trademark Infringement On An American Inventors
Work Cost Several Dozen Americans Their Marketing And Design Jobs. Cruz already was under fire for Dewhurst
for showing poor judgment in representing a Chinese tire-maker whose trademark infringement on an American inventors
work cost several dozen Americans their marketing and design jobs. [Dallas Morning News, 7/12/12]
Politifact Rated Mostly True That Ted Cruz Represented A Chinese Firm Found Liable For Stealing U.S.
Blueprints. Matteiss comment about the word guilty strikes us as valid; viewers might take guilty in Dewhurst's ad as
hinting that Cruz represents someone convicted of a criminal act. This is not so. Cruz is representing a Chinese firm found
liable for stealing blueprints. We rate Dewhursts claim as Mostly True. [Politifact, 4/19/12]
A Jury Before The U.S. District Court For The Eastern District Of Virginia Found Shandong Linglong And DubaiBased Company Al Dobowi Liable For Conspiring To Steal Proprietary Mining Tire Designs. A jury before the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of District of Virginia ruled for Mr. Fishman and Alpha on all counts July 15 in their
lawsuit against Chinese tire makers Shandong LingLong Rubber Co. Ltd. and Dubai-based tire distributor Al Dobowi
Tyres Co. L.L.C. The jury found Shandong LingLong and Al Dobowi liable for conspiring to steal Mr. Fishman's proprietary
mining tire designs Shandong LingLong planned to manufacture the tires from the purloined designs, and Al Dobowi
planned to distribute them, the lawsuit said. [Tire Business, 8/4/10]
A Federal Jury Awarded $26 Million To Jordan Fishman, President Of Tire Engineering And Distribution LLC,
Whose Designs For Specialized Mining Tires Were Illegally Copied By Competitors In China. A federal jury has
awarded $26 million to a Sarasota man whose designs for specialized mining tires were illegally copied by overseas
rivals. Jordan Fishman, president of Tire Engineering and Distribution LLC, claimed his life's work was stolen by a former
employee and the competitors in China and United Arab Emirates. [Herald-Tribune, 7/28/10]
Jordan Fishmans Tire Engineering And Distribution L.L.C. Also Did Business As Alpha Mining Systems And
Alpha Tyre Systems. A mining tire design development company and its CEO have won a $26 million judgment
against a Chinese tire maker and Dubai tire distributor for allegedly conspiring to steal trade secrets. The judgment
has yet to be finalized, according to spokespersons for Gilbert L.L.P. Gilbert is the Washington, D.C., law firm that
represented Florida-based Tire Engineering and Distribution L.L.C., which also does business as Alpha Mining
Systems and Alpha Tyre Systems. [Rubber & Plastics News, 7/26/10]
Sam Vance, A Former Employee Of Jordan Fishman, Provided Trade Secrets To Shandong Linglong Rubber Co.
Jordan Fishman, president of Tire Engineering and Distribution LLC, claimed his life's work was stolen by a former
employee and the competitors in China and United Arab Emirates According to the lawsuit, in 2005 former sales
manager Sam Vance began providing trade secrets to Shandong Linglong Rubber Co., a tire manufacturer, and Al
Dobowi Tyre Co. of Dubai, a distributor. The information included design blueprints, customer lists and pricing
information. [Herald-Tribune, 7/28/10]
Fishman Said He Lost $19 Million In Business After His Designs Were Stolen. Fishman claimed he lost $19 million
in business after the companies began selling their version of his tires. He said Alpha Mining went from 25 employees and
14 large distributors to five employees and three distributors. [Herald-Tribune, 7/28/10]
SHANDONG LINGLONG KNEW FROM THE BEGINNING THAT THE TIRE BLUEPRINTS IT HAD GOTTEN WERE
STOLEN
From The Beginning, Shandong Linglong Knew The Tire Blueprints It Had Gotten From A Former Alpha
Employee Were Stolen. In May 2005, John Canning, a former employee of Alpha, organized a meeting at a hotel in
Richmond, Virginia. Canning invited Sam Vance, an employee of Alpha; and Surender Kandhari, the chairman of
defendant Al Dobowi, to attend and discuss prospects for Al Dobowi's entry into the mining-tire business. Vance offered to
supply Al Dobowi with Alpha's blueprints, customer list, and cost information With the blueprints in their possession,
Vance, Kandhari, and Canning set out to find a tire manufacturer to produce mining tires based on Alpha's designs. They
found a willing partner in Linglong, and by the end of that summer Linglong had agreed to manufacture a range of mining
tires pursuant to Alpha's blueprints. From the beginning of the relationship, Linglong knew that the blueprints had been
stolen. [Tire Engineering and Distribution LLC ARL LLC v. Shandong Linglong Rubber Company LTD, U.S. Court of
Appeals, Fourth District, 6/6/12]
A Representative From Shandong Linglong And The Former Alpha Employee Discussed Over Email Taking Steps
To Slightly Modify Their Tires To Make It Less Obvious They Had Copied Alphas Designs. From the beginning of
the relationship, Linglong knew that the blueprints had been stolen. In a September email, Vance and a Linglong
representative discussed taking steps to slightly modify their tires to make it less obvious that they had copied Alpha's
designs. [Tire Engineering and Distribution LLC ARL LLC v. Shandong Linglong Rubber Company LTD, U.S. Court of
Appeals, Fourth District, 6/6/12]
THE $26 MILLION VERDICT AGAINST SHANDONG LINGLONG WAS THE 12TH LARGEST IN 25 YEARS
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The $26 Million Verdict Against Shandong Linglong Was The 12 Largest In 25 Years. Collecting judgments against
Chinese companies found liable in intellectual property matters is a famously low-yield endeavor. But the size of the
verdict - the 12th largest in 25 years according to Virgina Lawyers' Weekly - and Shandong's obstinince has raised the
stakes, Matteis and his team say. [Washington Business Journal, 9/13/13]
WHILE CRUZ WAS COUNSEL FOR SHANDONG LINGLONG AND THE CASE WAS UNDER APPEAL, JORDAN
FISHMAN, OWNER OF TIRE ENGINEERING AND DISTRIBUTION, WAS UNABLE TO COLLECT ANY OF THE
DAMAGES HE WAS AWARDED
Fishman Was Unable To Collect His $26 Million In Damages While The Case Against Shandong Linglong,
Represented By Cruz, Was Under Appeal. Though Fishman won a $26 million jury award for damages, he hasn't
collected a dime because the case is under appeal by a Chinese tire maker Cruz represents, as well as a tire distributor in
the United Arab Emirates. [Dallas Morning News, 5/17/12]
Shandong Linglong Had Not Paid The $26 Million It Owed For Copyright Infringement Three Years After The
Money Had Been Awarded. In 2010, Washington lawyers August Matteis and Bill Copley won a $26 million copyright
infringement verdict against Shandong Linglong Rubber Co., a multibillion dollar Chinese tire manufacturer, in U.S. District
Court in Alexandria. Three years later, the award has been upheld on appeal but remains unpaid. Now, they're going to
extraordinary lengths to collect their clients' money. [Washington Business Journal, 9/13/13]
Federal Marshals Seized Shandong Linglongs Tire Booth At An Industry Show, Claiming Its Contents As Partial
Repayment Of The $26 Million Court Judgment Against The Company. Federal marshals seized the display booth of
Chinese tire maker Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. at the SEMA Show, claiming its contents as partial repayment of a $26
million court judgment against the company. Jordan Fishman, CEO of Florida-based Tire Engineering and Distribution
L.L.C., contacted the federal government and requested the Oct. 29 seizure. This was Fishman's first attempt to collect on
the judgment against Shandong Linglong and Dubai-based tire distributor Al-Dobowi Tyres Co. L.L.C. [Tire Business,
10/31/12]
Prior To The Raid By Federal Marshals, Shandong Linglong Had Not Paid Fishman Any Of The $26 Million
Judgment. In a suit filed in October 2009 before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in
Alexandria, Va., Fishman accused Shandong Linglong and Al-Dobowi of conspiring with a former associate of
Fishman's to steal Fishman's proprietary designs for underground mining tires. The jury in the Alexandria court ruled
in Fishman's favor on all counts in July 2010 and levied the $26 million in damages. Shandong Linglong appealed, but
a federal appeals court affirmed the lower court decision in June 2012. Before the raid, Shandong Linglong had not
paid Fishman a penny of the judgment, according to August J. Matteis, Fishman's attorney and a partner in the
Washington law firm of Weisbrod Matteis & Copley P.L.L.C. [Tire Business, 10/31/12]
Cruzs Firm Withdrew From The Case In Which They Were Representing Shandong Linglong, Citing
Irreconcilable Differences Regarding An Order To Produce Documents That Would Lead To Collection Of The
$26 Million Award. Notably, Shandong Linglong's defense firm, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, withdrew from the case
Sept. 6 citing irreconcilable differences regarding an order to produce documents that would lead to collection. Lawyers
in the District office of Morgan, Lewis declined comment. They're not only refusing to pay the judgment, but are actively
and willfully evading our collection efforts after putting an American company out of business, said Peter Toren, another
partner at the at Weisbord, Matteis & Copley. [Washington Business Journal, 9/13/13]
THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS AFFIRMED THE RULING OF THE LOWER COURT AND UPHELD THE $26 MILLION
IN DAMAGES AGAINST SHANDONG LINGLONG
HEADLINE: Court Rules Against Cruzs Chinese Client. [Houston Chronicle, 6/6/12]
In Appeals Court, Shandong Linglong Contended That U.S. Copyright Law Did Not Cover Their Overseas Actions.
But the case was not over: Shandong Linglong and Dobowi appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit,
claiming that the district court in Virginia that had overseen the case did not have jurisdiction over these companies and
that the jury's verdict had been wrong. The two firms contended that US copyright law did not cover their overseas
actions. [Mother Jones, 4/9/15]
In Affirming The Jurys $26 Million Award, The Appeals Court Said It Was Not Persuaded By Shandong
Linglongs Creative Interpretation Of Applicable Case Law. But the case was not over: Shandong Linglong and
Dobowi appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, claiming that the district court in Virginia that had
overseen the case did not have jurisdiction over these companies and that the jury's verdict had been wrong. The two
firms contended that US copyright law did not cover their overseas actions. Cruz did not argue the case before the
appeals court, but he worked on the appeals brief filed by Shandong Linglong. His side did not triumph. In a June 2012
ruling, the appeals court noted it was not persuaded by the foreign companies' creative interpretation of applicable case
law, and it affirmed the jury's award. [Mother Jones, 4/9/15]
A Federal Appeals Court Ruled That U.S. Courts Had The Authority To Hold Shandong Linglong Liable For
Copyright Infringement. At the core of the case are specialized tires used on underground mining vehicles that were
designed by Alpha Mining Systems, a Florida-based company. In 2005, an Alpha Mining employee stole blueprints for the
tires, as well as the customer list and cost details, and sold the information to two foreign companies, including Shandong
Linglong Rubber Co., now Cruz's client. The federal appeals court, in a decision issued Wednesday, ruled that U.S. courts
have the authority to hold the foreign companies liable for copyright infringement. [Austin American-Statesman, 6/11/12]
THE SUPREME COURT DECLINED TO INTERVENE IN SHANDONG LINGLONGS APPEAL
The Supreme Court Declined To Intervene In Shandong Linglongs Appeal. In the trial, they represented Jordan
Fishman, president of a Sarasota, Fla.-based Tire Engineering and Distribution LLC. He accused the Chinese firm and a
former employee of violating his copyright on both the design and trademark for his brand of highly specialized,
underground mining vehicles that cost up to $6,000 each. A jury awarded him $26 million, the largest in Virginia in 2010.
The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed the ruling and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene.
[Washington Business Journal, 9/13/13]
PATENT-OWNER JORDAN FISHMAN: TED IS DEFENDING A CHINESE COMPANY WHO STOLE THINGS FROM
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN
Jordan Fishman: Ted Is Defending A Chinese Company Who Stole Things From An American Citizen. In the
60-second spot, aired statewide on broadcast channels, businessman Jordan Fishman says Cruz has hurt some
American workers by representing Shandong Linglong Rubber Co. in its appeal of a $26 million jury verdict. Ted is
defending a Chinese company who stole things from an American citizen, and it's not only from us, it's from the people
who work for us, Fishman says in the TV ad. There's too many people like Ted Cruz in Washington today. [Dallas
Fishman: If I Was Cruz, I Couldnt Take On Something That Was Detrimental To An American Citizen,
Detrimental In A Greater Sense To The United States, Then Wave The Flag Saying, Im A Patriot. A federal jury
found Linglong guilty and awarded Fishman $26 million. Fishman says the company decided to appeal the verdict and
hired Ted Cruz. Fishman says Cruz has prolonged the case. Fishman: If I was a lawyer in the same position I couldnt
take on something that was detrimental to an American citizen, detrimental in a greater sense to the United States, then
wave the flag saying, Im a patriot. I say hes being a hypocrite about it. [KERA News, 4/26/12]
CRUZ CALLED JORDAN FISHMAN A CHINESE MANUFACTURER
Cruz Called Jordan Fishman A Chinese Manufacturer. In a recent round of interviews with conservative radio talk
show hosts, Cruz called Florida businessman-inventor Jordan Fishman a Chinese manufacturer. [Dallas Morning News,
5/17/12]
SHANDONG LINGLONG WAS THE SUBJECT OF OTHER PATENT THEFT PROBES
Another American Tire Company, Toyo Tire Holdings Of Americas Inc., Filed A Complaint Against Shandong
Linglong Alleging That The Company Engaged In Unfair Trade Practices By Importing And Or Selling In The U.S.
Tires That Infringe Design Patents Held By The Company. Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. has filed a complaint
with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) against 22 manufacturers, importers and sellers of passenger and
light truck tires, alleging they have engaged in unfair trade practices by importing into and/or selling in the U.S. tires that
infringe eight U.S. design patents held by Toyo The Chinese tire makers identified by Toyo are: Doublestar Dong Feng
Tyre Co. Ltd.; Guangzhou South China Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.; Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd.; Shandong Yongtai
Chemical Group Co. Ltd.; South China Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.; and Weifang Shunguchang Rubber & Plastic Co. Ltd.
[Tire Business, 8/14/13]
The U.S. International Trade Commission Started A Patent Probe Against Shandong Linglong. China's Shandong
Linglong Tyre Co on Tuesday said that it is going to actively cooperate with a trade investigation after the US International
Trade Commission (ITC) started a patent probe on over 20 tyre manufacturers including seven Chinese companies, the
Global Times reported. [Global Times, 9/17/13]
Clients/Cases
Dallas Morning News: Cruz Defended A Pharmaceutical Company That Had Fired A Sales Representative For
Refusing To Promote Accufuser, A Pain Control Pump, For Nonapproved Uses. Two months before he argued
that case, Cruz defended a pharmaceutical company that had fired a sales representative for refusing to promote
Accufuser, a pain control pump, for nonapproved uses. Cruz argued before a federal appellate court that the jury had not
been asked to determine if the medical company, B. Braun Medical, had told the spokeswoman to break the law. Deborah
L. Gordon, who argued the case for the fired saleswoman, said attorneys at large firms tend to be hired guns more
concerned with the hours they can bill for a case than questions of right or wrong. We all knew the vice president of sales
[in the spokeswoman's region] sat in on the meeting where all the sales personnel were told to sell a product in a way the
FDA never approved, she said. I've been doing this for 35 years, and I see how these defense lawyers act, and how they
find ways to churn the file to make as much money as they can. Cruz's side lost. The appeals court determined that,
regardless of whether the original jury looked at whether the employer demanded or requested the spokeswoman break
the law, there was enough evidence other-wise to show her termination had been illegal. [Dallas Morning News, 8/5/13]
Dallas Morning News: A Month After Cruz Announced He Was Running [For Senate], He Argued A Patent Case
In Front Of The U.S. Supreme Court On Behalf Of A French-Based Company. Not every case evoked controversy.
A month after Cruz announced he was running, he argued a patent case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a
French-based company. The company's designs for a deep fryer were copied by a company based in Hong Kong. Cruz
won the case. [Dallas Morning News, 8/5/13]
Dallas Morning News: From The Announcement He Was Running In January 2011 To His Victory Last November
[2012], Cruz Was Involved In At Least 12 Cases On The Federal Level And Two At The State Level. Cruz's
contract was not so lenient. From the announcement he was running in January 2011 to his victory last November, Cruz
was involved in at least 12 cases on the federal level and two at the state level, Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier
said. For one case, he helped file a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. [Dallas Morning
News, 8/5/13]
U.S. Senate (2009-2012)

Enemies Galore
CRUZ HAS DONE LITTLE BUT MAKE ENEMIES SINCE COMING TO WASHINGTON
HEADLINE: Republicans Seek Revenge Against Ted Cruz. [TIME, 6/8/14]
TIME: Ted Cruz Has Not Made Himself A Popular Man In Washington. Ted Cruz has not made himself a popular
man in Washington. The Texas Republican would argue thats the point. But even for a Senator an elected office with
the backing of an entire state ticking off powerful people can have consequences. [TIME, 6/8/14]
TIME: In His First Two Years In Washington, Cruz Has Managed To Help Force A Government Shutdown. In his
first two years in Washington, Cruz has managed to help force a government shutdown, undermine the GOPs chances of
taking over the Senate and force uncomfortable votes for his fellow Republicans not to mention the verbal bombs he
lobs on a regular basis, many aimed at his own party. [TIME, 6/8/14]
Grover Norquist On Ted Cruz: He Pushed House Republicans Into Traffic And Wandered Away. Norquist: Cruz
said he would deliver the votes and he didnt deliver any Democratic votes. He pushed House Republicans into traffic and
wandered away. So then the House said, breaking completely with Cruz because Cruz thinks if youre not defunding the
whole thing its treason, that theres delay. Theres getting rid of medical device taxes. Theyve done a series of things to
hold together Republicans and break with Cruz. But because we started with the Cruz approach this got to the shutdown.
GOP Senator On Cruz: I Think Hes Done Our Country A Major Disservice. At the Wednesday lunch, Cruz was
asked what he would have done had GOP senators united to filibuster the House bill. He kept trying to change the
subject because he never could answer the question, the senator said. Its pretty evident its never been about a strategy
its been about him. Thats unfortunate. I think hes done our country a major disservice. I think hes done Republicans a
major disservice. [Politico, 10/3/13]
TIME: The Relationship Between Senator Ted Cruz And His Republican Colleagues Has Never Been Warm, But It
Frosted Over Wednesday Night When The Texas Conservative Pulled A Procedural Stunt That Forced Senate
GOP Leaders To Cast A Tough Vote. The relationship between Senator Ted Cruz and his Republican colleagues has
never been warm, but it frosted over Wednesday night when the Texas conservative pulled a procedural stunt that forced
Senate GOP leaders to cast a tough vote. Like many of Washingtons feuds, this one stems from a purely symbolic vote.
After the House authorized an increase in the federal debt ceiling without conditions, the bill went to the Democraticcontrolled Senate, where its passage was preordained. The chambers top Republicans, Mitch McConnell and John
Cornyn, preferred to bring the bill to a vote with a simple majority, which would enable must-pass legislation to sneak
through the Senate without GOP approval. But Cruz objected, which required the measure to garner 60 votes. The gambit
forced McConnell and Cornyn, both of whom are up for re-election this year, to break the filibuster. The bill passed, as
expected, and neither McConnell nor Cornyn voted for it. [TIME, 2/13/14]
TED CRUZ: I DON'T THINK WHAT WASHINGTON NEEDS IS MORE COMPROMISE

Ted Cruz: I Don't Think What Washington Needs Is More Compromise. [Ted Cruz Interview, Fox News Sunday,
Fox News, 1/6/13]
Washington Times: Ted Cruz Doubled Down On His Adherence To Strict Conservative Principles, Saying That
The GOPs Way To The White House Is Not Paved With Compromises And Concessions. Sen. Ted Cruz doubled
down on his adherence to strict conservative principles, saying that the GOPs way to the White House is not paved with
compromises and concessions to the Democrats. It is amazing that the wisdom of the chattering class to the Republicans
is always, always, always, surrender your principles and agree with the Democrats, Mr. Cruz told the New Yorker. Thats
been true for my entire lifetime. The chattering classes have consistently said, You crazy Republicans have to give up on
what you believe and become more like Democrats. And, I would note, every time Republicans do that, we lose, he
said. [Washington Times, 6/24/14]
The New Yorkers Jeffrey Toobin: Cruz Has Hardened His Positions. Cruzs ascendancy reflects the dilemma of
the modern Republican Party, because his popularity within the Party is based largely on an act that was reviled in the
broader national community. Last fall, Cruzs strident opposition to Obamacare led in a significant way to the shutdown of
the federal government. It was not a productive enterprise, John McCain told me. We needed sixty-seven votes in the
Senate to stop Obamacare, and we didnt have it. It was a fools errand, and it hurt the Republican Party and it hurt my
state. I think Ted has learned his lesson. But Cruz has learned no such lesson. As he travels the country, he has
hardened his positions, delighting the base of his party but moving farther from the positions of most Americans on most
issues. [Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker, 6/30/14]
TED CRUZ: IVE JOKED, ILL COMPROMISE WITH MARTIANS IF THEYRE WILLING TO SHRINK THE SIZE
AND POWER OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Ted Cruz: Ive Joked, Ill Compromise With Martians If Theyre Willing To Shrink The Size And Power Of The
Federal Government. Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, is pushing back against critics who say he wont compromise,
joking that hed strike a deal with Martians if the terms were agreeable. I said from day one Im happy to compromise with
anybody Republican, Democrat, independent, libertarian, he said in an interview with CBN News David Brody. Ive
joked, Ill compromise with Martians if theyre willing to shrink the size and power of the federal government, if theyre
willing to turn around the debt that is bankrupting our kids and grandkids, [if] theyre willing to defend our constitutional
liberties and expand liberty. But what Im not willing to do is be complicit in making the problem worse, he continued.
TED CRUZ: CONSERVATIVES ARE WINNING RIGHT NOW
Ted Cruz: Conservatives Are Winning Right Now. Republicans may have lost the presidential election last year,
but Sen. Ted Cruz declared Saturday that the conservative movement is winning the recent political fights with President
Barack Obama and Democrats. [] Conservatives have an advantage, he said, because of the position they took
against the Obama administration on drones, their handling of the forced federal spending cuts known in Washington as
the sequester and their opposition to the president's health care law. Something that hasnt happened in a long time has
happened: Were winning right now, he said. [CNN, 3/16/13; Ted Cruz Speech to CPAC, 3/16/13; VIDEO]

HEADLINE: Ted Cruz: Conservatives Are Winning [National Review, 8/9/14]
TED CRUZ WAS DESCRIBED AS A POLARIZING CANDIDATE
US News & World Report: Cruz May Run For President As The Man Willing To Fight No Matter The Political
Costs, As Exhibited By The 17-Day Federal Government Shutdown He Inspired. But Cruz and Perry represent a
fault line within the GOP that reaches beyond the simple tea party versus establishment narrative. The difference between
them comes down to governing. Cruz may run for president as the man willing to fight no matter the political costs, as
exhibited by the 17-day federal government shutdown he inspired. Perry, on the other hand, is in a position to parachute
into the race as the governor who isnt scared to put up a fight as long as he knows he can actually win the battle at
hand. [US News & World Report, 6/13/14]
Southern Methodist University Political Scientist Cal Jillson: Cruz Has Never Given A Thought To Governance.
Perry has been a pitch perfect campaigner in Texas, but has also had to govern, and really to govern as a statewide
elected official, says Cal Jillson, a political scientist based at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Cruz has never
given a thought to governance. [US News & World Report, 6/13/14]
HEADLINE: The Absolutist. [Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker, 6/30/14]

Politico On Ted Cruz: In Essence, Cruz Is Saying: Embrace The Gridlock. Dont Look Away From The
Dysfunction. A Broken System Cant Be FixedBetter Just To Blow It Up. And what an idea he has: that
Washingtonand even the leadership of his own partyis so hopelessly compromised that negative action is its logical
conclusion. In essence, Cruz is saying: Embrace the gridlock. Dont look away from the dysfunction. A broken system
cant be fixedbetter just to blow it up. [Politico, 9/4/14]
Politico On Ted Cruz: He Has Also Proved Perhaps The Most Unbending Advocate, At Least On Capitol Hill, Of
The New Politics Of The Far Right. Cruz might seem to be a man of theatrics or tactics (who could forget the former
college debate stars 21-hour floor diatribe against Obamacare that managed to work in Dr. Seuss and Star Wars?). But
he has also proved perhaps the most unbending advocate, at least on Capitol Hill, of the new politics of the far right,
arguing that Republicans have ceded too much ground to the liberal coastal elite on everything from health care and gay
marriage to climate change and immigration. [Politico, 9/4/14]
Politico: Cruz Has Already Won By Losing So Often. Still, Cruz has battled on, forcing a filibuster on a bill to raise
the debt ceiling (he lost), trying to topple several senators up for reelection in his own party (he lost again) and working
with Tea Partyers in the House to (successfully) get tougher measures into a bill to address the border crisis. In a sense,
Cruz has already won by losing so often: He may just be the senator that todays Washington deserves. [Politico, 9/4/14]
TED CRUZ: THE CHATTERING CLASSES HAVE CONSISTENTLY SAID YOU CRAZY REPUBLICANS HAVE TO
GIVE UP ON WHAT YOU BELIEVE AND BECOME MORE LIKE DEMOCRATSAND, I WOULD NOTE, EVERY TIME
REPUBLICANS DO THAT WE LOSE
Ted Cruz: The Chattering Classes Have Consistently Said You Crazy Republicans Have To Give Up On What
You Believe And Become More Like DemocratsAnd, I Would Note, Every Time Republicans Do That We Lose.
Ted Cruz, the Republican junior senator from Texas, has heard the line about how the Party needs to become more
moderate to win Presidential elections. It is amazing that the wisdom of the chattering class to the Republicans is always,
always, always Surrender your principles and agree with the Democrats, he told me. Thats been true for my entire
lifetime. The chattering classes have consistently said, You crazy Republicans have to give up on what you believe and
become more like Democrats. And, I would note, every time Republicans do that we lose. [Jeffrey Toobin, The New
Yorker, 6/30/14]
Ted Cruz: President George Herbert Walker Bush Ran As A Strong Conservative, Ran To Continue The Third
Term Of Ronald Reagan, Continue The Ronald Reagan Revolution. Cruz then offered a short history of recent
Presidential politics. Richard Nixon ran as a conservative, twice a winner; Gerald Ford, moderate, loser; Ronald
Reagan, also twice a winner. President George Herbert Walker Bush ran as a strong conservative, ran to continue
the third term of Ronald Reagan, continue the Ronald Reagan revolution, Cruz went on. Then he raised taxes and in
92 ran as an establishment moderatesame candidate, two very different campaigns. First one won, second one
lost. In 1996, you got Bob Dole; 2000 and 2004, you have George W. Bush; 2008, John McCain; 2012, Mitt Romney.
[Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker, 6/30/14]
Ted Cruz: What Does The Entire D.C. Republican Consulting Class Say? In 2016, We Need Another
Establishment Moderate! Hasnt Worked In Four Decades. In 1996, you got Bob Dole; 2000 and 2004, you have
George W. Bush; 2008, John McCain; 2012, Mitt Romney. And what does the entire D.C. Republican consulting class
say? In 2016, we need another establishment moderate! Hasnt worked in four decades. But next time will be the time!
[Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker, 6/30/14]
Ted Cruz: I Think We Have Seen Election After Election That When Republicans Fail To Draw A Clear Distinction
With The Democrats, When We Run To The Mushy Middle, We Lose. Cruz declined to say whether hes going to
run for president, but was dismissive of moderates in his party, particularly those who may challenge him for the 2016
Republican nomination. Of Jeb Bush, for instance, Cruz said he likes and respects him, but I think we have seen election
after election that when Republicans fail to draw a clear distinction with the Democrats, when we run to the mushy middle,
we lose. [Washington Post, 11/2/14]
HEADLINE: Here's Why Ted Cruz Thinks A Moderate Republican Won't Win In 2016. [Business Insider, 6/23/14]
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz: Every Time Republican Party Moves Left, We Lose. [Washington Times, 6/24/14]
Ted Cruz Said That The Idea Of Moving To The Center To Win Votes Was Complete Poppycock. Cruz said
Republican consultants and the mainstream media are driven by the old Nixonian adage that candidates should run to
the right in primaries and race to the middle in the general election to be just a bit more conservative than the Democrat to
attempt to get every marginal voter. What complete poppycock, Cruz said. That is based on the oh-so-clever idea that if
your opponent is here on the spectrum, you want to be infinitesimally to the right... The problem is if you do that, you
destroy every single reason anyone has to show up and vote. After saying it would be a good start to dump all of the
establishment Washington strategists into the ocean, Cruz pointed out that the least bad alternative approach to
elections cost Republicans in 2006, 2008, and 2012. Shock about shocks, we got our clocks cleaned, Cruz said of the
keeping you head down strategy favored by the Republican elite. [Breitbart, 10/2713; Iowa Republican Party Reagan
Day Dinner, Des Moines, IA, 10/25/13; VIDEO]
APPEALING TO HOUSE CONSERVATIVE HARDLINERS
Houston Chronicle: Cruz Has Made His Biggest Mark In Congress As An Informal Advisor To A Hard-Right
Faction Of House Members Such As Louie Gohmert. In recent months, Cruz has made his biggest mark in Congress
as an informal advisor to a hard-right faction of House members, including Texas U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert. [Houston
Chronicle, 3/25/15]
HEADLINE: Top Cruz Aide To House Colleagues: Please Say Nice Things. [Roll Call, 4/16/15]
Ted Cruzs Chief Of Staff Paul Teller Sent An E-mail To House Conservatives Asking Them To Praise Cruz
Publically. Sen. Ted Cruz has plenty of friends in the House Republican Conference, and quite a few in his home-state
delegation, too. But most GOP members arent quite ready to officially back the Texas senators 2016 presidential bid. On
Wednesday, just about a month after Cruzs official campaign kickoff, Cruz Chief of Staff Paul Teller sent an email around
to a handful of congressional offices to see if members wouldnt mind praising his boss on the record. He wants to show
as much congressional support as possible, so anything you could say or do (including tipping me off to who else in the
delegation might be supportive), wed so appreciate, Teller wrote in one email, obtained by CQ Roll Call, to an
anonymous House lawmaker. [Roll Call, 4/16/15]
Sequester
TED CRUZ CALLED FOR INCREASING SEQUESTER CUTS WHILE PROTECTING THE MILITARY FROM
DISPROPORTIONATE CUTS
Ted Cruz Called For Increasing Sequester Cuts While Protecting The Military From Disproportionate Cuts.
Ahead of today's House vote on the budget, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement: Under
the sequester, Congress took a small step forward by reducing spending by 2.4 percent. We should increase that number
while protecting the military from disproportionate cuts. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 12/12/13]
Ted Cruz On The Sequester: We Need To Cut A Lot More Than 2.4 Percent. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) made the
following statement regarding his no votes on todays sequester bills And, in the face of these grave economic
challenges, Washington, DC, is agonizing over a 2.4 percent cut. We need to cut a lot more than 2.4 percent. [Press
Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 2/28/13]
Ted Cruz Praised The Sequester: We Stood Our Ground And Got At Least The First Small Step And I
Underscore It Is A Small Step To Reining In Our Uncontrollable Spending And Debt. Conservatives also have
the upper hand as the forced spending cuts known as sequestration kicked in. But the perceptions of many are that the
effects of sequestration are not as bad as Obama publicly warned. The White House is astonished all of us remember
the presidents scare America tour where he went all over the country talking about the dramatic consequences, Cruz
said. The White House was certain Republicans were going to fold under and cave and instead we stood our ground and
finally got at least the first small step - and I underscore it is a small step - to reining in our uncontrollable spending and
debt. Both parties initially intended the cuts to never take effect, though some Republicans saw them as a way to reduce
government spending without additional tax increases, such as those included in Januarys fiscal cliff deal. Cruz noted
that the cuts were a minute portion of the governments spending, joking that the CPAC attendees meals had been
reduced by the same amount just over 2%. Indeed (I) don't know how you're possibly able to still stand on 97.6% of
your dinner, he said. And I'll always be haunted by the sight of Newt Gingrich's emaciated face. [CNN, 3/16/13; Ted
Cruz Speech to CPAC, 3/16/13; VIDEO]
TED CRUZ: I HOPE THE SEQUESTER WILL RESULT IN SOME COMPROMISES
Ted Cruz: I Hope The Sequester Will Result In Some Compromises. After agreeing to a tax hike on wealthy
individuals as part of last month's fiscal cliff deal, Republicans have balked at allowing another. There is a very
substantial likelihood that the sequester will go into effect, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said last week, according to the Houston
Chronicle. I am hopeful that if it does it will result in some compromises. [Texas Tribune, 2/25/13]
Shutdown King
TED CRUZ SAID HIS PUSH TO SHUTDOWN THE GOVERNMENT OVER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WAS
ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT
Ted Cruz Said Absolutely When Asked If The Shutdown Over The Affordable Care Act Was Worth It. Cruz
added that those who joined him in the effort are feeling vindication in the wake of a barrage of negative headlines about
the botched Obamcare rollout. We've seen that those millions of Americans were right, and I wish Congress had listened
to them before people began getting cancellation notices, he said. Asked if the shutdown was worth it, Cruz said,
Absolutely. [CNN, 11/14/13]
TED CRUZ SUPPORTED SHUTTING DOWN OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES TO BLOCK PRESIDENT OBAMAS
EXECUTIVE ACTION ON IMMIGRATION
Ted Cruz Urged Republican Leadership To Keep Their Promise Of Allowing Funding To Expire For The
Department Of Homeland Security That Funded President Obamas Illegal And Unconstitutional Executive
Amnesty. CRUZ: When the Republican leaders promise this bill is all designed so come January and February -- just a
few weeks from now -- we will see both Houses stand together and make clear that when the Continuing Resolution
expires for the Department of Homeland Security, this body will not appropriate money to D.H.S. To carry out president
Obama's illegal and unconstitutional executive amnesty. I take them at their word because the alternative would be that
elected leaders were saying something to the American people they don't believe. And they don't intend to follow through
on. And I very much hope that is not the case. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Senate Floor Speech, 12/12/14; VIDEO]
Ted Cruz Called On Republicans To Keep Their Promise And Stop President Obamas Illegal Amnesty. Last
week Cruz called on Senate Republicans to follow through on their promise to do everything possible to stop President
Obamas illegal amnesty. [Talking Points Memo, 12/9/14]
Ted Cruz Expressed Support For Allowing Funding For The Department Of Labor To Expire To Block President
Obamas Executive Action On Immigration. Still, Cruz implied the leaders did not try very hard, saying they should at
least have chosen a better hostage. If we had been serious about this fight, and we should have been, the continuing
resolution [under which DHS funding expired in February 2015] should have focused on the EPA, or the IRS or the
Department of Labor, Cruz said. Now, those are departments which a majority would be prepared to allow funding to
temporarily expire in order to use as leverage. [Huffington Post, 3/3/15]
TED CRUZ TACITLY ENDORSED SHUTTING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT, SAYING REPUBLICANS SHOULD USE
ANY AND ALL MEANS NECESSARY TO END DEPORTATION RELIEF
Ted Cruz Opened The Door To A Government Shutdown, Saying An End Deportation Relief Should Be Done By
Any And All Means Necessary. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday fed speculation he might try to force a government
shutdown in an effort to end deportation relief for young undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. I
think we should use any and all means necessary to prevent the president from illegally granting amnesty, Cruz told
reporters at a press conference, adding it would be appropriate to include a measure ending the relief policy, Deferred
Action for Childhood Arrivals (or DACA), in an upcoming continuing resolution to fund the government. [Huffington Post,
9/9/14]
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
TED CRUZ LED A SHUTDOWN OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN OCTOBER 2013 AS PART OF AN EFFORT
TO DEFUND THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Houston Chronicle: Ted Cruz Led A Shutdown Of The Federal Government In October 2013 As Part Of An Effort
To Defund The Affordable Care Act. Upon arriving in Washington, D.C., Cruz discarded the expectation of deference
that accompanies a freshman senator, launching frequent one-man stands to stymie congressional Democrats and
Republicans alike. After Cruz led a shutdown of the federal government in October 2013 as part of an effort to defund the
Affordable Care Act, conservative activists flocked to their new hero even as Republican leaders excoriated him.
Ted Cruz Voted Against The Continuing Appropriations Act That Ended The Government Shutdown. An act
making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. [H.R. 2775 As
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Amended, Vote 219, 113 Congress, 10/16/13]
Ted Cruz Spoke On The Senate Floor Announcing His Opposition To A Deal That Would End The
Government Shutdown. Today U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) spoke on the Senate floor in opposition to the
Senate deal that fails to provide relief from Obamacare to the American people: I rise today in opposition to the
deal that the Senate is getting ready to vote on. This is a terrible deal. This deal embodies everything about the
Washington Establishment that frustrates the American people. This deal kicks the can down the road. It allows
yet more debt, more deficit, more spending and it does absolutely nothing to provide relief for the millions of
Americans who are hurting because of Obamacare. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 10/16/13; Ted Cruz
Remarks, Senate Floor Speech, 10/16/13; VIDEO]
Cruz On The Issues

Bad On Education
TED CRUZ CALLED FOR ELIMINATING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Ted Cruz Called For Eliminating The Department Of Education. Ahead of his expected presidential campaign, Sen.
Ted Cruz is banking on his hopes that rural New Hampshire voters and his home state of Texas share a similarly dour
view of government. He is promising to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and scrap the Education Department. He
vows to curtail federal regulators, likening to locusts that deserve to be killed. [CBS News, 3/16/15; Ted Cruz Remarks,
Grafton County Lincoln-Reagan Dinner, 3/15/15; VIDEO]
TED CRUZ: EDUCATION IS TOO IMPORTANT TO BE DICTATED BY UNELECTED BUREAUCRATS IN
WASHINGTON, IT SHOULD BE AT THE STATE LEVEL OR EVEN BETTER AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
Ted Cruz: Education Is Too Important To Be Dictated By Unelected Bureaucrats In Washington, It Should Be At
The State Level Or Even Better At The Local Level Where We As Parents Can Have Direct Influence And Control
Over Whats Being Taught Our Kids. [Glenn Beck Radio, 3/24/15; AUDIO]
TED CRUZ VOTED AGAINST STUDENT LOAN REFINANCING AND WANTED TO BLOCK GRANT STUDENT AID
Ted Cruz Voted Against Cloture On A Bill That Would Allow Students To Refinance Their Federal Student Loans.
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for
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other purposes. [S.2432, Vote #185, 113 Congress, 6/11/14]
Ted Cruz Proposed That Student Aid Funds Be Block Granted. Texas GOP Senate nominee Ted Cruz dismissed
Democratic foe Paul Sadlers criticism Wednesday that Cruzs proposal to abolish the U.S. Department of Education
would jeopardize federal student loan programs for college students The Republican proposes that student aid funds
should be wrested from the federal departments control and sent to the states as block grants. [Dallas Morning News,
9/26/12]
TED CRUZ COMPARED FEDERAL DOLLARS FOR EDUCATION TO DRUG ADDICTION
Ted Cruz Compared Federal Dollars For Education To Drug Addition. KELLY: Common core, he's going to stand on
that and defend that as raising American standards and education, you see it a bit differently. CRUZ: I do. I believe we
should repeal every single word of common core. And the reason is simple. I think education is far too important for it to
be governed by unelected bureaucrats in Washington. It should be at the state level. KELLY: But it is. But it is. The
response to that is that the governor's got together to push this through? CRUZ: But Megyn, that's not how it works, the
Obama administration has used race to the top money, federal money to force states to adopt common core standards.
KELLY: But can't they bail out if they don't want to be a part of it? CRUZ: Well, sure, they can, but there are a lot of dollars
connected to it, and the federal government, you know, it's sort of like the drug dealer that goes to the junior high and gets
a kid hooked by saying, just try it once, the federal government does that to the states with dollars, and there are so many
strings attached. [Kelly File, Fox News, 5/12/15]
TED CRUZ SUPPORTS HOME-SCHOOLING
Ted Cruz Said He Wanted To Maximize Educational Choice For Every Parent That Included Homes-Schooling.
Cruz said he wants to maximize the educational choices that are available for every parent, whether it is public schools,
private schools, charter schools, scholarships or homeschooling. We should see a thousand flowers bloom, he said.
[Des Moines Register, 3/18/14; VIDEO]
Ted Cruz Touted His Support For Home-Schooling. Sen. Ted Cruz promoted religious liberty and school choice
Tuesday to a ballroom of home-schoolers his fourth visit in eight months to a state that plays an outsize role in picking
presidents.
The Texans appeal to social conservatives won ovations and fueled more speculation about his ambitions as he touted
his support for charter schools and home schooling. [Dallas Morning News, 3/18/14]
TED CRUZ SPOKE TO HOME-SCHOOLING GROUPS IN IOWA
Ted Cruz Spoke To Home-Schooling Groups In Iowa. But yet again, Cruz is clipping at his heels. The freshman
senator has dropped by Iowa four times in eight months, addressed home schooling groups and pheasant hunted with
some of the influential Republicans in the state. Hes been to South Carolina and New Hampshire three times each, and
been jet-setting to California and New York to attract high-rolling donors. [U.S News & World Report, 6/13/14]
Associated Press: Ted Cruz Channeled His Pastor Father And Displayed His Religious Side Telling An Influential
Group Of Iowa Home-School Advocates That America Was Founded On Christian Values Washington Can't
Deny. Known nationally as a fiery fiscal conservative, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz channeled his pastor father and displayed his
religious side Tuesday, telling an influential group of Iowa home school advocates that America was founded on Christian
values Washington can't deny. The tea party darling's declaration of his beliefs came during his fourth trip to Iowa in
barely eight months and though he has refused to comment on a possible 2016 White House run, Cruz logging so
much face time in the state that kicks off presidential voting hasn't gone unnoticed. [Associated Press, 3/18/14]
TED CRUZ: I AM HERE IN IOWA TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE AND ENCOURAGE HOMESCHOOLERS AND TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE RIGHTS OF PARENTS TO EDUCATE THEIR CHILDREN
Ted Cruz: I Am Here In Iowa To Have The Opportunity To Congratulate And Encourage Home-Schoolers And To
Speak On Behalf Of The Rights Of Parents To Educate Their Children. As for whether hes in Iowa because hes
running for president, he [Cruz] said: I am here in Iowa to have the opportunity to congratulate and encourage homeschoolers and to speak on behalf of the rights of parents to educate their children free from the government restricting
their constitutional rights. [Dallas Morning News, 3/18/14]
TED CRUZ TOLD A GROUP OF HOME-SCHOOL ADVOCATES THAT THEY WON A MAJOR VICTORY FOR
GETTING IOWAS HOME-SCHOOL RULES INTO AN EDUCATION REFORM PACKAGE
Ted Cruz Told A Group Of Home-School Advocates That They Won A Major Victory For Getting Iowas HomeSchool Rules Into An Education Reform Package. More than 500 home-school advocates were on hand at the Des
Moines Marriot to hear Cruz speak in what was his fourth trip to the state since July. The gathering was put on by the
Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators, or NICHE. Its a small but politically influential group in Iowa and in
Republican circles in particular.
The group burnished its reputation among conservatives in 2013 by organizing a wide-ranging reworking of the states
home-school rules as part of the education reform package. Congratulations, Cruz told the crowd. You won a major
victory here. [The Gazette, 3/18/14]
CNN: Cruz Is Expected To Tout The Recent Legislative Successes Won By Home School Advocates In Iowa,
And The Senator Will Say Those Victories Are A Good Model For Home Schoolers Across The Country. In his
speech, Cruz is expected to tout the recent legislative successes won by home school advocates in Iowa, and the senator
will say those victories are a good model for home schoolers across the country, according to the source. [CNN, 3/18/14]
Breitbart: Ted Cruz Praised The Terrific Victory In The Iowa Legislature That Protected The Rights Of
Homeschoolers. He [Cruz] praised the terrific victory in the Iowa legislature protecting the rights of homeschoolers that
Iowans won last year. That law allowed homeschoolers to teach their children without submitting lesson plans to their
school districts. Cruz said that kids and the Constitution should be bipartisan in addition to protecting the right of every
parent to raise his or her child. [Breitbart, 3/18/14]
TED CRUZ SAID HE WAS ENDORSED BY HOME-SCHOOLING ACTIVISTS DURING HIS 2012 RUN FOR U.S
SENATE
Ted Cruz Said He Was Endorsed By Home-Schooling Activists During His 2012 Run For U.S Senate. Throughout
his campaign, Cruz crowed that it was not Dewhurst, but he who won endorsements from the states leading abortion
opponents and home-schooling activists. [Dallas Morning News, 11/7/12]
Bad For The Environment

TED CRUZ ON CLIMATE CHANGE: THE LAST 15 YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECORDED WARMING
Ted Cruz Said Data Didnt Support The Argument That Humans Are Impacting Climate Change Adding, In The
Last 15 Years, There Has Been No Recorded Warming. BASH: So you don't believe that there's any manmade
reason for global change? CRUZ: What I think is the data are not supporting what the advocates are arguing. The last
15 years, there has been no recorded warming. Contrary to all of the theories that they are expounding, there should have
been warming over the last 15 years, it hasn't happened. They don't have an explanation for that. [Situation Room, CNN,
2/21/14]
TED CRUZ OPPOSED THE REGULATION OF GREENHOUSE GASES BY THE EPA
Ted Cruz Introduced Legislation That Would Exclude Greenhouse Gases From Regulation By The EPA And
Other Federal Agencies U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Congressman Jim Bridenstine, R-Oklahoma-1, today
introduced companion legislation, S. 2170 and H.R. 4286, to empower the private sector to create good-paying, American
jobs and spur economic growth by harnessing our nation's energy resources and removing federal impediments to energy
exploration, development and trade Exclude greenhouse gases from regulation by the EPA and other federal agencies.
Proposals to regulate greenhouse gases are very expensive and threaten hundreds of thousands of jobs. The authority to
regulate such gases should only occur with explicit authority from Congress. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz,
3/27/14]
Daily Signal: Another Important Part Of Cruzs Legislation Is The Prohibition Of Any Federal Agency To
Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Another important part of Cruzs legislation is the prohibition of any federal
agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency is on a regulatory path toward capand-trade that will drive up electricity bills for households and businesses, squeezing both production and consumption. If
the EPA is successful in implementing climate change regulations, hundreds of thousands of jobs will be lost, inflicting
significant damage on Americas manufacturing base, and squandering trillions of dollars in GDP. And if the EPA is
successful with these regulations, the reduction in global temperature as a result of avoided CO2 emissions will be a few
tenths of a degree Celsius. [Daily Signal, 3/28/14]
TED CRUZ MADE EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE THE CLEAN AIR ACT
Ted Cruz Co-Sponsored A Bill That Would Prohibit The Administrator Of The Environmental Protection Agency
From Issuing Any Final Rule Under The Clean Air Act Until The Date On Which The Administrator Improves
Certain Employment Effect Analyses Under That Act. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency from issuing any final rule under the Clean Air Act until the date on which the Administrator improves
certain employment effect analyses under that Act. [Legislation, Office of Senator Inhofe, 3/26/14]
Ted Cruz Co-Sponsored A Bill That Would Prohibit The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) From Finalizing
Any Major Regulation Until The Agency Analyzes The Economic Impact Of Its Current Air Regulations As
Required Under Section 321(A) Of The Clean Air Act. U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) co-sponsored the EPA
Employment Impact Analysis Act today, a bill introduced by U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (Okla.) to prohibit the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing any major regulation until the agency analyzes the economic impact of its current
air regulations as required under Section 321(a) of the Clean Air Act. [] In addition to Blunt, the bill is co-sponsored by
28 of his colleagues, including U.S. Senators John Barrasso (Wyo.), John Boozman (Ark.), Richard Burr (N.C.), Saxby
Chambliss (Ga.), Dan Coats (Ind.), Tom Coburn (Okla.) Thad Cochran (Miss.), John Cornyn (Texas), Mike Crapo (Idaho),
Ted Cruz (Texas), Mike Enzi (Wyo.), Jeff Flake (Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Chuck Grassley (Iowa), Johnny Isakson
(Ga.), Mike Johanns (Neb.), Ron Johnson (Wis.), Mike Lee (Utah), Mitch McConnell (Ky.), Jerry Moran (Kan.), Jim Risch
(Idaho), Pat Roberts (Kansas), Tim Scott (S.C.), Jeff Sessions (Ala.), Richard Shelby (Ala.), John Thune (S.D.), David
Vitter (La.), and Roger Wicker (Miss.). [Press Release, Office of Senator Blunt, 3/26/14]
TED CRUZ LISTED THE ENFORCEMENT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RULE UNDER THE
CLEAN AIR ACT REGULATING GREENHOUSE GASES AS AN EXPANSIVE VIEW OF FEDERAL POWER
Ted Cruz Listed The Enforcement Of An Environmental Protection Agency Rule Under The Clean Air Act
Regulating Greenhouse Gases As An Expansive View Of Federal Power. The State of Texas has been forced to file
multiple lawsuits to prevent the Obama Administration from encroaching on powers reserved for the States. There may be
no better example of this Administrations disdain for States than its expansive view of federal power in litigation against
the State of Texas. These ten cases show a consistent pattern of an Administration bent on displacing State sovereignty
[] On behalf of 14 States, the State of Texas challenged EPAs finding that it could regulate greenhouse gases under
the Clean Air Act on the basis that greenhouse gas emissions contribute to man-made global warming. As Texas argued,
EPAs finding never even determined or considered when climate conditions or greenhouse gas concentration levels
endanger human health, as was required by law. [Legal Limit Report No.3, Office of Senator Cruz, accessed 10/21/14]
TED CRUZ ATTACKED PRESIDENT OBAMAS CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN WHICH WOULD GIVE THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SWEEPING AUTHORITY UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT TO REGULATE
CARBON EMISSIONS FOR EXISTING COAL PLANTS
Ted Cruz Attacked President Obamas Climate Change Plan Which Would Give The Environmental Protection
Agency Sweeping Authority Under The Clean Air Act To Regulate Carbon Emissions For Existing Coal Plants.
All Americans say that our top priority right now is jobs and the economy, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told Fox's Laura
Ingraham on Tuesday. And for the president to come out today and say his top priority, or one of his top priorities, is
killing jobs and hurting the economy, hurting economic growth, it makes no sense. Cruz was referring to president
Obama's climate change plan, which he unveiled during a speech at Georgetown University. The plan gives the
Environmental Protection Agency sweeping authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate carbon emissions for existing
coal plants. Opponents say the plan will lead to lost jobs and higher energy prices. [Washington Examiner, 6/26/13]
Ted Cruz Co-Sponsored Senator David Vitters Bill That Would Prevent The EPA From Regulating Carbon Dioxide
Under The Clean Air Act. U.S. Senator David Vitter, top Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works
Committee (R-La.) and U.S. Congressman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) today introduced their Energy Production and Project
Delivery Act of 2013. This bicameral effort would immediately help address the nations energy, job, and financial crises
by unleashing domestic energy resources, creating millions of jobs, and generating significant federal revenues from
energy production. Vitters legislation will also increase federal revenue sharing for offshore oil and gas production without
incurring more debt in Washington. [] The bills Senate cosponsors include: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.),
Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), Daniel Coats (R-Ind.), Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho),
Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.), Dean Heller (R-Nev.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Mike
Johanns (R-Neb.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Pat
Toomey (R-Penn.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). [] Prevents EPA from regulating CO2 under the Clean Air Act (CAA) until
China, India and Russia are similarly willing. EPA regulation of CO2 under the CAA could result in the average loss of
over 500,000 jobs annually and over $7 trillion in GDP over the next 20 years.[8] Requires EPA to do full economic
analysis of the employment effects of EPA regulation under the Clean Air Act. [Press Release, Office of Senator Vitter,
2/27/13]
Ted Cruz Signed A Pledge That Supported Eliminating Uncertainty And Confusion Under The Clean Air Act That
Has Delayed Oil Exploration In The Alaskan Outer Continental Shelf And Other Offshore Areas. House/Energy:
On Wednesday, the House will work on the Jobs and Energy Permitting Act (H.R.2021) sponsored by Rep. Cory Gardner
(R-CO, 4th). H.R.2021 would streamline the energy permitting processes off the coast of Alaska to help start up energy
production. The bill aims to eliminate uncertainty and confusion under the Clean Air Act that has delayed oil exploration in
the Alaskan Outer Continental Shelf and other offshore areas. [] Currently, Jim DeMint, Mike Lee, Jerry Moran, Rand
Paul, Marco Rubio, Jason Chaffetz, Jim Jordan, Joe Walsh, Adam Hasner (FL Senate Candidate), Ted Cruz (TX Senate
Candidate), Tom Leppert (FL Senate Candidate), Josh Mandel (OH Senate Candidate), Sarah Steelman (MO Senate
Candidate), and over 8,000 citizens have signed the pledge. See: www.cutcapbalancepledge.com. [Blog, Freedom
Works, 6/21/11]
CRUZ ATTEMPTED TO BLOCK THE EPA FROM EXPANDING AUTHORITY UNDER CLEAN WATER ACT
Ted Cruz Introduced Legislation That Would Prevent The Environmental Protection Agency From Finalizing A
Rule That Would Expand Authority Under The Clean Water Act. Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), David
Vitter (R-LA), Mike Enzi (R-WY), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Ted Cruz (R-TX) and 23
other Senators introduced legislation to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from taking over all private and
state water in the United States. The Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014 prevents the EPA and the Army
Corps of Engineers (Corps) from finalizing their March 2014 proposed rule which would significantly expand federal
authority under the Clean Water Act (CWA). [Press Release, Office of Senator Barrasso, 6/19/14]
Ted Cruz Co-Sponsored The Protecting Water And Property Rights Act Of 2014. [Legislation, Office of
TED CRUZ: THE EPA'S UNILATERAL EXPANSION OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT TO INCLUDE REGULATION OF
PUDDLES AND TEMPORARILY FLOODED AREAS IS AN ABUSE OF POWER
Ted Cruz: The EPA's Unilateral Expansion Of The Clean Water Act To Include Regulation Of Puddles And
Temporarily Flooded Areas Is An Abuse Of Power. The EPA is following in the footsteps of our lawless President,
said Cruz. The EPA's unilateral expansion of the Clean Water Act to include regulation of puddles and temporarily
flooded areas is an abuse of power that would allow the EPA march into the backyards of many Americans. [Press
Release, Office of Senator Barrasso, 6/19/14]
TED CRUZ: CONGRESS MUST EXERCISE ITS POWER TO STRICTLY DEFINE WHAT THE EPA MAY DO UNDER
THE CLEAN WATER ACT TO PROTECT OUR NATION'S LANDOWNERS, FARMERS, AND HOMEOWNERS FROM
UNDUE HARASSMENT BY THE EPA
Ted Cruz: Congress Must Exercise Its Power To Strictly Define What The EPA May Do Under The Clean Water
Act To Protect Our Nation's Landowners, Farmers, And Homeowners From Undue Harassment By The EPA.
[Press Release, Office of Senator Barrasso, 6/19/14]
Ted Cruz Co-Sponsored A Bill That Would Prevent The EPA And The Army Corps Of Engineers From Finalizing
A March 2014 Proposed Rule Which Would Significantly Expand Federal Authority Under The Clean Water Act.
More than a quarter of the members of the United States Senate have introduced legislation to stop the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) from what appears to be a bureaucratic power-play by the federal government by assuming
jurisdiction over waterways that may not even have water in them. The legislation would prevent the EPA and the Army
Corps of Engineers from finalizing a March 2014 proposed rule which would significantly expand federal authority under
the Clean Water Act. [] The legislation is being led by Senators John Barrasso and Mike Enzi of Wyoming. Grassley is
cosponsoring the bill along with Senators David Vitter of La., Pat Roberts of Kan., Roy Blunt of Mo., Mike Johanns of
Neb., Ted Cruz of Texas, Mitch McConnell of Ky., John Cornyn of Texas, John Thune of S.D., Jim Risch of Idaho, Marco
Rubio of Fla., Mike Crapo of Idaho, Roger Wicker of Miss., Jim Inhofe of Okla., Tom Coburn of Okla., Jeff Sessions of
Ala., Pat Toomey of Pa., John Boozman of Ark., Deb Fischer of Neb., Orrin Hatch of Utah, Rand Paul of Ky., Johnny
Isakson of Ga., Dean Heller of Nev., Thad Cochran of Miss., Saxby Chambliss of Ga., John Hoeven of N.D., Mike Lee of
Utah, and Richard Burr of N.C. [Press Release, Office of Senator Grassley, 6/20/14]
TED CRUZ SIGNED A LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO EPA EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT THE EPAS
PROPOSED RULE THAT WOULD EXPAND ITS PERMITTING AUTHORITY UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT.
Ted Cruz Signed A Letter That Was Sent To EPA Expressing Concerns About The EPAs Proposed Rule That
Would Expand Its Permitting Authority Under The Clean Water Act. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
wants to have an expanded say over waterways, which could include puddles and areas of run-off on private property. But
that far exceeds the authority the agency was granted by Congress and is another example of how out-of-touch and outof-control government has become under this Administration, according to U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo. [] Enzi
joined Senator Pat Toomey, R-Penn., and 13 of his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to EPA administrator Gina
McCarthy pointing out the dubious legal and scientific basis for the proposed rule and asking for the maximum comment
period to hear from affected Americans. The letter also was signed by Senators David Vitter, R-La., Marco Rubio, R-Fla.,
James Risch, R-Idaho, Rand Paul, R-Ky., Tom Coburn, R-Okla., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Mike Lee, R-Utah, John Cornyn, RTexas, Deb Fischer, R- Neb., Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Saxby Chambliss, RGa. [] Dear Administrator McCarthy: We write to you today regarding our concerns about the Environmental Protection
Agencys (EPA) proposed rule to significantly expand its permitting authority over American farmers, construction workers,
miners, manufacturers and private landowners, among others, by unilaterally changing the definition of waters of the
United States under the Clean Water Act. [Press Release, Office of Senator Enzi, 4/4/14]
TED CRUZ CALLED THE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES RULE UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT A
MASSIVE POWER GRAB
Ted Cruz Called The Waters Of The United States Rule Under The Clean Water Act A Massive Power Grab.
On other farming regulations, Cruz called the waters of the United States rule under the Clean Water Act a massive
power grab that he would rescind if sworn into office. [Des Moines Register, 9/20/15]
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TED CRUZ PRAISED THE 6 CIRCUITS STAY ON THE WATER OF THE UNITED STATES RULE, CALLING IT A
WIN FOR ALL AMERICANS
HEADLINE: Sen. Cruz: This Is An Important Step Toward Curbing The Federal Governments Intrusion On
States. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 10/9/15]
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Ted Cruz Praised The 6 Circuits Stay On The Water Of The United States Rule, Calling It A Win For All
Americans. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement upon the 6th Circuits stay on the
Waters of the United States rule, which allows litigation over the legality of the rule to proceed before implementation:
The 6th Circuits order to halt implementation of the EPAs new Waters of the United States rule is a win for all
Americans, but especially for farmers, ranchers, and landowners in the state of Texas. Todays order is also an important
step toward curbing the federal governments relentless intrusion on the statespower grabs that have become standard
practice for President Obamas EPA. I applaud the states for fighting to preserve their constitutional authority against an
ever-expanding federal regulatory state. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 10/9/15]
TED CRUZ VOTED FOR LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HALT THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATIONS WATERS OF THE
UNITED STATES RULE AND CALLED IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Ted Cruz Voted In Favor Of Legislation That Would Require The Secretary Of The Army And The Administrator
Of The Environmental Protection Agency To Propose A Regulation Revising The Definition Of The Term Waters
Of The United States. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency to propose a regulation revising the definition of the term waters of the United States, and for other purposes.
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[S.1140, Vote 295, 114 Congress, 11/3/15]
HEADLINE: Sen. Cruz Votes To Curb Obamas Unconstitutional WOTUS Rule. [Press Release, Office of Senator
Cruz, 11/3/15]
Ted Cruz Voted For Legislation That Would Halt The Obama Administrations Waters Of The United States
Rule. Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) voted on two bills that would rein in Obamas regulatory state. First, Sen.
Cruz voted to begin consideration of Sen. John Barrassos (R-Wyo.) Federal Water Quality Protection Act, S. 1140, which
would halt the Obama Administrations Waters of the United States rule and force the Administration to go back to the
drawing board by revising the rule in order to protect Americans and their private property. Sen. Barrassos bill did not
meet the requisite 60-vote threshold necessary to proceed to debate. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 11/3/15]
Ted Cruz Supported A Measure That Would Nullify The Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) And Army
Corps Of Engineers Waters Of The United States Rule, Following this vote, Sen. Cruz voted in favor of a motion to
proceed to debate on Sen. Joni Ernsts (R-Iowa) S.J. Res. 22, which Sen. Cruz cosponsored with 48 of his colleagues.
This measure would nullify the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers Waters of the
United States rule, which massively expands the scope of federal authority over land and waterways in the United States.
Earlier this fall, the 6th Circuit ordered a stay on the implementation of this rule to allow litigation to proceed. [Press
Ted Cruz Called The EPAs Water Of The United States Rule Unconstitutional. The Obama Administration
continues to wage a war on jobs, making it harder and harder for hardworking Americans to provide for their families. This
rule is unconstitutional, plain and simple. The EPAs new WOTUS rule is costly and tremendously harmful to families,
farmers, and ranchers in Texas and across the country and would allow the federal government to determine what one
can and cannot do with your own property, Sen. Cruz said. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 11/3/15]
HEADLINE: Sen. Cruz Votes To Repeal Overreaching WOTUS Rule. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz,
11/4/15]
Ted Cruz Voted In Favor Of Legislation That Nullifies The Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) And Army
Corps Of Engineers Waters Of The United States Rule. Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) voted for Sen. Joni
Ernsts (R-Iowa) S.J. Res. 22, which Sen. Cruz cosponsored with 48 of his colleagues. Passed 53-44, this measure
nullifies the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers Waters of the United States rule,
which massively expands the scope of federal authority over land and waterways in the United States. [Press Release,
Office of Senator Cruz, 11/4/15]
Ted Cruz: The EPAs New WOTUS Rule Is Unconstitutional, Plain And Simple. I am pleased to join with my
colleagues today to rein in one aspect of the Obama Administrations lawlessness. This Administration wages a war on
jobs, making it more and more difficult for hardworking Americans to provide for their families. Today, we have sent a
message to the President that enough is enough. The EPAs new WOTUS rule is unconstitutional, plain and simple. It is
costly and tremendously harmful to families, farmers, and ranchers in Texas and across the country and would allow the
federal government to determine what one can and cannot do with his or her own property, Sen. Cruz said. [Press
Bad On Foreign Policy

TED CRUZ ON THE CRUZ DOCTRINE: I DON'T CLAIM TO HAVE ANY DOCTRINES AND CERTAINLY DON'T
HOPE TO
Ted Cruz On The Cruz Doctrine: I Don't Claim To Have Any Doctrines And Certainly Don't Hope To. KELLY: You
said that before, you've said that before, you don't want to do a hypothetical, because you didn't see the Intel. But let me
ask you this, because Governor Bush said something else that I thought would be controversial. Specifically he said,
nation building is a good sentiment. I was asking whether if he subscribes to his brother's foreign policy. The Bush
doctrine. And he said, Jeb Bush, nation building is a good sentiment. Exporting our values is a good sentiment. But the
core of my foreign policy, he said, will be peace and security. You have said something very different about what you
called the Cruz doctrine. What is the difference? CRUZ: Well, to be fair, I don't claim to have any doctrines and certainly
don't hope to [Kelly File, Fox News, 5/12/15]
TED CRUZS PILLARS ON FOREIGN POLICY INVOLVED PROTECTING AMERICAS NATIONAL SECURITY
INTERESTS, SPEAKING WITH MORAL CLARITY, AND ALWAYS FIGHTING TO WIN
Daily Caller: Ted Cruz Outlined His Three Pillars Of Foreign Policy: Direct Focus On Protecting Americas
National Security And American Interests, Speaking With Moral Clarity, And Always Fighting To Win. Texas
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz condemned military action in Syria Wednesday while outlining his idea of a different U.S.
foreign policy during his Jesse Helms lecture at the Heritage Foundation. Cruz outlined his three pillars of foreign policy:
direct focus on protecting Americas national security and American interests, speaking with moral clarity, and always
fighting to win. Those are principles that when the United States has followed, [they] have protected the United States of
America, and when we have deviated Things havent worked out well, Cruz said. [Daily Caller, 9/11/13]
TED CRUZ DESCRIBED HIS FOREIGN POLICY VIEWS ON THE SPECTRUM BETWEEN RAND PAUL AND JOHN
MCCAIN
Ted Cruz Described His Foreign Policy Views On The Spectrum Between Rand Paul And John McCain. If you
look at foreign policy issues in the Republican party, I would say you have a spectrum, Cruz told The Des Moines
Register in a telephone interview. On one end of spectrum you have John McCain. On another end, you have Rand Paul.
I would describe my views as a third point on the triangle. [Des Moines Register, 3/24/15]
Defense Spending
TED CRUZ SUPPORTED RUBIOS AMENDMENT TO BOOST DEFENSE SPENDING STATING THAT IT WAS
CRITICAL TO ALLOCATE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR NATIONAL SECURITY FUNCTIONS
Ted Cruz Supported Marco Rubios Amendment To Increase Military Spending. On the Motion (Motion to Waive All
Applicable Budgetary Discipline Rubio Amdt. No. 423 As Modified )To increase new budget authority fiscal years 2016
and 2017 and modify outlays for fiscal years 2016 through 2022 for National Defense (budget function 050). [S.Amdt. 423
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Marco Rubio Offered An Amendment To Boost Defense Spending By Billions. Four GOP senators are trying to
gain the upper hand on the commander-in-chief test Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham
and their competition was on vivid display as the Senate took up a Rubio plan to pump tens of billions of dollars more
into the Pentagon budget. Paul blasted the idea because the new spending wasnt offset by other cuts. And caught in
the middle was Cruz, whos pitching himself as a fiscal conservative who can appeal to the hawkish and libertarian
wings of the GOP but ultimately sided with Rubio and Graham. [Politico, 3/26/15]
Ted Cruz Supported Rubios Amendment To Boost Defense Spending Stating That It Was Critical To Allocate
The Resources Necessary For National Security Functions. As the Rubio plan was moving forward, Cruz was clearly
torn. The Texas senator stood quietly at the well of the Senate chamber for several tense minutes, reading the text of the
Rubio amendment and checking his smartphone. Finally, with his colleagues watching, Cruz gave a thumbs-up sign,
siding with Rubio in the growing debate inside the party between fiscal hard-liners and defense hawks that has dominated
the GOPs budget fight. I think it is critical that we allocate the resources that are necessary to provide for our national
security functions, Cruz told reporters Thursday. [Politico, 3/26/15]
Ted Cruz: I Voted, Along With Senator Rubio, For Substantially Higher Defense Budget. TC: Well, we have got,
lets start from first principles. The first object of the federal government is to defend our national security. And right now,
we are not doing that. Its the reason I voted, along with Senator Rubio, for substantially higher Defense budget, because
were not meeting the needs we are right now. Now I agree we need to pay for that, and indeed joined with Mike Lee in an
amendment that would provide that you would have offsets elsewhere in the budget to pay for it. But what should be
driving our Defense expenditure is what is needed to defend our national security. It should not be a political question
from Washington. And so at the end of the day, look, I dont think you should have Congress micromanaging and picking
particular weapons systems and engaging in what is often a game of Congressional pork, which is supporting whatever
systems happen to be in their particular districts. I think instead, what we should be doing is setting the overarching
objective, which is defending this nation, standing up to the very real threats, whether it is an ascendant Russia, whether it
is an expanding China, whether it is Iran on the verge of nuclear weapons, or whether it is ISIS and radical terrorism
throughout the world. And then working with the military top brass to modernize our equipment and weaponry, whether it
is carrier groups or submarines or planes or ensuring that we have the troop strength that is necessary. And I think the
next president is going to face a very difficult situation, because under the Obama presidency, we have undermined our
readiness in a way that makes us far less able to defend this nation. [Hugh Hewitt Show, 4/16/15; AUDIO]
BUT HAS ACKNOWLEDGED PORK IN THE DEFENSE BUDGET
TED CRUZ: I DONT THINK THE DEFENSE BUDGET IS IMMUNE FROM PORK
Ted Cruz: I Dont Think The Defense Budget Is Immune From Pork. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Texas Senate Runoff,
6/22/12; VIDEO]
Ted Cruz Said That He Wouldnt Authorize Blanket Cuts To The U.S. Defense Budget To Balance The Federal
Budget But Added That There Were Areas Where Military Spending Could Be Cut Back. Both candidates said
they wouldn't authorize blanket cuts to the U.S. defense budget to balance the federal budget but agreed there were
areas where even military spending could be trimmed back. They also agreed on the need to expand energy
exploration, with Cruz saying, unless you are a blithering idiot, that's the right thing to say. [Dallas Morning News,
6/22/12]
Ted Cruz: Everyone Would Agree That There Is Waste, Fraud, And Abuse At The Pentagon, Like Any Large
Bureaucracy Cruz press release on his speech at the National Security Action Conference: Everyone would agree
that there is waste, fraud, and abuse at the Pentagon, like any large bureaucracyYesterday I had the opportunity to
question Secretary Hagel. I asked him why the Pentagon is continuing to spend $170 million on algae fuel that costs four
times as much as regular fuel and is instead cutting Army infantry troops. I asked him why they are we spending $7 billion
on renewable energy projects, including $14 million on wind turbines in Alaska in a place where there was no wind why
do they continue to pour that money down a rat hole. And rather than cut that waste they propose cutting the Armys
Brigade Combat Teams. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 3/6/14]
Ted Cruz: When It Comes To Defense Spending, I Think The Focus Should Be On What Are The National
Security Needs Of The Country? Not, What Brings Jobs To My Particular District?. Nearly two weeks ago, just
prior to his appearance at Steve Kings Iowa Freedom Summit, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz carved out some time to meet with
leading liberty activists from around Iowa. The low-key meeting, held in Des Moines, was many activists first time to meet
the libertarian-leaning Tea Party firebrand. [] On the military-industrial complex: You want to talk about people with
effective lobbies, thats right at the top of the list. A weapons system will be built in ten different states because it is
members of Congress trying to bring home the bacon. When it comes to defense spending, I think the focus should be on
what are the national security needs of the country? not, What brings jobs to my particular district? [Blog, Liberty
Conservatives, 2/5/15]
TED CRUZ SAID THE MILITARY NEEDED TO DECREASE ITS OVERSEAS FOOTPRINT
Ted Cruz Said The Military Needed To Decrease Its Overseas Footprint. It is essential that we ensure our nations
spending on military bases is prioritized appropriately. We need to decrease our overseas footprint. With multiple reports
in the last year finding rising costs and a questionable use of taxpayer spending on overseas military bases, we should
scrutinize that spending before considering any actions that will impact our domestic installations, many of which have
undergone significant updates and improvements in recent years. This is important not only to the hundreds of thousands
of troops serving on Texas bases, but also to service men and women across the nation. Texas is home to 14 major
military bases and dozens of National Guard and Reserve bases. The Cruz amendment would help minimize the impact
of base closures on members of the military serving in Texas and in the United States. [San Antonio Express, 6/18/13]
Foreign Aid
TED CRUZ: WE NEED TO STOP SENDING FOREIGN AID TO NATIONS THAT HATE US
Ted Cruz: We Need To Stop Sending Foreign Aid To Nations That Hate Us. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Conservative
Political Action Conference, 3/16/13; VIDEO]
TED CRUZ OPPOSED GIVING FOREIGN AID TO COUNTRIES WITH INTERESTS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE IN THE
UNITED STATES
Ted Cruz Opposed Giving Foreign Aid To Countries With Interests Different From Those In The United States.
Sadler said the United States should continue to help out with foreign aid to countries such as Egypt. If we don't stay
involved in those governments, then Russia, China and other countries in this world will be, he said. Cruz disagreed,
saying the United States shouldn't be helping countries with interests different than those in the United States. I think we
should be using that aid as extensive leverage to protect our national interests, Cruz said. I don't think we should be
writing a blank check. [Star-Telegram, 10/3/12]
State Department Spending

TED CRUZ SAID THAT HE WOULD INTRODUCE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD FINE THE STATE DEPARTMENT 5
PERCENT OF ITS OPERATING BUDGET EVERY DAY THE REPORT ON IRANS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES WAS
NOT RELEASED
Ted Cruz Said That He Would Introduce Legislation That Would Fine The State Department 5 Percent Of Its
Operating Budget Every Day The Report On Irans Human Rights Abuses Was Not Released. If, as Assistant
Secretary Frifield suggests in her letter, the report is complete, it should be released immediately. If it is not immediately
released, a full and thorough explanation for the delay must be forthcoming. For this reason, I intend to file legislation that
will fine the State Department five percent of its operating budget for every 30 days the report is delayed. As inconvenient
as this may be for the State Department, it must respect the law and Congress owes it to the American people to gather
all relevant information before it casts what may well be the most significant vote of this legislative session. [Ted Cruz,
Washington Times, 6/16/15]
Iraq
TED CRUZ ON IRAQ: MADE SENSE TO GO IN
Ted Cruz On Iraq And Afghanistan: I Think They Made Sense To Go In, And I Think We Stayed There Too Long.
[Ted Cruz Remarks, The Texas Debates: Race for U.S. Senate, 6/22/12; VIDEO]
2014: TED CRUZ RULED OUT BOOTS ON THE GROUND FOR COMBATING ISIL, STATING THAT ISIL COULD BE
DEFEATED PREDOMINANTLY THROUGH AN OVERWHELMING AIR ATTACK
When Asked Could ISIL Be Defeated Without Using Boots On The Ground, Ted Cruz Said That ISIL Could Be
Defeated Predominantly Through Overwhelming Air Attack. BLITZER: Do you really think the U.S. and its
partners, whoever those partners might be, can defeat ISIS without what they call combat boots on the ground? CRUZ: I
think we can do it predominantly through overwhelming air attack I think we have air superiority. [The Situation Room,
CNN, 9/10/14]
FEBRUARY 2015: TED CRUZ ON SENDING U.S. TROOPS INTO IRAQ TO COMBAT ISIL: IF NEED BE, WE
SHOULD GO THAT STEP
HEADLINE: Cruz Not Ruling Out US Ground Forces Against Islamic State. [Associated Press, 2/8/15]
Associated Press: Ted Cruz Isn't Ruling Out Sending American Ground Troops To Fight Islamic State Militants.
Sen. Ted Cruz, a potential presidential candidate is 2016, isn't ruling out sending American ground troops to fight Islamic
State militants. The Texas Republican tells ABC's This Week that if need be, we should go that step. But it should be
driven by the mission. Cruz says Iraqi Kurds have a good fighting force but need to receive arms more effectively from
the United States, rather than through the central government in Baghdad. Cruz, who was attending an international
security conference in Munich, wants to use Kurdish fighters - known as the peshmerga - as the ground forces in
combination with U.S.-led airstrikes. He says those fighters are effective and ready. We need to arm the Kurds now
because they are our boots on the ground, he told CNN's State of the Union. [Associated Press, 2/8/15]
February 2015: Ted Cruz On If He Would Send American Troops To Fight Against ISIL: I Don't Believe, Right
Now, We Need American Boots On The Ground. STEPHANOPOULOS: I know you've also discussed the battle
against ISIS this weekend in Munich. And I know you said in the past that the answer is to bomb ISIS back to the Stone
Age. Most experts say that will not be enough, that you will need ground forces as well. Would you call up American
forces if others don't step up? CRUZ: You know, I don't believe, right now, we need American boots on the ground, and
the reason is we have boots on the ground already with the Kurds. The Peshmerga are trained, effective fighters. They
are close allies of us. [This Week, ABC, 2/8/15]
Ted Cruz On If He Would Send U.S. Troops To Fight ISIL: If Need Be, We Should Go That Step. CRUZ: We need
to arm the Kurds and we need to use the Peshmerga as boots on the ground. They're effective. They're ready. They're
our close allies. STEPHANOPOULOS: But if that's not enough, would you be willing to send American ground troops into
that battle? CRUZ: Look, we need to accomplish the mission and the mission should be defeating ISIS before they
succeed in carrying out more horrific acts of terror, before they succeed in murdering Americans. If need be, we should go
that step. But it should be driven by the mission. And the first step should be to effectively arm the Peshmerga, use them
as boots on the ground, and to use serious, overwhelming airpower. [This Week, ABC, 2/8/15]
TED CRUZ ATTACKED PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR NOT SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATING A STATUS OF FORCES
AGREEMENT
Ted Cruz Criticized The Al-Maliki Government In Iraq And President Obama For Not Successfully Negotiating A
Status Of Forces Agreement. But we chose to relinquish that influence when we did not successfully negotiate a Status
of Forces Agreement with the Iraqis. Much of the blame for this diplomatic impasse lies with the al-Maliki government, but
the Obama administration bears considerable responsibility as well. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 6/19/14; Ted
Cruz Senate Floor Speech on Iraq, 6/19/14; VIDEO]
TED CRUZ SAID PRESIDENT OBAMA SQUANDERED THE GAINS THAT WERE MADE IN IRAQ
Ted Cruz Said President Obama Squandered The Gains That Were Made In Iraq. KELLY: But wait, let me interrupt
you so we can set the stage for the viewers, because this appears to be the White House's justification for the perceived
delay in getting at this. That the president has been thoughtful, he's been deliberative and what he didn't want to do was
make a move militarily before the Iraqi government was sure enough, the leadership replaced and the government in
place so that they could support whatever gains we make instead of having somebody like Maliki over there who is largely
responsible for the deterioration we've seen in the past few years CRUZ: It was because President Obama squandered
the gains that so many men and women in the military bled and died to accomplish. [The Kelly File, Fox News, 9/10/14]
Afghanistan
2011: TED CRUZ WOULDNT ELABORATE ON U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN
Ted Cruz On U.S. Involvement In Afghanistan: What I Don't Think Is Acceptable Is For Us Just To Stay There In
Perpetuity And Try To Rebuild Each Nation Into A Perfect Utopia. On foreign policy, Cruz is less than sanguine
about nation building: I dont think we should be engaged in long-term nation building. I think there are too many nations
on earth to build up, and its not our militarys job. When asked about Afghanistan and Iraq, Cruz is cautious. After a few
munches on his sandwich, he says, What I dont think is acceptable is for us just to stay there in perpetuity and try to
rebuild each nation into a perfect utopia. Thats not our job and not our role. I think we have an important role stopping
and killing terrorists. [National Review, 10/17/11]
JUNE 2012: TED CRUZ ON U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ: I THINK THEY MADE SENSE TO
GO IN
Ted Cruz On U.S. Involvement In Afghanistan And Iraq: I Think They Made Sense To Go In, And I Think We
Stayed There Too Long. QUESTION: Can you justify what the U.S. has spent so far in Iraq and Afghanistan and how
much more are those wars worth? CRUZ: Well, I think they made sense to go in, and I think we stayed there too long.
[Ted Cruz Remarks, The Texas Debates: Race for U.S. Senate, 6/22/12; VIDEO]
TED CRUZ SAID THE PRESIDENTS PLAN TO DROP U.S. FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN TO ROUGHLY 1000
TROOPS IN 2016 AND TO ZERO IN 2017 WAS DEEPLY TROUBLING
Ted Cruz Said The Presidents Plan To Drop U.S. Forces In Afghanistan To Roughly 1000 Troops In 2016 And To
Zero In 2017 Was Deeply Troubling. CRUZ: And let me finally shift to Afghanistan. How significant would you
characterize the threat right now of radical Islamic terrorism, both in Afghanistan and in neighboring Pakistan?
DUNFORD: We are managing the threat to the homeland now as a result of the pressure that we're putting on the
network. So I believe we are at moderate risk as a result of the extremists in the region. But again, that risk is assessed
in the context of the forces that we have on the ground inside of Afghanistan and our efforts with Pakistan. CRUZ: And so
the final question on exactly that point, if we proceed with the plan that the president has laid out in 2016 to drop our
forces to roughly 1,000, and in 2017 to drop it to zero, what will be our capacity to engage in counterterrorism to limit the
threat from the radical Islamic terrorists in that region? DUNFORD: The tools that we'll have available to deal with -- to
conduct counterterrorism in 2017 in the scenario that you've outlined is the will and capacity of Pakistan, the will and
capacity of Afghanistan. CRUZ: So we would be dependent on their forces, and unable on our own to defend ourselves
from terror-ist threats emanating from that region? DUNFORD: Again, Senator, if you're projecting a threat, and you're
projecting that we would not have any forces there, then we would be dependent on Afghanistan and Pakistan. CRUZ:
Well, that is a deeply troubling scenario. Thank you, General. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Senate Armed Services Hearing,
7/17/14]
Iran
TED CRUZ: IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE, I INTEND TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO STOP A BAD IRAN
DEAL
Ted Cruz: In The United States Senate, I Intend To Do Everything Possible To Stop A Bad Iran Deal. President
Obama has repeatedly criticized such construction. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who preceded Perry on stage, said he would
cancel Obama's emerging deal with Iran to limit Tehran's nuclear capability because it constitutes an existential threat to
the Jewish State I agree with Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu that a nuclear Iran is an existential threat to the
nation of Israel, Cruz said. In the United States Senate, I intend to do everything possible to stop a bad Iran deal.
[Washington Examiner, 4/25/15]
TED CRUZ: IRAN CELEBRATES AS A HOLIDAY WHAT THEY CALL DEATH TO AMERICA DAY
Ted Cruz: Iran Celebrates As A Holiday What They Call Death To America Day. TC: Here are a couple of just
simple facts about the Iranian regime. Number one, the man whos considered the father of the Iranian nuclear program, a
man whos no longer with us because he has since met his maker, and involuntarily, I might note, had written into his last
will and testament that he wanted the following words printed on his gravestone. Here lies a man who sought to annihilate
Israel. Think for a second about the hatred, the animosity that is seething through someone who writes a statement like
that. Last year, Khamenei, in 2014, speaking to a large crowd in Tehran, said falsely, America is the greatest human
rights abuser on the face of the planet. The crowd responded by chanting in unison death to America. And indeed, every
day, or every year, rather, Iran celebrates as a holiday what they call death to America day. Thats an actual holiday in
Iran. Here, we have Thanksgiving, we have Christmas, we have the 4th of July. Every year in Iran, they celebrate death to
America day, which is the anniversary of Iran in the 1970s taking Americans hostage. There is a reason Iran calls Israel
the little Satan and America the great Satan. And I believe neither President Obama nor his team understand that these
are theocratic zealots whose religious extremism and radical Islamic theology makes the risk of their using a nuclear
weapon to murder millions unacceptably high. [Hugh Hewitt Show, 3/11/15; AUDIO]
TED CRUZ: THE SINGLE GREATEST THREAT FACING THE NATIONAL SECURITY OF ISRAEL AND FACING
NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA IS THE THREAT OF IRAN ACQUIRING NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Ted Cruz: The Single Greatest Threat Facing The National Security Of Israel And Facing National Security Of
America Is The Threat Of Iran Acquiring Nuclear Weapons. The single greatest threat facing the national security of
Israel and facing national security of America is the threat of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. Ive been proud to join with
Senator Menendez; with other members of the senate, standing to fight to stop a catastrophic, a disastrous Iranian
nuclear deal. [Breitbart, 5/31/15]
TED CRUZ VOTED IN FAVOR OF A BILL THAT WOULD PROVIDE FOR CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW AND
OVERSIGHT OF AGREEMENTS RELATING TO IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
Ted Cruz Voted In Favor Of A Bill That Would Provide For Congressional Review And Oversight Of Agreements
Relating To Iran's Nuclear Program. On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 1191 As Amended A bill to provide for
congressional review and oversight of agreements relating to Iran's nuclear program, and for other purposes. [H.R. 1991,
th
Vote 174, 114 Congress, 5/7/15]
Ted Cruz Voted Against Cloture On A Bill That Would Allow For Congressional Review And Oversight Of
Agreements Relating To Irans Nuclear Program. On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1140: Motion to Invoke Cloture on
th
Amdt. No. 1140 to H.R. 1191; In the nature of a substitute. [S.Amdt. 1140 to H.R. 1191, Vote 173, 114 Congress,
5/7/15]
Cruz Explained That He Voted Against Cloture On The Nuclear Agreement Review Act Because We Should Have
Insisted On Amendments To Put Real Teeth In This Bill, But Ultimately Voted Yes On Final Passage Because It
May Delay, Slightly, President Obama's Ability To Lift The Iran Sanctions. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released
the following statement regarding votes on the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act I voted no on cloture because we
should have insisted on amendments to put real teeth in this bill. Ultimately, I voted yes on final passage because it may
delay, slightly, President Obama's ability to lift the Iran sanctions and it ensures we will have a Congressional debate on
the merits of the Iran deal. I will continue to lead the fight to prevent the Islamic Republic of Iran from acquiring nuclear
weapons and to protect the national security of America and our allies. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 5/7/15]
TED CRUZ INTRODUCED AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD REQUIRE CONGRESS TO APPROVE ANY LIFTING OF
SANCTIONS AS PART OF AN IRAN DEAL
Ted Cruz Supported Requiring Congress To Approve Any Lifting Of Sanctions As Part Of An Iran Deal. Cruz of
Texas would require congressional approval for any lifting of sanctions as part of an Iran deal, instead of providing a
mechanism for lawmakers to block an effort to ease sanctions. Cruz accused Democrats of being terrified of having to
take a vote on Rubios amendment on recognition of Israel and criticized the party for opposing changes to the bill. I think
its reckless for Democrats to be putting partisan politics above our national security, Cruz said Thursday in an interview
with Bloomberg. [Bloomberg, 5/1/15]
Office of Senator Cruz: Ted Cruz Introduced An Amendment That Would Require Affirmative Congressional
Approval Of Any Iranian Nuclear Deal. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today asked for unanimous consent on his
amendment, cosponsored with Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Penn., to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act that would
require affirmative Congressional approval of any Iranian nuclear deal before sanctions relief can occur. Sen. Cardin,
D-Md., objected to his request. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 5/6/15]
TED CRUZ ON A POTENTIAL IRAN DEAL: THIS DEAL MAKES WAR A CERTAINTY
Ted Cruz On A Potential Iran Nuclear Deal: This Deal Makes War A Certainty. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said on
Tuesday that if the nuclear deal with Iran being negotiated by the U.S. and five other countries is approved, the result will
be war. This deal makes war a certainty, promised Cruz, a Republican contender for president in the 2016 election.
[Huffington Post, 5/5/15]
TED CRUZ SAID THAT AN ISRAELI LED STRIKE AGAINST IRAN COULD HAPPEN IN A MATTER OF MONTHS
Ted Cruz Said That An Israeli Led Strike Against Iran Could Happen In A Matter Of Months. Texas Sen. Ted
Cruz told a small gathering of pro-Israel American leaders Tuesday that an Israeli strike against Iranian nuclear facilities
could happen in a matter of monthsThat means, that if they keep going forward, I think if it comes down to it, I have
real confidence that the nation of Israel will act to preserve her national security, even if this administration will not act first.
And that could happen sooner rather than later that could happen in a matter of months. [Daily Caller, 6/10/14]
TED CRUZ: I DONT THINK ISRAEL SHOULD HAVE TO ACT TO PREVENT IRANIAN NUCLEAR-WEAPONS
CAPABILITY BECAUSE IT IS SO PROFOUNDLY IN U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS THAT WE SHOULD
ACT, RATHER THAN FORCING ISRAEL TO ACT
Ted Cruz: I Dont Think Israel Should Have To Act To Prevent Iranian Nuclear-Weapons Capability Because It Is
So Profoundly In U.S. National Security Interests That We Should Act, Rather Than Forcing Israel To Act. I dont
think Israel should have to act to prevent Iranian nuclear-weapons capability because it is so profoundly in U.S. national
security interests that we should act, rather than forcing Israel to act, [Cruz] said, but I do take some comfort that if this
administration will not defend our interests, at the very least Israel will defend her interests. [Daily Caller, 6/10/14]
TED CRUZ CLAIMED A RESPONSIBLE PRESIDENT WOULD SAY: UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE
NATION OF IRAN BE ALLOWED TO ACQUIRE NUCLEAR WEAPON CAPABILITY, AND THEY WILL EITHER HALT
NOW OR WE WILL USE EVERY STEP NECESSARY INCLUDING DIRECT MILITARY FORCE
Ted Cruz: Under No Circumstances Will The Nation Of Iran Be Allowed To Acquire Nuclear Weapon Capability,
And They Will Either Halt Now Or We Will Use Every Step Necessary Including Direct Military Force. A
responsible president, the Texas Republican told a conference on Iran's grab for a nuclear weapon, would stand up and
say unequivocally, in terms that allow no confusion, Under no circumstances will the nation of Iran be allowed to acquire
nuclear weapon capability, and they will either halt now or we will use every step necessary including direct military force
to stop them. [Washington Examiner, 2/6/14]
Israel
TED CRUZ ON IF HE WOULD SUPPORT A PALESTINIAN STATE AS PRESIDENT: I THINK THAT IS A DECISION
FOR THE NATION OF ISRAEL
Ted Cruz On If He Would Support A Palestinian State As President: I Think That Is A Decision For The Nation Of
Israel. BASH: So, you do not - President Cruz would not support and push for a Palestinian state? CRUZ: I think that is
a decision for the nation of Israel. I think Israel has far more stake in achieving peace and achieving a long-term solution
in Israel. [State Of The Union, CNN, 3/29/15]
TED CRUZ: THE QUESTION OF WHETHER PEACE IS ULTIMATELY ACHIEVED THROUGH A ONE-STATE
SOLUTION OR A TWO-STATE SOLUTION IS A QUESTION FOR ISRAEL, AND AMERICA SHOULDNT DICTATE
THE ANSWERS
Ted Cruz: The Question Of Whether Peace Is Ultimately Achieved Through A One-State Solution Or A Two-State
Solution Is A Question For Israel, And America Shouldnt Dictate The Answers. Asked whether he philosophically
supports the idea of a two-state solution, even if a peace deal doesnt seem likely in the near future, Cruz said the U.S.
president shouldnt be pressuring Israelis to come to any specific outcome. The question of whether peace is ultimately
achieved through a one-state solution or a two-state solution is a question for Israel, and America shouldnt dictate the
answers, he stated, noting that the impediment to peace has been a Palestinian leadership that embraces radical
terrorism. [Daily Caller, 4/28/15]
TED CRUZ: IT IS IN U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST FOR CONGRESS TO GIVE SERIOUS
CONSIDERATION TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASING U.S. MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL
Ted Cruz: It Is In U.S. National Security Interest For Congress To Give Serious Consideration To
Substantially Increasing U.S. Military Aid To Israel. Sen. Ted Cruz said Wednesday that the Obama administration
is failing to protect U.S. national security in the Middle East and is falsely peddling the notion that the threat of Muslim
terrorism has faded. Speaking at the conservative Heritage Foundation, the freshman Texas Republican looked to put his
mark on a party that remains divided over foreign affairs, saying President Obama has been far too hawkish in response
to Syrias use of chemical weapons and far too dovish in response to Irans disputed nuclear program. In my opinion, the
president of the United States should stand up and say unequivocally, If Iran continues to proceed toward acquiring
nuclear weapons capacity, the U.S. will use overwhelming military force to prevent them from acquiring those weapons,
the potential 2016 presidential contender said while calling the Iranian nuclear program the single greatest national
security threat to the United States. One of the ironies is that the softer a leader is when dealing with enemies of the
United States the more likelihood there is for military conflict. Bullies and tyrants dont respect weakness or appeasement.
the Arab world, appeasement only encourages more violence, he said. Mr. Cruz also said that it is in U.S. national
security interest for Congress to give serious consideration to substantially increasing U.S. military aid to Israel.
TED CRUZ CALLED FOR THE UNITED STATES TO SUPPORT ISRAELS IRON DOME PROGRAM
Ted Cruz Called For The United States To Support Israels Iron Dome Program. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas spoke
today on the Senate floor about the urgent need to reverse the longstanding and misguided Obama-Clinton-Kerry policy
towards Israel laid out in a speech by Obama advisor Philip Gordon in Tel Aviv last week. Rather than pressuring Israel
to make even more security concessions to the Palestinians while terrorist rockets rain down from Gaza, Sen. Cruz
argued that the United States should support Israels efforts to construct aggressive defensive measures such as the
security barrier and the Iron Dome missile defense system that have made Israeli civilians safer. [Press Release, Office
of Senator Cruz, 7/15/14]
TED CRUZ: IN 2017 IF IRAN HAS NOT STOPPED MARCHING TOWARDS NUCLEAR WEAPONS, THAT NEXT
PRESIDENT SHOULD TRANSFER BUNKER-BUSTER BOMBS TO THE NATION OF ISRAEL
Ted Cruz: In 2017 If Iran Has Not Stopped Marching Towards Nuclear Weapons, That Next President Should
Transfer Bunker-Buster Bombs To The Nation Of Israel. In January 2017 a new president is likely to face an Iran on
the verge of having nuclear weapons, he continued. In my view, in January 2017, that next president should number one
immediately reimpose sanctions on Iran. In 2017 if Iran has not stopped marching towards nuclear weapons, that next
president should transfer bunker-buster bombs to the nation of Israel. and if Iran will not stop, if Iran is on the verge of
acquiring nuclear weapons, that president in 2017 should stand up to the world and explain very simply, Either Iran will
stop or the United States of America will stop you.' [Breitbart, 5/31/15]
ISIS
CRUZ SAID HE WOULD CARPET BOMB ISIS INTO OBLIVION
Ted Cruz Vowed To Utterly Destroy ISIS, Suggesting We Will Bomb Them Into Oblivion And That I Dont
Know If Sand Can Glow In The Dark, But Were Going To Find Out. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said Saturday he would
utterly destroy the Islamic State if elected president. We will carpet bomb them into oblivion. I dont know if sand can
glow in the dark, but were going to find out, Cruz said at the Rising Tide Summit in Cedar Rapids. [Des Moines Register,
12/5/15]
TED CRUZS PLAN TO DEFEAT ISIL INCLUDED USING OVERWHELMING AIRPOWER AND ARMING THE
KURDS
Ted Cruzs Strategy To Defeat ISIL: Use Overwhelming Airpower To Destroy ISIS And Arm The Kurds. Our
Justin Dougherty sat down with the Senator one-on-one. We began with one of the most recent developments in the fight
against ISIS. That president Obama would support the idea of sending more U-S troops to Iraq to establish more bases.
Do you feel that's the best option at this point? If not what is? This is another sign President Obama does not have a
strategy to stop radical Islamic Terrorists. We need a president who stands up and says we will destroy ISIS. We are
going to do everything it takes. We need to use over whelming air power. We need to be arming the Kurds. The Kurds are
on the ground. They are incredible fighters. They are allies of America. They are boots on the ground. ISIS has US
Military weapons they've seized from Iraq. The Kurds weaponry is out classed and Obama refused to fund the Kurds to let
them kill ISIS leaders. [News 9, 6/15/15]
Ted Cruz: We Should Be Using Overwhelming Air Power, Not Constrained And Limited Air Strikes As Were
Doing Now That In Many Ways Is Really More Of A Photo Op Foreign Policy, But Using Air Superiority To Punish
And Pound ISIS Into Oblivion. TC: Now there are a number of different components that we ought to consider
employing. First of all, as I wrote today, we should be using overwhelming air power, not constrained and limited air
strikes as were doing now that in many ways is really more of a photo op foreign policy, but using air superiority to punish
and pound ISIS into oblivion. And right now, our military is operating under very constrained rules of engagement that are
limiting the effectiveness of our air power. [Hugh Hewitt Show, 6/11/15; AUDIO]
TED CRUZ SAID HE WAS RECEIVING MILITARY ADVICE TO USE OVERWHELMING AIRSTRIKES INSTEAD TO
COMBAT ISIL INSTEAD OF DEPLOYING TROOPS BACK INTO IRAQ
Ted Cruz On Whether He Supports Deploying Troops Back Into Iraq: The Military Advice I'm Getting Right Now
Is What We Should Be Employing Is Overwhelming Air Strikes. Ted Cruz interview with Justin Dougherty of News 9:
Are you open to a full deployment back in Iraq? The military advice I'm getting right now is what we should be employing
is overwhelming air strikes. Right now the problem is we are seeing photo-op foreign policy. We drop a missile here, we
drop a bomb here. [News 9, 6/15/15]
TED CRUZ SAID THE PROBLEMS WITH ISIL STEMMED FROM PRESIDENT OBAMAS FAILURE TO DEFINE AN
OBJECTIVE AND PURSUE A MILITARY STRATEGY
Ted Cruz: All Of The Problems Were Seeing Dealing With ISIS Stem From The Failure Of President Obama To
Define That Objective And To Pursue A Serious Military Strategy To Accomplish It. HH: And Im talking to General
McChrystal tomorrow. Hes at the Nixon Library tonight, and hell be in my studio tomorrow. I think every military person
Ive talked to says weve got to send significant number of American troops over there or the Islamic State will continue to
erupt and threaten this country. What do you think? TC: Well, I think several things. I think the first thing that is missing is
a commander-in-chief who defines our objective up front. And that objective should be to destroy ISIS, and indeed, more
broadly, to defeat radical Islamic terrorists. All of the problems were seeing dealing with ISIS stem from the failure of
President Obama to define that objective and to pursue a serious military strategy to accomplish it. Indeed, President
Obama just a few days ago candidly admitted that he still doesnt have a strategy to deal with ISIS, a remarkable
admission that for anyone observing and watching this, surprised nobody, because its evident theyre not pursuing a
strategy to accomplish it. [Hugh Hewitt Show, 6/11/15; AUDIO]
Cuba
TED CRUZ OPPOSED LIFTING THE CUBA EMBARGO.
Ted Cruz Opposed Lifting The Cuba Embargo. The Obama administration has not endorsed lifting the embargo,
however. And it can only be lifted by Congress and as Mauricio Claver-Carone, Director of the U.S.-Cuba Democracy
PAC, a lobby group in favor of keeping the embargo, points out, all seven Cuban-American legislators, including senators
Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Bob Menendez, are against doing so. [CNN, 10/24/14]
TED CRUZ SAID PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO LIFT THE ECONOMIC EMBARGO WITH CUBA DID
NOTHING TO SOLVE THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM WITH THE COUNTRY AND HAD INSTEAD MADE IT WORSE
Ted Cruz Said President Obamas Decision To Lift The Economic Embargo With Cuba Did Nothing To Solve The
Underlying Problem With The Country And Had Instead Made It Worse. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today
released the following statement regarding the Presidents announcement to change U.S. policy with Cuba and lift
economic embargos. We rejoice that Alan Gross wrongful imprisonment by the brutal Castro regime has finally come to
an end, and that he will be able to spend the holidays with his loved ones. But make no mistake, although we are glad
Alan is now free, the agreement the Obama Administration has entered into with the Castro regime has done nothing to
resolve the underlying problem. Indeed, it has made it worse. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 12/17/14]
China
TED CRUZ: YOURE SEEING CHINA BUILDING UP ITS MILITARY, USING MORE AND MORE FORCE TO PUT
PRESSURE TO EXPAND ITS REACH
Ted Cruz: Youre Seeing China Building Up Its Military, Using More And More Force To Put Pressure To Expand
Its Reach. CRUZ: Well, I think its a manifestation of what we have seen across the globe, which is that for the last six
years under the Obama-Clinton foreign policy, America has receded from leadership in the world, and its created a
vacuum. And other nations have stepped into that vacuum. Youve had horrifically bad actors like the nation of Iran, which
is in a much stronger position today than they were when Obama was elected. You have extreme radical Islamic terrorists
like ISIS. Youve got Russia on the ascendancy, and in the Pacific, youre seeing China building up its military, using more
and more force to put pressure to expand its reach. And this is one manifestation of that, that when we lead from behind,
the world is a more dangerous place. And thats been the most consistent consequence of the foreign policy of the last six
years. [Hugh Hewitt Show, 4/16/15; AUDIO]
TED CRUZ CRITICIZED CHINAS TRADE TACTICS
Ted Cruz Said China Was Negotiating Trade Agreements With Anyone Who Will Listen Adding It Isnt Free
Enterprise The Chinese Are PushingInstead, It Is Their Own Form Of Crony Capitalism. Meanwhile, China is
negotiating agreements with anyone who will listenfrom South Korea and Australia to Norway. And it isnt free
enterprise the Chinese are pushing. Instead, it is their own form of crony capitalism. Theyre writing rules that favor
government-owned firms and hamper American job creators. So it all comes down to this question: Is China going to write
the rules of the global economy, or is the United States? [Ted Cruz, Paul Ryan, Wall Street Journal, 4/21/15]
TED CRUZ: I THINK WE NEED TO BE VIGOROUS IN DEALING WITH CHINA
Ted Cruz: I Think We Need To Be Vigorous In Dealing With China. I think we need to be vigorous in dealing with
China,' Mr. Cruz told the conservative radio host Laura In-graham on her show last year. But I think it's a mistake to try to
start a trade war with them.' [New York Times, 6/29/12]
Syria
TED CRUZ: ASSADS ACTIONS, HOWEVER DEPLORABLE, ARE NOT A DIRECT THREAT TO U.S. NATIONAL
SECURITY
Ted Cruz: Assads Actions, However Deplorable, Are Not A Direct Threat To U.S. National Security. The
president insists on using a military option, which I oppose for three reasons: First, Assads actions, however deplorable,
are not a direct threat to U.S. national security. Many bad actors on the world stage have, tragically, oppressed and killed
their citizens, even using chemical weapons to do so. Unilaterally avenging humanitarian disaster, however, is well
outside the traditional scope of U.S. military action. [Ted Cruz, Washington Post, 9/9/13]
TED CRUZ: IF THE PRESIDENTS PROPOSED MILITARY STRIKE AGAINST ASSAD SUCCEEDS, AL-QAEDA
COULD BE STRENGTHENED AND TERRORISTS COULD SEIZE CONTROL OF SYRIAS VAST CACHE OF
CHEMICAL WEAPONS
Ted Cruz: If The Presidents Proposed Military Strike Against Assad Succeeds, Al-Qaeda Could Be Strengthened
And Terrorists Could Seize Control Of Syrias Vast Cache Of Chemical Weapons. [Ted Cruz, Washington Post,
9/9/13]
TED CRUZ CRITICIZED PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR NOT ENFORCING HIS REDLINE IN SYRIA, BUT CRUZ
OPPOSED PRESIDENT OBAMAS PLAN TO LAUNCH STRIKES IN SYRIA
Ted Cruz: We Saw Red Lines Drawn And Then Dissolve In Syria, Which Meant Every Bad Actor On Earth Took
Note That When This President Speaks He Doesnt Mean What He Says. [Press Release, Ted Cruz2016, 4/13/15;
Ted Cruz Remarks, John Locke Foundation, 4/13/15; VIDEO]
Ted Cruz: I Do Not Believe A Limited Airstrike, As Proposed By the President, Will Lead To Success Or Improve
Conditions In Syria. No decision by an elected official is more serious than whether to send our armed forces into
conflict. President Obama was right to seek Congresss authorization to use military force against Syria. But having
carefully considered the presidents substantive arguments, I am compelled to vote against the requested authorization. I
do not make this decision lightly. I want to support our commander in chief. I emphatically condemn Bashar al-Assads
use of chemical weapons against his people, and all Americans mourn the loss of innocent lives in Syrias civil war. But I
do not believe a limited airstrike, as proposed by the president, will lead to success or improve conditions in Syria. [Ted
Cruz, Washington Post, 9/9/13]
Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger On The Syria Redline: I Think Ted Cruz Bears Some Responsibility For Not
Enforcing The Red Line. I was reminded of Cruzs hypocrisy this week by Rep. Adam Kinzinger, an Illinois
Republican who served three tours in Iraq and two in Afghanistan as an Air Force pilot. Kinzinger, who favors a
muscular foreign policy, was one of a small group of House Republicans leading the effort to give Obama authority to
bomb Syria in 2013 but they were undone when Cruz began declaring that bombing the Syrian regime would make
the United States al-Qaedas air force. I think Ted Cruz bears some responsibility for not enforcing the red line,
Kinzinger told me. The Republican support began crumbling the more Cruz spoke. His words implied that anyone
who voted for strikes would be acting as an agent of al-Qaeda. [Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 5/27/15]
TED CRUZ PROPOSED GOING INTO SYRIA TO SECURE CHEMICAL WEAPONS

Ted Cruz On Chemical Weapons In Syria: We Need To Be Developing A Clear, Practical Plan To Go In, Locate
The Weapons, Secure Or Destroy Them, And Then Get Out. We need to be developing a clear, practical plan to go
in, locate the weapons, secure or destroy them, and then get out. The United States should be firmly in the lead to make
sure the job is done right. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 6/20/13; Ted Cruz Floor Speech, 6/20/13; VIDEO]
TED CRUZ SUPPORTED WITHHOLDING AID FROM LIBYA
Ted Cruz Supported Withholding Aid From Libya. In the debate, Cruz the states solicitor general, or chief
appellate lawyer in the attorney generals office, from 2003-08 supported withholding U.S. aid to Libya and Egypt if the
nations new leaders are shown to be hostile to American interests. [Austin American Statesman, 10/2/12]
TED CRUZ: WE SAW THE CONSEQUENCES OF LEADING FROM BEHIND IN LIBYA
Ted Cruz: We Saw The Consequences Of Leading From Behind In Libya. [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President,
4/13/15; Ted Cruz Remarks, John Locke Foundation, 4/13/15; VIDEO]
TED CRUZ SUGGESTED PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HILLARY CLINTON WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BENGHAZI
TERRORIST ATTACK
Ted Cruz On The Benghazi Investigation: Unfortunate To See The Democrat Party Circling The Wagons Around
President Obama And Hillary Clinton And Treating The Death By Terrorist Attack Of Four Americans As Nothing
But A Political Inconvenience. Well, look, I think it is unfortunate to see the Democrat Party circling the wagons
around President Obama and Hillary Clinton and treating the death by terrorist attack of four Americans as nothing but a
political inconvenience. It has been 19 months, almost 20 months. We have four dead Americans. We have the first dead
U.S. ambassador killed in service since 1979. And in the 19 months that have followed, we don`t have a single dead
terrorist, we don`t have a single terrorist apprehended. [Your World With Neil Cavuto, Fox News, 5/5/14]
Ted Cruz: No One Knows If The President Slept While Our People Were Under Attack. Seven and a half hours
after the attack commenced, at 11:15 pm EDT, sustained mortar fire killed Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods. Neither the
secretary nor the chairman had any discussions with the president at that time, or throughout the remainder of the night.
Moreover, the president had no contact with any member of the government of Libya for the duration of the attacks. We
know that during the duration of the attacks, neither Secretary Panetta nor Chairman Dempsey slept; both remained at the
Pentagon throughout the night. But neither the secretary nor the chairman knows if the president slept while our people
were under attack. While the president was missing in action, there was confusion among the relevant cabinet officers as
to who was in charge of coordinating the response from Washington. But we know that from the beginning to the end of
the attacks, neither Secretary Panetta nor Chairman Dempsey had any conversation whatsoever with Secretary Clinton.
[Ted Cruz, National Review, 5/8/13]
TED CRUZ INTRODUCED A BILL TO OFFER A $5 MILLION REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON THE BENGHAZI
TERROR ATTACK OR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE CAPTURE OF A SUSPECT
Ted Cruz Introduced A Bill To Offer A $5 Million Reward For Information On The Benghazi Terror Attack Or
Information Leading To The Capture Of A Suspect. Earlier this month, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced a bill to
offer a $5 million reward for information on the Benghazi terror attack or information leading to the capture of a suspect.
The State Departments Rewards for Justice Program exists to help the U.S. identify and apprehend its enemies, but the
Obama Administration has not used it to pursue the terrorists who attacked our personnel in Benghazi, Cruz said in a
written statement. The program has distributed over $125 million to more than 80 people since 1984, Cruz said. This
legislation enables the Secretary of State to offer a substantial reward for information leading to the apprehension and
prosecution of the suspects who have been identified, Cruz said. U.S. investigators should have all available tools at
their disposal to bring to justice those who murdered four Americans in Benghazi, including the first Ambassador killed in
service since 1979. [Fox News, 11/15/13]
TED CRUZ CALLED FOR THE CREATION OF A JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE BENGHAZI
TERRORIST ATTACK
Ted Cruz: Its Past Time For #Benghazi Survivors To Tell Full Story Of 9/11/12 Attack To A Joint Select
Committee Of Congress: http://specialoperationsspeaks.com/articles/fbi-ok-for-congress-to-talk-to-benghazisurvivors. [@SenTedCruz, Twitter, 11/15/13]
TED CRUZ PRAISED THE CAPTURE OF THE BENGHAZI TERRORIST SUSPECT AFTER TELLING THE PRESS TO
CALL HIS OFFICE
HEADLINE: Sen. Cruz: Khatallah Capture Is Tribute To The Valor Of Our Armed Forces. [Press Release, Office of
Cruz: The Apprehension Of Ahmed Abu Khatallah, Who Participated In The Vicious Terrorist Attack Against Our
People And Facilities In Benghazi On September 11, 2012, Is A Tribute To The Valor And Skill Of Our Armed
Forces. The apprehension of Ahmed Abu Khatallah, who participated in the vicious terrorist attack against our people
and facilities in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, is a tribute to the valor and skill of our armed forces and the FBI who
participated in this mission, Sen. Cruz said. I hope his capture will bring some peace to the families of the four brave
Americans we lost that night: Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, Glen Doherty and Ambassador Christopher Stevens. [Press
Ted Cruz On The Capture Of The Benghazi Terrorist Attack Suspect, Ahmed Abu Khatallah: Khatallah Has Been
Openly Defying The United States For More Than Twenty Months. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 6/17/14]
Ted Cruz Said The Capture Of Benghazi Terrorist Suspect Ahmed Abu Khatallah Should Lead To Questioning To
Gather Intelligence On Pending Operations Against Americans. Now that he is in custody, the proper authorities
should be given ample time to assess what intelligence he may have about ongoing terrorist operations against
Americans. Khatallah is a foreign terrorist, captured by our special forces overseas for his violent attack on a U.S. facility.
[Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 6/17/14]
Ted Cruz Benghazi Terrorist Suspect Ahmed Abu Khatallah Belongs In Guantanamo And Not In The U.S.
Civilian Court System. He belongs in Guantanamo and in the military justice system, not in the U.S. civilian court
system with the constitutional protections afforded U.S. citizens. Our top priority should be preventing future attacks and
bringing to justice the other terrorists who participated in the murder of four Americans in Benghazi. [Press Release,
When Asked About His Thoughts On Benghazi Terrorist Attack Suspect Being Captured, Ted Cruz Said Call My
Press Office. Sen. Ted Cruz, asked about Benghazi suspect capture, says: Call my press office. [@JeremyHerb,
Twitter, 6/17/14]
Russia
TED CRUZ CALLED FOR SUSPENDING RUSSIAS MEMBERSHIP IN THE GROUP OF EIGHT (G8) FOR THEIR
ACTIONS IN UKRAINE
Ted Cruz: The United States Should Urge The G8 To Suspend Russia Immediately On The Grounds That It Is Not
Contributing To A Civil International Order. On Friday, President Barack Obama spoke of costs for aggressive
Russian behavior, and Saturday an anonymous senior U.S. official announced: We are monitoring the situation closely,
consulting with our partners, and considering the potential costs the president spoke about yesterday. Because actually
specifying these costs might do something to deter escalating Russian aggression towards Ukraine, here are some ideas:
The United States should urge the G8 to suspend Russia immediately on the grounds that it is not contributing to a civil
international order. Obama should cancel his planned trip to Sochi for the G8 meeting in June, and suggest our allies do
the same. [Ted Cruz, Foreign Policy, 3/4/14]
TED CRUZ SAID IF RUSSIAS AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS IN UKRAINE CONTINUED, THEIR MEMBERSHIP IN THE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION AND THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL SHOULD BE SUSPENDED
Ted Cruz Suggested Suspending Russia From The United Nations Security Council And The World Trade
Organization If Their Aggressive Actions In Ukraine Continues. And if the Russians persist in this aggressive action,
we should look into additional measures such as suspension from the World Trade Organization and even the United
Nations Security Council. The United States should stand with Ukraine. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 2/28/14]
TED CRUZ SAID THAT THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SHOULD FULLY COMPLY WITH THE MAGNITSKY ACT IN
RESPONSE TO RUSSIAS AGGRESSION IN UKRAINE
Ted Cruz: The Administration Should Immediately And Fully Comply With The Magnitsky Act. On Friday,
President Barack Obama spoke of costs for aggressive Russian behavior, and Saturday an anonymous senior U.S.
official announced: We are monitoring the situation closely, consulting with our partners, and considering the potential
costs the president spoke about yesterday. Because actually specifying these costs might do something to deter
escalating Russian aggression towards Ukraine, here are some ideas The administration should immediately and fully
comply with the Magnitsky act passed by Congress in 2012, which the White House chose to ignore in late 2013 out of
fears compliance would be offensive to Russia. [Ted Cruz, Foreign Policy, 3/4/14]
TED CRUZ SUGGESTED CONGRESS SHOULD WITHDRAW FROM ARMS CONTROL TREATIES WITH RUSSIA IN
RESPONSE TO THEIR AGGRESSION IN UKRAINE
Ted Cruz Suggested Congress Should Withdraw From Arms Control Treaties With Russia In Response To Their
Aggression In Ukraine. On Friday, President Barack Obama spoke of costs for aggressive Russian behavior, and
Saturday an anonymous senior U.S. official announced: We are monitoring the situation closely, consulting with our
partners, and considering the potential costs the president spoke about yesterday. Because actually specifying these
costs might do something to deter escalating Russian aggression towards Ukraine, here are some ideas Congress
should start a formal review of the options for U.S. withdrawal from arms control treaties with Russia such as the 1987
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Agreement, and the 2011 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which the United
States entered into without full understanding of Russian violations. [Ted Cruz, Foreign Policy, 3/4/14]
TED CRUZ SAID THAT THE UNITED STATES SHOULD RESTORE PLANS FOR FULL MISSILE DEFENSE
INSTALLATIONS IN EASTERN EUROPE IN RESPONSE TO RUSSIAS AGGRESSION IN UKRAINE
Ted Cruz Said The United States Should Install The Anti-Ballistic Missile Batteries In Eastern Europe
Specifically, Poland And The Czech Republic. CRUZ: But then after that, we should stand with our allies and not give
in to Russia. We should, number one, right now install the anti- ballistic missile batteries in Eastern Europe -- in Poland,
the Czech Republic -- that were scheduled to go in in 2009, that President Obama cancelled in an effort to appease
Putin. [This Week, ABC, 6/1/14]
TED CRUZ SAID PRESIDENT OBAMA SHOULD OFFER UKRAINE A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IN RESPONSE TO
RUSSIAS AGGRESSION IN UKRAINE AND USE ENERGY AS A TOOL TO AID TO UKRAINE BY EXPORTING
LIQUID NATURAL GAS TO THEM
Ted Cruz Said President Obama Should Offer Ukraine A Free Trade Agreement In Response To Russias
Aggression In Ukraine. On Friday, President Barack Obama spoke of costs for aggressive Russian behavior, and
Saturday an anonymous senior U.S. official announced: We are monitoring the situation closely, consulting with our
partners, and considering the potential costs the president spoke about yesterday. Because actually specifying these
costs might do something to deter escalating Russian aggression towards Ukraine, here are some ideas The president
should immediately offer the government of Ukraine in Kiev a free trade agreement indicating that goods are welcome in
the United States, and explore other options to assist them in their economic recovery that are consistent with free market
principles, including access to U.S. energy exports and assistance to develop Ukraine's own energy resources so as to
allow them to be independent of energy blackmail by Russia. [Ted Cruz, Foreign Policy, 3/4/14]
Ted Cruz Said That The Obama Administration Should Approve All Applications For Liquid Natural Gas To
Ukraine. CRUZ: Energy and natural gas is the most effective economic blackmail Russia uses over Ukraine and much of
Europe. We are blessed to have abundant supplies of natural gas in the United States, but the Obama administration has
failed to approve over 20 applications to export LNG. In my view, the administration should immediately approve all of
those applications, allow LNG to be exported, and help Ukraine accept that LNG. And, Neil, what that would do is three
things. One, it would help free Ukraine from economic blackmail from Russia. Two, it would strike Putin where it really
hurts, which is in the wallet, because he is effectively petro tyrant relying on that energy to fund his military
aggressiveness But, three, it would generate jobs and economic growth here at home. It`s a win-win, but, unfortunately,
the Obama administration, at least to date, is still blocking it. [Your World With Neil Cavuto, Fox News, 3/25/14]
TED CRUZ SUPPORTED SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA
Ted Cruz: I Am Of The View That We Need To Increase The Sanctions On Russia. Sen. Ted Cruz, traveling in
Israel and Eastern Europe to meet foreign leaders, said Wednesday that the U.S. should review a planned Exxon Mobil
Corp. oil exploration project with the Russian state-controlled company Rosneft as the West looks for ways to apply more
pressure over the Ukraine crisis. That's a question that was raised a number of times today in the Ukraine, Cruz told U.S.
reporters in a conference call from Poland. It's a question we need to look very closely at. I am of the view that we need
to increase the sanctions on Russia ... for Russia's act of war against Ukraine. [Houston Chronicle, 5/29/14]
TED CRUZ CO-SPONSORED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO ARM UKRAINE
WITH LETHAL MILITARY AID
Ted Cruz Co-Sponsored A Bill That Would Authorize The President To Arm Ukraine With Lethal Military Aid.
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced S. 452, a
bill that would authorize the President to arm Ukraine with lethal military aid. At the time of introduction, the bill included
the following co-sponsors: Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), John Cornyn (R-TX), Rob Portman (R- Ohio), John Thune (RSD), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Pat Roberts (R-KS), John Boozman (R-AR), David
Vitter (R-LA), Marco Rubio (R- FL), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Shelley Moore Capito (RWV), and Mike Rounds (R-SD). S.452 is currently the only bill in Congress that specifically authorizes the United States to
provide Ukraine with lethal weapons, which would remove any ambiguity as to whether the U.S. should supply its ally with
offensive or defensive military aid. This is the only bill to also require the President to deliver to Congress a
comprehensive strategy for our nations support of Ukraine. [Press Release, Office of Senator Inhofe, 2/11/15]
United Nations
TED CRUZ: THE U.N. HAS DONE A LOT OF PERNICIOUS DAMAGE
Ted Cruz: The U.N. Has Done A Lot Of Pernicious Damage. CRUZ: But I think the broader point, the U.N. has done
a lot of pernicious damage. And whether it is the human rights, human rights tribunals, which you know, membership of
countries like Cuba and Libya, and I mean, its almost out of Saturday Night Live. They find every bad actor to put in a
position of opining on human rights. [Hugh Hewitt Show, 4/16/15; AUDIO]
TED CRUZ STATED THE IMPORTANCE OF AMERICAS ROLE ON THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL
Ted Cruz: I Do Think That There Is Value To An Aggressive, International Role For America, And So For
Example, Americas Leadership On The U.N. Security Council Is One Of The Most Important Things Protecting
Our Friend And Ally, The Nation Of Israel. [Hugh Hewitt Show, 4/16/15; AUDIO]
Bad On Guns
TED CRUZ: THE 2
ND
AMENDMENT IS THE ULTIMATE CHECK AGAINST GOVERNMENTAL TYRANNY
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz: 2nd Amendment Is 'Ultimate Check Against Government Tyranny'. [Talking Points Memo,
4/16/15]
nd
Ted Cruz: The 2 Amendment Is The Ultimate Check Against Governmental Tyranny. It's a given that every
Republican presidential candidate will run for president as a strong supporter of gun rights. But Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is
arguing that the Second Amendment includes a right to revolt against government tyranny, a point of emphasis
uncommon for mainstream presidential candidates. The 2nd Amendment to the Constitution isn't for just protecting
hunting rights, and it's not only to safeguard your right to target practice. It is a Constitutional right to protect your children,
your family, your home, our lives, and to serve as the ultimate check against governmental tyranny -- for the protection of
liberty, Cruz wrote to supporters in a fundraising email on Thursday, under the subject line 2nd Amendment against
tyranny. [Talking Points Memo, 4/16/15]
TED CRUZ SAID LIMITING MAGAZINE SIZE WOULD INFRINGE ON THE RIGHTS OF AMERICANS
Cruz Believed Limiting Magazine Size Would Infringe On The Rights Of Americans. During his tour of LaRue
Tactical, which makes semiautomatic rifles, Cruz touted his sujpport [sic] of gun rights. He said the proposals to limit the
size of gun magazines and ban semiautomatic weapons would infringe on the rights of Americans. And he said nothing
under consideration in Washington right now would have prevented the Newtown, Conn., mass shooting at an elementary
school. With workers applauding his remarks, Cruz said: No amount of stripping the rights of the men and women here to
defend themselves and defend their families will do anything to prevent violent criminals from carrying out horrific acts.
TED CRUZ VOTED AGAINST THE MANCHIN-TOOMEY AMENDMENT TO EXPAND BACKGROUND CHECKS, BUT
SUGGESTED HE WAS OPEN TO STRENGTHENING THEM
Ted Cruz Voted Against The Manchin-Toomey Background Check Amendment. To protect Second Amendment
rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal
Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. [S. Amdt 715 to S.
th
649, Vote 97, 113 Congress, 4/17/13]
Washington Post: The Manchin-Toomey Amendment Would Have Required Background Checks On All
Commercial Sales Of Guns. The gun control compromise fashioned by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat
Toomey (R-Pa.) was defeated in the Senate on Wednesday in the first major vote of a marathon session. The
amendment, which would have required background checks on all commercial sales of guns, got the support of 54
members and was opposed by 46. It needed 60 votes to move forward. [Washington Post, 4/17/13]
Ted Cruz On If He Supports Background Checks: I Think There's A Lot Of Room For Improvement. MR.
GREGORY: So a universal background check is something you could support? SEN. CRUZ: Well, the current state of the
law is those background checks are in place when a licensed firearm dealer sells firearms, and I think there's a lot of room
for improvement on the quality. [Meet The Press, NBC, 1/20/13]
TED CRUZ SAID THE GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE DID NOT EXIST
Ted Cruz: There Is No, Quote, So-Called Gun Show Loophole. Cruz Well, one of the things we discovered in the
many hearings of the Judiciary Committee was what the evidence shows about where guns used in the commission of
crimes come from. And what the evidence provides is that fewer than 2 percent of the firearms that are used in crimes are
purchased at gun shows. Today, there is no, quote, so-called gun show loophole. Every federal licensed firearms dealer
who sells a gun at a gun show has to conduct a background check, whether they sell it at a gun show or they sell it in their
shop. What there is is private citizens engaged in a private, consensual transaction are not obligated to go to the federal
government and go through federal government approval before engaging in that private transaction. That's the current
state of the law. And if the objective is to stop violent crime, one of the consistent theme was -- we heard at hearing after
hearing was the theme of limited law enforcement resources; where, when asked, why is it out of 48,000 felons and
fugitives who try to illegally purchase a gun, why did the Obama Justice Department prosecute only 44 of them, the
answer that was given was, well, we don't have the time, the resources -- we lack the resources to do that. If that's the
case, let's provide the resources. I think it is a far more sensible step if the goal is stopping violent crime to go after felons
that are trying to illegally buy guns than it is putting this massive new burden on law-abiding citizens whom the data show
are not posing any significant threat. [Ted Cruz Press Conference, Washington, DC, 4/17/13]
Ted Cruz Said The Gun Show Loophole Doesnt Exist. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) said Sunday that the gun show
loophole doesnt exist, pushing back against gun control advocates call for background checks in all guns sales. You
know, there actually isnt the so-called gun show loophole, Cruz, a gun-rights advocate, said on NBC Newss Meet The
Press. That doesnt exist. Any licensed firearm dealer who sells at a gun show has to have a background check. Its a
requirement that applies to every licensed firearm dealer. What it doesnt apply to is personal sales one on one. And thats
true whether its at a gun show or not Cruz disputed a study that suggested that about 40 percent of gun sales happen
between private citizens and do not involve licensed gun dealers. He also repeated his view that Obama exploited the
mass shooting at a Newtown, Conn., school last month to push for new gun control measures. [Washington Post,
1/20/13; Meet the Press, NBC, 1/20/13; VIDEO]
Bad On Health Care
TED CRUZ SAID THE 2014 AND 2016 ELECTIONS SHOULD BE ABOUT REPEALING EVERY BLOODY WORD OF
OBAMACARE
Ted Cruz Said The 2014 And 2016 Elections Should Be About Repealing Every Bloody Word Of Obamacare.
Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday forcefully argued that Obamacare is not here to stay and pledged that he would continue
working to dismantle the health care law in 2014 and 2016. I think those elections should be about many, many things,
the Texas Republican said, listing jobs and growth as examples. But they should be about repealing every bloody word of
Obamacare. [CNN, 7/29/14; Ted Cruz Remarks, Young Americas Foundation, 7/29/14; VIDEO]
JUNE 2012: TED CRUZ CALLED THE SUPREME COURTS DECISION TO UPHOLD OBAMACARE A SAD DAY
FOR LIBERTY
Ted Cruz On The Supreme Courts Decision To Uphold Obamacare: A Sad Day For Liberty. Ted Cruz,
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, made the following statement today regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision
on ObamaCare: This is a sad day for liberty. The Supreme Court has abdicated its responsibility to safeguard the
Constitution, and it has rewritten Obamacare in an ill-advised attempt to save it. Today's decision underscores what we
have been saying all along: the solution to Obamacare will come from the people. All across America, citizens are rising
up to take back our country, to defend liberty, and to roll back the out-of-control federal government. [Press Release, Ted
Cruz For U.S. Senate, 6/28/12]
TED CRUZ: IT IS MUCH CHEAPER TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE THAN IT IS TO EXPAND MEDICAID AND TO
EXPAND THE ROLLS
Ted Cruz: It Is Much Cheaper To Provide Emergency Care Than It Is To Expand Medicaid And To Expand The
Rolls. The doctors' lobby in Texas has rebuked Republican Senate hopeful Ted Cruz for proclaiming in a televised
debate this week that it is much cheaper to provide emergency care than it is to expand Medicaid and to expand the
rolls. [Dallas Morning News, 7/19/12]
TED CRUZ SAID PEOPLE ON MEDICAID RECEIVED WORSE HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES THAN THOSE WITH NO
INSURANCE AT ALL
Ted Cruz Said People On Medicaid Received Worse Healthcare Outcomes Than Those With No Insurance At
All. CRUZ: If you look at the data, those who are covered by Medicaid receive substantially worse healthcare outcomes
than do those in private insurance, or even of those with no insurance at all. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Medicaid Press
Conference, 4/1/13; VIDEO]
POLITIFACT RATED TED CRUZS STATEMENT THAT MEDICAID WOULD WORSEN HEALTH CARE OPTIONS
FOR THE POOR FALSE
PolitiFact Called Cruzs Claim That Expanding Medicaid Would Worsen Health Care Options For The Poor
False. Sen. Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican who is gaining a reputation for bold statements, is backing Texas Gov.
Rick Perrys decision to reject a major expansion of Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor Cruz said that
expanding Medicaid will worsen health care options for the most vulnerable among us in Texas. Not only does this
assertion make no logical sense -- some health coverage should always be an improvement over none -- but the evidence
Cruz and others have pointed to also doesnt back up his point. None of the studies make the argument Cruz does, and
the small sample sizes of uninsured patients, combined with the challenge of defining the terms Medicaid and
uninsured, pose serious questions about whether Cruzs conclusion is valid. In fact, several authors of the papers we
contacted disagreed with Cruzs interpretation of their research. This sweeping generalization does not hold up. We rate
the claim False. [PolitiFact, 4/8/13]
Bad On Immigration
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Ted Cruz Voted Against Cloture On Comprehensive Immigration Reform In The Senate. A bill to provide for
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comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. [S.744, Vote 146, 113 Congress, 6/11/13]
Cornyn and Ted Cruz both voted against the Senate immigration reform bill that passed this afternoon, 68-32. Prospects
for the bill are dim in the GOP-controlled House, which is developing piecemeal legislation that does not include a key
element of the Senate plan legal status for 11 million people in the country illegally. Earlier today, both Texans also
voted against bringing the bill to a final vote. The votes were no surprise. Both openly opposed the bill. On Monday, both
voted against an amendment to double the number of border agents from 20,000 to 40,000 and add 700 miles of fencing
at a cost of roughly $38 billion. All of the concerns that have been repeatedly raised about this bill remain, Cruz said in a
statement. It repeats the mistakes of the 1986 immigration bill; it grants amnesty first; it wont secure the border; and it
doesnt fix our broken legal immigration system. [Dallas Morning News, 6/27/13]
TED CRUZ INTRODUCED AN AMENDMENT TO THE SENATES GANG OF 8 IMMIGRATION BILL TO BLOCK ALL
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS FROM EVER BECOMING CITIZENS
Ted Cruz Sponsored An Amendment That Would Prevent Undocumented Immigrants From Gaining Citizenship.
Cruz 1322: Ensure that illegal immigrants who are given legal status under this bill are not given a path to citizenship.
Providing a path to citizenship undermines the rule of law and is an insult to the millions who have immigrated to the U.S.
legally. This Amendment prevents those currently here illegally who are offered legal status under this Act from obtaining
citizenship. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 6/19/13]
Ted Cruz Introduced An Amendment To The Immigration Bill To Block All Undocumented Immigrants From Ever
Becoming Citizens. Cruzs amendment states no person 9 who is or has previously been willfully present in the 10
United States while not in lawful status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) shall 2 be
eligible for United States citizenship. [Cruz Amendment to S. 744]
Ted Cruz: I Introduced An Amendment That Eliminated A Pathway To Citizenship For Those Who Are Here
Illegally. CRUZ: It was revealing, in the course of the Gang of Eight debate, I introduced an amendment that eliminated
a pathway to citizenship for those who are here illegally. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 4/29/15;
VIDEO]
TED CRUZ SAID THAT ARIZONAS LAW ADDRESSED OUT-OF CONTROL ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
Ted Cruz Said Arizona Stepped In To Address Out-Of-Control Illegal Immigration. Opinions on the U.S. Supreme
Court's ruling on Arizona's immigration law, SB 1070, run the gamut. Here's an aggregated look at where Texas
lawmakers and interest groups fall on the spectrumFormer Texas Solicitor General (and U.S. Senate candidate) Ted
Cruz: The federal government is utterly failing to secure our borders. When Arizona stepped in to address out-of-control
illegal immigration, liberal groups attacked Arizona and the Obama Administration sued the State. [Texas Tribune,
6/25/12]
Ted Cruz Said It Was Unfortunate That The Supreme Court Struck Down Other Provisions Of The Arizona Law.
Opinions on the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Arizona's immigration law, SB 1070, run the gamut. Here's an
aggregated look at where Texas lawmakers and interest groups fall on the spectrumFormer Texas Solicitor General
(and U.S. Senate candidate) Ted CruzToday, the Supreme Court upheld the central provision of the Arizona law.
Although the Court unfortunately struck down other provisions of the Arizona law, the Court held that there is no barrier in
federal law to States requiring local law enforcement to check on the immigration status of those criminally detained.
TED CRUZ INTRODUCED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD DEFUND DACA
Ted Cruz Introduced Legislation That Would Defund The Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Program. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today introduced legislation to prevent the Obama Administration from using
any taxpayer funds to expand DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and from continuing to lawlessly grant
amnesty and work permits to new immigrants who enter the country illegally. He also outlined guiding principles that
Congress should keep in mind when considering reforms. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 7/17/14]
Ted Cruz Sponsored Legislation That Would Prevent The Expansion Of The Deferred Action For Childhood
Arrivals Program (DACA) By Preventing Any Taxpayer Funds From Being Used. Prevent the expansion of the
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) by preventing any taxpayer funds from being used to consider
or adjudicate any new or previously denied application under DACA or a similar successor program. [Press Release,
Office of Senator Cruz, 7/24/14; Ted Cruz Senate Floor Speech, 7/24/14; VIDEO]
Ted Cruz Introduced A Measure That Would Effectively End The Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals
(DACA) Program. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today requested unanimous consent to pass H.R. 5272, a bill that
would effectively end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and prevent President Obama from
taking executive actions to illegally expand amnesty in the future. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 9/10/14;
Ted Cruz Senate Floor Speech, 9/10/14; VIDEO]
TED CRUZ LED A PRESS CONFERENCE WITH REPS. STEVE KING AND MICHELE BACHMANN TO PULL FOR A
RIDER TO DEFUND PRESIDENT OBAMAS EXECUTIVE ACTION ON IMMIGRATION
Ted Cruz Led A Press Conference With Reps. Steve King And Michele Bachmann To Pull For A Rider To Defund
President Obamas Executive Action On Immigration. Taking the podium Wednesday at an outdoor presser beside
the House's most vocal border security hawks, Reps. Steve King and Michele Bachmann, Cruz slid comfortably back into
a familiar place: being a thorn in the side of elected House leaders. While House Speaker John Boehner has been trying
to rally Republicans around a plan to fund the government before the Dec. 11 deadline, the most-conservative members
in the chamber want to confront President Obama's executive action on immigration more aggressively. At Wednesday's
press conference, it appeared that some of the House's hardliners are rallying around Cruz's strategygut Obama's effort
on immigration by defunding it in the must-pass spending bill, now. Cruz is calling for a rider stripping funding for the
executive action. [National Journal, 12/3/14]

HEADLINE: Ted Cruz Pushes The House To Have All-Out Spending Fight On Obama Immigration Action:
Conservatives In The House Look To Cruz Once Again For Solutions To Stop Obama. [National Journal, 12/3/14]
TED CRUZ ON PRESIDENT OBAMAS EXECUTIVE ACTION ON IMMIGRATION: COUNTERFEITING IMMIGRATION
PAPERS
Ted Cruz On President Obamas Executive Action On Immigration: Counterfeiting Immigration Papers. CRUZ:
Number one, for 4 million to 5 million people here illegally, he's promising to print up and give work authorization.
Essentially, he's gotten in the job of counterfeiting immigration papers, because there's no legal authority to do what he's
doing. He's simply giving worth authorization and claiming unilateral authority. [Fox News Sunday, Fox News, 11/23/14]
Bad For LGBT Community

TED CRUZ INTRODUCED A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT WOULD BLOCK MARRIAGE EQUALITY IN
STATES THAT DEFINE MARRIAGE AS BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN
Ted Cruz Introduced A Constitutional Amendment That Would Block Marriage Equality In States That Define
Marriage As Between One Man And One Woman. The Restoration of Marriage Amendment amends the Constitution
to guarantee the right of the people to define marriage in their laws as the union of one man and one woman and to
prevent the courts from ever again misconstruing the Constitution to require that marriage or its benefits be extended to
TED CRUZ: WE LOOK AT THE JIHAD THAT IS BEING WAGED RIGHT NOW IN INDIANA AND ARKANSAS GOING
AFTER PEOPLE OF FAITH WHO RESPECT THE BIBLICAL TEACHING THAT MARRIAGE IS THE UNION OF ONE
MAN AND ONE WOMAN
Ted Cruz: We Look At The Jihad That Is Being Waged Right Now In Indiana And Arkansas Going After People Of
Faith Who Respect The Biblical Teaching That Marriage Is The Union Of One Man And One Woman. [Ted Cruz
Remarks, Iowa Homeschool Forum, 4/9/15; VIDEO]
TED CRUZ: MARRIAGE IS REALLY, REALLY BEING UNDERMINED BY A CONCERTED EFFORT AND ITS
CAUSING SIGNIFICANT HARM
Ted Cruz: Marriage Is Really, Really Being Undermined By A Concerted Effort And Its Causing Significant
Harm. CRUZ: Well unfortunately this litigation is pursuing an agenda that is not slowed down by the facts, its not
slowed down by millennia of traditional marriage being the foundation for the family, for the community. And you know I
will say in addition to standing up and speaking out and passing legislation to protect marriage, I think the most important
thing your listeners can do, is simply pray. Because we need a great deal of prayer because marriage is really, really
being undermined by a concerted effort and its causing significant harm. [KWRD-FM Radio, The Janet Mefferd Show,
2/17/14]
Ted Cruz Said The Supreme Courts Decision To Legalize Gay Marriage Was Among The Darkest Hours Of Our
Nation. Conservative Texas senator and 2016 presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) left no doubt of his feelings on
the U.S. Supreme Courts landmark decision Friday, that declared state bans on gay marriage are unconstitutional.
Cruz, who has been running his campaign largely in accordance with his Christian beliefs, told a crowd of supporters
Friday that his feeling on the matter is very clear. This is not a typical moment in American history, Cruz told a crowd in
Iowa. The last 24 hours at the United States Supreme Court were among the darkest hours of our nation. [Breitbart,
6/27/15]
Bad For Middle Class

3/23/15]
WOULD MAKE BASIC GOODS AND SERVICES UNAFFORDABLE FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES
Ted Cruz Co-Sponsored Legislation That Establish A 23% Sales Tax Rate. Fair Tax Act of 2013 - Repeals the
income tax, employment tax, and estate and gift tax. Redesignates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as the Internal
Revenue Code of 2013. Imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property
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or services. Sets the sales tax rate at 23% in 2015, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. [S.122, 113
Congress, introduced 1/23/13]
Dallas Morning News: Two Weeks After Taking Office, Cruz Signed On A Bill That Would Replace The
Current Tax Code With A 23 Percent National Sales Tax. Two weeks after taking office, [Cruz] signed on as a
co-sponsor of a bill authored by Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., that would do just that. The Chambliss bill would
replace the current tax code with a 23 percent national sales tax. [Dallas Morning News, 6/9/13]
Dallas Morning News: Ted Cruz Tax Plan Would Repeal Federal Taxes On Income, Employment, Estates And
Gifts. Dubbed the FairTax by backers, the plan would repeal federal taxes on income, employment, estates and
gifts. States would collect the national levy, requiring only a small Treasury Department bureau to process and audit
payments; the IRS would be shuttered in a few years. [Dallas Morning News, 6/9/13]
Factcheck.org: Because The Poor Tend To Spend A High Percentage Of Their Income On Basic Consumer
Goods Such As Food And Clothing, Sales Taxes Do Require The Poor To Pay A Higher Percentage Of Their
Income In Taxes. Sometimes sales taxes are called regressive, meaning that the poorest pay higher rates than the
wealthy. Strictly speaking, sales taxes are flat, since everyone pays the same rate. But because the poor tend to
spend a high percentage of their income on basic consumer goods such as food and clothing, sales taxes do require
the poor to pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes. [Factcheck.org, 6/14/07]
TED CRUZ OPPOSES MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES
Ted Cruz Voted Against An Amendment To Increase The Minimum Wage. To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund
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relating to promoting a substantial increase in the minimum wage. [S.Amdt. 881 to S.Con.Res. 11, Vote 93, 114
Congress, 3/26/15]
Ted Cruz Voted Against Cloture On A Bill To Increase The Federal Minimum Wage. A bill to provide for an increase
in the Federal minimum wage and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend increased expensing limitations
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and the treatment of certain real property as section 179 property. [S.2223, Vote 117, 113 Congress, 4/30/14]
When Asked Should There Be A Minimum Wage At All, Ted Cruz Said I Think The Minimum Wage Consistently
Hurts The Most Vulnerable. JONATHAN KARL: Okay, but-- and I wanna-- I wanna move off this. I-- I just very sh-- do
you think there should be a minimum wage at all? SENATOR TED CRUZ: I think-- JONATHAN KARL: $7.25, is that the
magic number? Is that where we are? I mean, you-- SENATOR TED CRUZ: --I think the minimum wage consistently hurts
the most vulnerable. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Freedom Partners Forum, 1/25/15]
TED CRUZ VOTED AGAINST EXTENDING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
HEADLINE: Cornyn and Cruz Help Block Extended Jobless Benefits In Senate. [Dallas Morning News, 2/6/14]
Ted Cruz Voted Against Cloture On Extending Unemployment Benefits. Relief for the long-term unemployed
was put on pause again today as an extension for unemployment benefits fell two votes short of moving forward in the
Senate. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and 38 other senators, mostly Republicans, voted against cloture, a
procedural motion that requires 60 votes to move a bill to final consideration. [Dallas Morning News, 2/6/14]
Ted Cruz Voted Against Cloture On Extending Emergency Unemployment Benefits. A bill to provide for the
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extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes. [S.1845, Vote 2, 113 Congress, 1/7/14]
Ted Cruz Voted Against Cloture On Unemployment Insurance Benefits Extension. [S.1845, Vote 24, 113
Congress, 2/6/14]
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Bad For Minorities

Affirmative Action And Quotas
CRUZ ON THE U.S SUPREME COURTS RULING IN FISHER V. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS: DISCRIMINATING
BECAUSE OF RACE IS WRONG, AND THIS WAS A VICTORY FOR OUR COLOR-BLIND CONSTITUTION.
HEADLINE: Sen. Cruz Statement On Fisher V. University Of Texas. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz,
6/24/13]
Cruz On The U.S Supreme Courts Ruling In Fisher V. University Of Texas: Discriminating Because Of Race Is
Wrong, And This Was A Victory For Our Color-Blind Constitution. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) today released
the following statement regarding the United States Supreme Court decision in Fisher v. University of Texas: Today, by a
7-1 vote, the Supreme Court vacated the lower court ruling upholding the University of Texass use of racial preferences
in admissions. Discriminating because of race is wrong, and this was a victory for our color-blind Constitution. [Press
CRUZ: DIVERSITY CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT DISCRIMINATING ON THE BASIS OF RACE
Ted Cruz On Affirmative Action Policies: In Recent Years, Universities Have Made Major Strides To Expand
Admissions For Minorities And Low-Income Students, Working Hard For The American Dream Adding
Universities Should Continue To Do So, Expanding Opportunity For Everyone--But That Can Be Accomplished
Without Discriminating On The Basis Of Race. In recent years, universities have made major strides to expand
admissions for minorities and low-income students, working hard for the American dream. Universities should continue to
do so, expanding opportunity for everyone--but that can be accomplished without discriminating on the basis of race.
HEADLINE: Cruz Praises Supreme Court Sidestep On Affirmative Action. [The Hill, 6/24/13]
Ted Cruz Praised The Supreme Courts Decision In University Of Texas V. Fisher Stating, Universities Have
Made Major Strides To Expand Admissions For Minorities And Low-Income Students Adding But That Can Be
Accomplished Without Discriminating On The Basis Of Race. Cruz's comments came after the high court vacated
the decision on University of Texas vs. Fisher. The court did not uphold or strike down the university's affirmative action
system and, instead, called on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to hold a new hearing on the case. The Supreme Court
said the 5th Circuit Court did not properly apply strict scrutiny in deciding whether to rule the university's admissions
program, which uses race as one of a number of factors, constitutional. In recent years, universities have made major
strides to expand admissions for minorities and low-income students, working hard for the American Dream. Universities
should continue to do so, expanding opportunity for everyone, but that can be accomplished without discriminating on the
basis of race, Cruz added. [The Hill, 6/24/13]
HEADLINE: Supreme Court Raises Bar For Affirmative Action In College Admissions. [NBC, 6/24/13]
The U.S Supreme Court Returned The Case On The Affirmative Action Admissions Policy At The University Of
Texas At Austin To A Lower Court. The Supreme Court returned the case on the affirmative action admissions policy
at the University of Texas at Austin to a lower court, thereby avoiding a major ruling on the issue. [NBC, 6/24/13]
The U.S Supreme Court Allowed Affirmative Action To Survive In College Admissions But Imposed A Tough
Legal Standard, Ruling That Schools Must Prove There Are No Workable Race-Neutral Alternatives. The
Supreme Court on Monday allowed affirmative action to survive in college admissions but imposed a tough legal
standard, ruling that schools must prove there are no workable race-neutral alternatives to achieve diversity on campus.
[NBC, 6/24/13]
1998: TED CRUZ SAID IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF THERE WERE MORE MINORITIES THAT CLERKED FOR
THE U.S SUPREME COURT
Ted Cruz Said It Would Be Wonderful If There Were More Minorities That Clerked For The U.S Supreme Court.
ELIZABETH FARNSWORTH: Ted Cruz, do you agree with that? You're the only member of a minority group to have
clerked for the chief justice, Rehnquist, is that right? TED CRUZ, Former Supreme Court Clerk: Yes, Elizabeth. I don't
think anyone would disagree with Sheryll that it would be wonderful if there were more minorities who were working at the
court. [NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, PBS, 7/23/98]
1998: TED CRUZ SAID THE PROBLEM WITH THE LACK OF DIVERSITY AT THE U.S SUPREME COURT MAY HAVE
SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY
Ted Cruz Said The Problem With The Lack Of Diversity At The U.S Supreme Court May Have Something To Do
With The Educational Systems In The Country. CRUZ: The problem and the problem that there's really nothing
addressed to in the criticisms that are being levied at the court is that for whatever reason there are very few minorities in
the pool from which the court typically hires its clerks. That in and of itself I think is a severe problem, and typically the
court is hiring from those students at the top law schools in the country and for whatever reason, there are very few
minorities there. That strikes me as a problem less with the court than with the educational systems we have throughout
our country. [NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, PBS, 7/23/98]
CRUZ ON IF THE U.S SUPREME COURT WOULD BE BETTER SERVED IF THERE WAS A MORE DIVERSE GROUP
OF CLERKS: IT'S A QUESTION OF PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE ADDING IF I COULD WAVE MY
HANDS AND HAVE MORE MINORITIES IN THE POOL AND MORE CLERKS UP THERE, SURE, BUT THE
PROBLEM IS THEY'RE NOT THERE
Cruz On If The U.S Supreme Court Would Be Better Served If There Was A More Diverse Group Of Clerks: It's A
Question Of Putting The Cart Before The Horse Adding If I Could Wave My Hands And Have More Minorities In
The Pool And More Clerks Up There, Sure, But The Problem Is They're Not There. CRUZ: ELIZABETH
FARNSWORTH: I'm going to come back to that, Mr. Cruz, but do you think the court would be served better if there was a
more diverse group? TED CRUZ: Well, I think it's a question of putting the cart before the horse. If I could wave my hands
and have more minorities in the pool and more clerks up there, sure, but the problem is they're not there. [NewsHour with
Jim Lehrer, PBS, 7/23/98]
CRUZ: THE IDEA THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE THE REPRESENTATION OF CLERKS TO INFLUENCE THE
JUSTICES IS INSULTING AND NOT AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF WHAT GOES ON ADDING A LOT OF
THE FOCUS ON THIS STRIKES ME AS A LITTLE BIT OF MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Cruz: The Idea That We Need To Change The Representation Of Clerks To Influence The Justices Is Insulting
And Not An Accurate Representation Of What Goes On Adding A Lot Of The Focus On This Strikes Me As A
Little Bit Of Much Ado About Nothing. CRUZ: I don't think it made a difference at all. I agree very much with what
Sheryll said a minute ago, that the idea that we need to change the representation of clerks to influence the justices is
insulting and not an accurate representation of what goes on. A lot of the focus on this strikes me as a little bit of much
ado about nothing. A clerk's job is basically to help out with the justices, do legal research and to do his or her job. And I
don't think it should be overstated that we're talking about putting people into these great positions of power or influence.
At the same time I think it's very worth pointing out that what Neal said is exactly right. What we see in terms of Supreme
Court clerks is also unfortunately what we see at the very tops of the law schools, and at the various areas of the legal
profession, and rather than tearing down those institutions, rather than attacking the court for not hiring minorities, I think
we need to be asking why is it that there aren't more minorities that are excelling like that? [NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,
PBS, 7/23/98]
CRUZ ON THE SENATE GANG OF EIGHT IMMIGRATION BILL: ANY BUSINESS THAT HAS 50 EMPLOYEES OR
MORE THAT HIRES A U.S. CITIZEN OR A LEGAL IMMIGRANT BECAUSE OF OBAMA CARE EFFECTIVELY PAYS
A $5,000 PENALTY AND IT'S DE FACTO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR THOSE WHO ARE HERE ILLEGALLY
Cruz On The Senate Gang Of Eight Immigration Bill: Any Business That Has 50 Employees Or More That Hires A
U.S. Citizen Or A Legal Immigrant Because Of Obama Care Effectively Pays A $5,000 Penalty And It's De Facto
Affirmative Action For Those Who Are Here Illegally. CRUZ: Well, you're exactly right. And one of the most striking
elements of this is the Obamacare penalty under the Gang of Eight bill, any business that has 50 employees or more that
hires a U.S. citizen or a legal immigrant because of Obama care effectively pays a $5,000 penalty and it's de facto
affirmative action for those who are here illegally. That doesn't make any sense. INGRAHAM: No so they get a leg up in
the hiring because you don't have to pay their Obamacare. CRUZ: Yes. INGRAHAM: So it's a good deal for businesses.
That means they can the American workers and hire the newly amnesty people. CRUZ: That's exactly right. [The OReilly
Factor, Fox News, 6/25/13]
Racial Profiling
TED CRUZ DEFENDED STAND YOUR GROUND LAWS AND SAID THEY WERE NOT ABOUT RACE
Cruz: The Notion That Stand Your Ground Laws Are Some Form Of Veiled Racism May Be A Convenient
Political Attack, But It Is Not Borne Out By The Fact Remotely. The current reigning champ of political stunts,
shows, and spectacle Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX, pictured) continues to illustrate the need for four letter words, after arguing
that Black people actually benefit from Stand Your Ground laws during a Senate hearing on the controversial legislation
and other public safety measures. Ever disingenuous, Cruz dismissed claims that Stand Your Ground laws had any racial
implications based on the idea that Black people are often victims of violent crime, and thus, need to defend themselves.
Cruz noted that the notion that Stand Your Ground laws are some form of veiled racism may be a convenient political
attack, but it is not borne out by the fact remotely. [Newsone, 10/30/13]
In A Senate Hearing, Ted Cruz Told Trayvon Martins Mother Than Stand Your Ground Laws Were Not About
Race. Cruz: The chairman of this committee, a moment ago, made a remarkable statement that to the effect that no one
could reasonably believe that stand your ground laws protect those in the African-American communities who are victims
of violent crimes. I think that is a remarkable statement on many, many fronts, including the fact that a great many AfricanAmericans find themselves victims of violent crime, and have asserted this defense to defend themselves, defend their
families, defend their children. But I also find it remarkable because the assertion that no one reasonably could suggest
this benefit the African-American community is drawn into remarkable relief when one keeps in mind that, in 2004, a state
senator in Illinois by the name of Barack Obama cosponsored an expansion of Illinois' law providing civil immunity for
those who use justifiable force to defend themselves. So the notion that stand your ground laws are some form of veiled
racism may be a convenient political attack, but it is not borne out by the fact remotely. [Senate Judiciary Committee
Hearing, 10/29/13; VIDEO]
African Americans
WHEN ASKED WHAT HE THOUGHT OF BLACK PANHANDLERS. TED CRUZ REFUSED TO GIVE HIS OPINION
When Asked What He Thought Of Black Panhandlers. Ted Cruz Refused To Give His Opinion. One day after Sen.
Ted Cruz said Hispanics dont panhandle because it would be shameful for them, the Republican presidential contender is
refusing to offer an opinion about African-Americans who beg for money on the street. Asked Thursday what he thought
of them, Cruz turned away without speaking, striding into a senators-only elevator in the Capitol and waiting for the doors
to close. [Associated Press, 4/30/15]
HEADLINE: Cruz Ducks Question About Blacks Panhandling. [Associated Press, 4/30/15]
TED CRUZ: UNDER THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT, OUR CONSTITUTION IS COLORBLIND ALL OF US ARE
GUARANTEED THE EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAW
HEADLINE: Sen. Cruz: Our Constitution Is Colorblind -- All Are Guaranteed Equal Protection Of The Law. [Press
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Ted Cruz On The 50 Anniversary Of The Civil Rights Act: Under The Fourteenth Amendment, Our Constitution
Is Colorblind All Of Us Are Guaranteed The Equal Protection Of The Law. Under the Fourteenth Amendment, our
Constitution is colorblind all of us are guaranteed the equal protection of the law. Yet the road to freedom for African
Americans in this country has been too long. For years, civil rights leaders fought for their rights, and for justice, but they
faced a seemingly insurmountable challenge in the Senate: a bloc of Southern Democrats who refused to support the bill.
Ted Cruz: Under The Fourteenth Amendment, Our Constitution Is Colorblind All Of Us Are Guaranteed Equal
Protection Of The Law http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1480. [@SenTedCruz, Twitter, 7/2/14]
TED CRUZ: OUR WORK IS NOT OVER. RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND BIGOTRY PERSISTS, AND WE MUST BE
UNITED WORKING TO DEFEAT IT
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Ted Cruz On The 50 Anniversary Of The Civil Rights Act: Our Work Is Not Over. Racial Discrimination And
Bigotry Persists, And We Must Be United Working To Defeat It. Our work is not over. Racial discrimination and
bigotry persists, and we must be united working to defeat it. Moreover, when Dr. Martin Luther King gathered millions on
the National Mall in the summer of 1963, those men and women were marching for not only their rights, but also for
opportunity. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 7/2/14]
TED CRUZ ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT: WE CAN STILL DO BETTER BY FIGHTING
TO GIVE EVERYONE IN OUR COUNTRY THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY DESERVE ADDING WE MUST DO
BETTER
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Ted Cruz On The 50 Anniversary Of The Civil Rights Act: We Can Still Do Better By Fighting To Give Everyone
In Our Country The Opportunities They Deserve Adding We Must Do Better. We can still do better by fighting to
give everyone in our country the opportunities they deserve. We must do better. And, if Republicans and Democrats can
come together as they did in 1964 once again, we will. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 7/2/14]
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Ted Cruz On The 50 Anniversary Of The Civil Rights Act: We Remember The Decisive Moment When
Republicans And Democrats Came Together To Finally Put An End To Legal Racial Segregation And To Give All
Of Americas People Full And Equal Protection Under The Law. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today released the
following statement recognizing the landmark passage of the Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964. Today, on the 50th
anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, we remember the decisive moment when Republicans and Democrats came together
to finally put an end to legal racial segregation and to give all of Americas people full and equal protection under the law,
said Sen. Cruz. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 7/2/14]
CRUZ SAID THAT PRESIDENT OBAMAS POLICIES MAKE LIFE HARDER FOR HISPANICS AND AFRICANAMERICANS.
Ted Cruz: Those Who Are Being Hurt The Most In The Obama Economy Are The Most Vulnerable Among Us
Young People, Hispanics, African-Americans And Single Moms. Those who are being hurt the most in the Obama
economy are the most vulnerable among us young people, Hispanics, African-Americans and single moms, Sen. Cruz
said. They are the ones paying the price for the great stagnation in which we find ourselves. The undeniable truth is if the
president succeeded in raising the minimum wage, it would cost jobs from the most vulnerable. [Press Release, Office of
Senator Cruz, 4/29/14; Ted Cruz Senate Floor Speech, 4/29/14; VIDEO]
Ted Cruz Said That President Obamas Policies Make Life Harder For Hispanics And African-Americans. Texas
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz told The Daily Caller that the policies President Barack Obama advocated in his State of the
Union address would make life harder for African-Americans and Hispanics struggling to climb the economic ladder.
Cruz also said Obama is not serious about immigration reform. Unfortunately, this is a president who only seems to
know how to grow government and not how to grow the economy, Cruz said Tuesday night at the Capitol. The policies
that the president proposed today were more and more government spending, more and more government debt, higher
and higher taxes, and more and more government control of the economy in our every day lives. If the policies that
President Obama proposed tonight were enacted, he continued, they would make life harder for the 23 million people
who are out of work, they would make it harder for them to find a job, they would make life harder for young people
coming out of school who are looking for a job, they would make life harder for Hispanics and African-Americans
struggling to climb the economic ladder. [Daily Caller, 2/13/13; VIDEO]
TED CRUZ CRITICIZED COLIN POWELLS REMARKS ABOUT INTOLERANCE IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND
CALLED VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN RACIALLY DIVISIVE
Ted Cruz Criticized Colin Powells Remarks About Intolerance In The Republican Party And Called Vice President
Biden Racially Divisive. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, faulted Vice President Joe Biden for making the most racially
divisive comment of the entire election while campaigning in Virginia last summer. I think the most racially divisive
comment of the entire election was Joe Bidens comment where he said if the Republicans win, theyre, quote, Going to
put you all back in chains, Cruz said this morning on Meet The Press. That made my heart weep to see a sitting vice
president playing to racial fears and playing on those issues. I think thats unfortunate. I dont think it has any place in
politics. [] Cruz mentioned Bidens remark because NBCs David Gregory, noting that he was one of the new faces in
the Republican Party, minority faces and voices in the party, asked him to respond to Colin Powells fear of a dark vein of
intolerance in the GOP. I respect General Powell a great deal, Cruz replied. I I was disappointed with those
comments. I I think he was buying into some of the partisan attacks. [Washington Examiner, 1/20/13; Meet the Press,
NBC, 1/20/13; VIDEO]
TED CRUZ: WE NEED A HUNDRED MORE LIKE JESSE HELMS IN THE U.S. SENATE
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz Gushes: We Need 100 More Like Jesse Helms In The Senate. [Raw Story, 9/11/13]
Ted Cruz: We Need A Hundred More Like Jesse Helms In The U.S. Senate. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) reached back
into conservative history during a speech on Wednesday, lauding late Republican icon Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC) as an
example for his present-day colleagues, Mediaite reported. The willingness to say all those crazy things is a rare, rare
characteristic, Cruz told the audience at a gathering held by the conservative Heritage Foundation. And you know what?
Its every bit as true now as it was then. We need a hundred more like Jesse Helms in the U.S. Senate. [Raw Story,
9/11/13; Ted Cruz Speech at the Heritage Foundation, 9/11/13; VIDEO]
Ted Cruz: I Know If Jesse Helms Were Still With Us, He Would Not Shy Away From This Stuff. Cruz said
during his speech that Helms propensity for saying crazy things was the reason actor John Wayne reportedly
donated $5,000 to Helms first campaign for Senate. Cruz also said someone like Helms was needed in this day and
age, when pressure cookers can be turned into explosives. I know if Jesse Helms were still with us, he would not shy
away from this stuff, Cruz said at an event with the Heritage Foundation on Wednesday, before telling the audience
that as a child, he donated $10 to Helms his first political contribution, representing 20 weeks worth of his
allowance cause they were all beating up on him, they were coming after him hard, and I thought it wasnt right.
[Raw Story, 9/11/13]
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz: "We Need 100 More Like Jesse Helms" [Mother Jones, 9/11/13]
TED CRUZ SAID THAT A VOTE FOR A MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE WOULD RESULT IN LAYOFFS FOR AFRICANAMERICANS
Ted Cruz Said That A Vote For A Minimum Wage Increase Would Result In Layoffs For African-Americans. Many
Republicans oppose the minimum-wage increase, pointing to statistics indicating it could imperil job creation efforts. That
crowd includes Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who on Tuesday floated an energy policy bill in lieu of the minimum-wage hike.
Every senator who votes yes is voting with an absolute certainty that hundreds of thousands of workers, including a
great many African-American teenagers and a great many Hispanic teenagers, will be laid off as a consequence of their
vote, Cruz said. [Roll Call, 4/30/14]
While Encouraging Senators To Vote Against A Minimum Wage Increase, Ted Cruz Encouraged Senators To
Look In The Eyes Of African-American Teenagers Who Were Looking For A Better Opportunity. Many
Republicans oppose the minimum-wage increase, pointing to statistics indicating it could imperil job creation efforts. That
crowd includes Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who on Tuesday floated an energy policy bill in lieu of the minimum-wage hike.
Every senator who votes yes is voting with an absolute certainty that hundreds of thousands of workers, including a
great many African-American teenagers and a great many Hispanic teenagers, will be laid off as a consequence of their
vote, Cruz said. I would challenge any of the senators in this chamber to look in the eyes of those African-American
teenagers, those Hispanic teenagers who are looking for a better opportunity. [Roll Call, 4/30/14]
DEATH OF MICHAEL BROWN
Ted Cruz: Together, We Should All Mourn The Loss Of Life In Ferguson, MO, And Work To Keep Our
Communities Safe And Free: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorTedCruz/posts/593610474084590.
[@SenTedCruz, Facebook, 8/14/14]
Ted Cruz On The Death Of Michael Brown And Protests In Ferguson, Missouri: Any Time A Young Man Loses
His Life In A Confrontation With Law Enforcement, It Is Tragic. Together, we should all mourn the loss of life in
Ferguson, Missouri and work to keep our communities safe and free. Police officers risk their lives every day to keep us
safe, and any time a young man loses his life in a confrontation with law enforcement, it is tragic. [Ted Cruz, Facebook,
8/14/14]
Ted Cruz On The Death Of Michael Brown And Protests In Ferguson, Missouri: All Of Our Prayers Are With The
Citizens Of Ferguson, That The Violence Will Subside And Peace Will Be Restored. All of our prayers are with the
citizens of Ferguson, that the violence will subside and peace will be restored. [Ted Cruz, Facebook, 8/14/14]
Ted Cruz On The Death Of Michael Brown And Protests In Ferguson, Missouri: Reporters Should Never Be
Detained -- A Free Press Is Too Important -- Simply For Doing Their Jobs. Reporters should never be detained -- a
free press is too important -- simply for doing their jobs. Civil liberties must be protected, but violence is not the answer.
[Ted Cruz, Facebook, 8/14/14]
Ted Cruz On The Death Of Michael Brown And Protests In Ferguson, Missouri: Once The Unrest Is Brought To
An End, We Should Examine Carefully What Happened To Ensure That Justice Is Served. Once the unrest is
brought to an end, we should examine carefully what happened to ensure that justice is served. [Ted Cruz, Facebook,
8/14/14]
HEADLINE: Police Clash With Michael Brown Shooting Protesters In Ferguson, Two Reporters Briefly
Detained. [Fox News, 8/14/14]
HEADLINE: Rand Paul, Ted Cruz Weigh In On Ferguson. [Politico, 8/14/14]
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz Speaks Out On Ferguson, Defends Arrested Reporters. [Huffington Post, 8/14/14]
DEATH OF FREDDIE GRAY
HEADLINE: CRUZ: Our Government Must Preserve The Peace, Protect The People, And Serve Justice. [Press
Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/28/15]
Ted Cruz Condemned The Riots In Baltimore And Said That No Man, Woman, Or Child Should Fear For His Or
Her Safety In America. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement in response to the riots in
Baltimore: Today 85,000 Baltimore city children will not be going to school. Buildings have been set ablaze, stores have
been looted, the police in the streets have been seriously injured, and strict curfews have been imposed. No man, woman,
or child should fear for his or her safety in Americanot in their schools, not in their neighborhoods, not in their citiesbut
today families are scared. Our government must perform its central functions and purposes: to preserve the peace,
protect the people, and serve justice. [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/28/15]
Ted Cruz: The Government Exists To Ensure Our Domestic SecurityWhether Its From A City Riot, Or The
Threat Of A Terrorist Attack On Our Homeland. The government exists to ensure our domestic securitywhether its
from a city riot, or the threat of a terrorist attack on our homeland. We have to restore that trust and prove to the people
we can make America safe again. [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/28/15]
Ted Cruz: Every Case Deserves Justice, And The Facts Surrounding Freddie Grays Death Should Be
Thoroughly And Impartially InvestigatedBut Rioting And Mayhem Are Not The Answer. [Press Release, Ted
Cruz for President, 4/28/15]
Ted Cruz: Our Nations Law Enforcement Consists Of Thousands Of Heroic Officers Who Deeply Respect The
Dignity Of Each Person They Serve To ProtectTargeting Law Enforcement For Violence Is Wrong, And It
Cannot Be Allowed To Persist. While we continue to pray for a peaceful conclusion to the events in Baltimoreand
pray for the families of those injuredI hope we all remember that our nations law enforcement consists of thousands of
heroic officers who deeply respect the dignity of each person they serve to protect. Targeting law enforcement for violence
is wrong, and it cannot be allowed to persist. [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/28/15]
Ted Cruz: The Small Number Of Those Who Have Wreaked Destruction Upon Baltimore Over The Past Few Days
Are Not Emblematic Of The Thousands Of Honest, Hard-Working Families Who Are Proud To Call The City
Home. [Press Release, Ted Cruz for President, 4/28/15]
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz: Obama To Blame For Baltimore Riots Because He 'Inflamed' Racial Tensions. [Huffington
Post, 4/29/15]
Ted Cruz: President Obama Has Inflamed Racial Tensions. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday blamed
President Barack Obama for the racial tensions and unrest unrolling across the U.S., including the current turmoil in
Baltimore, Maryland. President Obama, when he was elected, he could have been a unifying leader, Cruz lamented in a
question and answer session hosted by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Instead, the presidential candidate
argued, Obama has made decisions that I think have inflamed racial tensions, that have divided us rather than bringing
us together. [Huffington Post, 4/29/15; Ted Cruz Remarks, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 4/29/15; VIDEO]
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz Says Obama Has Fueled Racial Tensions. [Dallas Morning News, 4/29/15]
DONALD STERLING
Ted Cruz Said That He Agreed With President Obama That NBA Clippers Owner Donald Sterlings Racist
Comments Were Ignorant And Offensive And Had Utterly No Place In Our Society. I agree with President
Obama: Don Sterling's comments are ignorant and offensive. Millions of Americans of all races love the NBA, and these
racist sentiments have utterly no place in our society. [Senator Ted Cruz, Facebook, 4/30/14]
NBA Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Said That It Bothered Him That His Girlfriend, V. Stiviano, Was
Associating With Black People. Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling told his girlfriend that he doesn't
want her to bring black people to his games or post pictures with black people on Instagram, according to unverified
audio obtained by TMZ. The tape begins in the middle of an argument between Sterling and his girlfriend, V. Stiviano.
Sterling appears to be upset that Stiviano, who is black and Mexican, has been posting photos to Instagram of herself
with black people -- in particular, with Magic Johnson. It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that youre
associating with black people, he is heard saying. Do you have to? Stiviano says that all she did was take a picture
with someone she admires. I think the fact that you admire [Magic] -- I've known him well, and he should be admired,
Sterling replies. And I'm just saying that it's too bad you can't admire him privately. And during your ENTIRE
FUCKING LIFE, your whole life, admire him -- bring him here, feed him, fuck him, I don't care. You can do anything.
But don't put him on an Instagram for the world to see so they have to call me. And don't bring him to my games.
OK? [Huffington Post, 4/26/14; AUDIO]
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz: I Agree With Obama, Sterling Remarks Were 'Ignorant And Offensive'. [Talking Points
Memo, 4/29/14]
Ted Cruz Said He Agreed With President Obama That NBA Clippers Owner Donald Sterlings Racist Remarks
Were Ignorant And Offensive. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) highlighted one place where he and President Barack Obama
agree. They both think the racist comments by Donald Sterling offensive. Cruz, a Houston Rockets fan, noted that rare
place of agreement on his Facebook on Tuesday, soon after the National Basketball Association announced that Sterling
had been banned from the NBA and any association with the Los Angeles Clippers for life. I agree with President Obama:
Don Sterling's comments are ignorant and offensive. Millions of Americans of all races love the NBA, and these racist
sentiments have utterly no place in our society, Cruz said in the message posted on his Facebook. Cruz also linked to a
clip of Obama responding to Sterling's comments. [Talking Points Memo, 4/29/14]
TED CRUZ: NIGERIAN E-MAIL SCAMMERS ARE RUNNING THE OBAMACARE WEBSITE
Cruz: Nigerian E-Mail Scammers Are Running The Obamacare Website. Cruz also took a swipe at the computer
problems that have plagued people attempting to sign up online through the insurance exchanges that were created by
the law to provide coverage. You may have noticed that all the Nigerian email scammers have become a lot less active
lately, he said. They all have been hired to run the Obamacare website. [Houston Chronicle, 10/21/13]
HEADLINE: Sen. Ted Cruz's Remark On Obamacare, Email Scammers Upsets Nigerian Community. [ABC,
10/22/13]
Cruz: Have You All Noticed, You Know The Nigerian Email Scammers? They've Been A Lot Less Active Lately,
Because They've All Been Hired To Run The Obamacare Websites. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is in hot water over
comments he made about Obamacare and Nigerian email scammers while speaking at a Houston rally. About 1,000
supporters cheered him on during his visit to Houston on Monday, but it was a remark he made about the Affordable Care
Act that has one community in particular talking right now. It was a Texas-sized homecoming for Cruz following the
government shutdown. Supporters of the Lone Star senator cheered him on, but one statement in particular has some
members of the Nigerian community upset. Have you all noticed, you know the Nigerian email scammers? They've been
a lot less active lately, because they've all been hired to run the Obamacare websites, Cruz said during a public
appearance at a Houston rally. Pastor Felix Awotula with Redeemed Christian Church of God Awotula says he fielded
calls at his church throughout the day. I'm not too sure of the motive behind that. But anyway, the statement has been
made, and it has a devastating effect in the mind of Nigerians because we don't want to identify the country with anything
negative. I'm not saying all Nigerians are perfect, Awotula said. [ABC, 10/22/13]
Cruzs Spokesperson Said He Meant No Offense. A spokesperson for Sen. Cruz says: The senator was
making a joke based on the official term of a commonly utilized type of scam. He meant no offense. [ABC, 10/22/13]
CLIVEN BUNDY
Ted Cruz On The Cliven Bundy Conflict: We Should Have A Federal Government Protecting The Liberty Of The
Citizens, Not Using The Jack Boot Of Authoritarianism To Come Against The Citizens. [Chad Hasty Show,
News/Talk 790 KFYO, 4/22/14]
Ted Cruz: The Bundy Matter Is Resonating Across The Country Because For Five Years We Have Seen Our
Liberty Under Assault And This Is The Unfortunate And Tragic Culmination Of That Path That President Obama
Has Set The Federal Government Upon. CRUZ: The details of the Bundy matter may be complicated, but I think the
reason that this issue is resonating; its resonating in Nevada and Texas and resonating across the country is that for five
years we have seen our liberty under assault. We have seen our liberty under assault from a federal government that
seems hell-bent on expanding its authority over every aspect of our lives. And Thomas Jefferson famously said, The
Constitution is meant to serve as chains to bind the mischief of government. And we have seen, sadly our constitutional
liberties eroded under the Obama administration and I think it is in that context that people are viewing this battle with the
federal government. We should have a federal government protecting the liberty of the citizens, not using the jack boot of
authoritarianism to come against the citizens. I think this is the unfortunate and tragic culmination of that path that
President Obama has set the federal government upon. [Chad Hasty Show, News/Talk 790 KFYO, 4/22/14]
HEADLINE: Cruz: Bundy Standoff Culmination Of Obamas Jackboot Of Authoritarianism. [Mediate, 4/23/14]
Ted Cruz On The Clive Bundy Conflict: We Have Seen Our Liberty Under Assault From A Government HellBent On Expanding Its Authority Over Every Aspect Of Our Lives. Ted Cruz weighed in on the Cliven Bundy
situation with Texas radio host Chad Hasty Tuesday, and he called the standoff between Bundy supporters (some armed)
and federal agents a tragic situation, but one that was the culmination of how President Obama has been pushing for a
bigger and more intrusive federal government. Cruz said that since Obama took over, we have seen our liberty under
assault from a government hell-bent on expanding its authority over every aspect of our lives. [Mediate, 4/23/14]
Ted Cruz On The Clive Bundy Conflict: The Government Should Not Be Using The Jackboot Of Authoritarianism
To Come Against The Citizens. He went after Obama for eroding the nations constitutional liberties and not
understanding the point of the federal government is to be protecting peoples liberties, not using the jackboot of
authoritarianism to come against the citizens. So the Bundy standoff, Cruz said, is the unfortunate and tragic culmination
of the path that President Obama has set the federal government on. [Mediate, 4/23/14]
Ted Cruzs Press Secretary Denounced Cliven Bundys Remarks Calling Them Completely Unacceptable. Sen.
Cruz (R-TX) made waves on Wednesday when he lamented that the governments purpose was to protect its people, not
using the jackboot of authoritarianism to come against the citizens. And so the Bundy standoff, he asserted, is the
unfortunate and tragic culmination of the path that President Obama has set the federal government on. In an email, the
senators Press Secretary Catherine Frazier said outright: Those comments are completely unacceptable. [Mediate,
4/24/14]
Ted Cruzs Spokeswoman, Catherine Frazier, Said Ted Cruz Never Took Sides In The Cliven Bundy Dispute. Cruz
spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said Bundys remarks were completely unacceptable but insisted Cruz hadnt taken
sides he just voiced his concern about the vast amount of land controlled by the federal government. [Politico,
4/24/14]
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz Encounters Former Cliven Bundy Security Chief On The Campaign Trail. [Bloomberg,
4/22/15]
TED CRUZ COMMEMORATED BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION: ON MAY 17TH, 1954, THE SUPREME COURT
RULED IN BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT ALL CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF RACE, DESERVE AN
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO LEARNAN OBLIGATION THAT REMAINS TO BE FULFILLED 60 YEARS LATER
Ted Cruz Commemorated Brown V. Board Of Education: On May 17th, 1954, The Supreme Court Ruled In Brown
V. Board Of Education That All Children, Regardless Of Race, Deserve An Equal Opportunity To LearnAn
Obligation That Remains To Be Fulfilled 60 Years Later. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today released the following
statement commemorating the Brown v. Board of Education decision 60 years ago. On May 17th, 1954, the Supreme
Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that all children, regardless of race, deserve an equal opportunity to learnan
obligation that remains to be fulfilled 60 years later. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 5/16/14]
Ted Cruz On Brown V. Board Of Education: Brown Was A Landmark Victory For Justice, A Unanimous
Repudiation Of The Oppressive Doctrine Of 'Separate But Equal. Brown was a landmark victory for justice, a
unanimous repudiation of the oppressive doctrine of 'separate but equal.' In Brown, the Supreme Court vindicated the
promise of equal protection guaranteed in our Constitution. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 5/16/14]
Ted Cruz: Looking Back On Brown V. Board Of Education, We See The Struggles That African Americans Faced
Across The Nation Adding History Is Filled With Descriptions Of The Deplorable And Unfair Conditions African
American Children Were Forced To Contend With In Order To Learn. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz,
5/16/14]
Bad On Taxes
CRUZS RADICAL TAX OVERHAUL BENEFITS THE TOP 1%
Wall Street Journal: Ted Cruzs New Tax Plan Delivers Its Biggest Benefits To The Top 1% Of U.S. Households,
Adding About One-Third To Their After-Tax Income According To A Study By The Tax Foundation Texas Sen.
Ted Cruzs new tax plan delivers its biggest benefits to the top 1% of U.S. households, adding about one-third to their
after-tax income, according to an analysis released Thursday by the Tax Foundation. Mr. Cruz, who unveiled his plan
Wednesday night in The Wall Street Journal, would cut income tax rates to 10% (from a high of 39.6% now) and replace
the corporate income tax and payroll taxes with what Mr. Cruz calls a Business Flat Tax. Thats essentially a 16% valueadded tax. (According to the Tax Foundation, because of the way its calculated, thats actually equivalent to a 19% tax on
goods and services.) [Wall Street Journal, 10/29/15]
Washington Post Editorial: Cruz Tax Plan Is A Radical Move Away From Taxing Income. The reason Mr. Cruz's
plan doesn't look much worse is some tricky marketing on his part. The Texas senator makes his plan sound like a simple
flat-tax scheme, when in fact it calls for a radical move away from taxing income. [Editorial, Washington Post, 10/31/15]
HEADLINE: A Simple Flat Tax For Economic Growth. [Ted Cruz, Wall Street Journal, 10/28/15]
SUBHEADLINE: A 10% Income Tax And A 16% Business Tax Would Put An End To The Eight Lean Years Of
Obama. [Ted Cruz, Wall Street Journal, 10/28/15]
Ted Cruz: Imagine A 10% Income Tax. Imagine 4.9 million new jobs. Imagine, instead of President Obamas income
stagnation, average wages rising 12.2% over the next decade. Capital investment rising 43.9%. And Americans at every
level of the economy enjoying double-digit increases in after-tax income. Imagine exports and manufacturing jobs
booming. The trade deficit falling as the tax bias against American-made goods is eliminated. Imagine a 10% income tax.
Every American filing his or her taxes on a postcard or an iPhone app. And abolishing the IRS as we know it. All of this is
possible if we learn from the past and follow the example of what works. [Ted Cruz, Wall Street Journal, 10/28/15]
Ted Cruz Said That Under His Flat Tax Plan There Would Be A 10% Flat Tax On All Individual Income From Wages
And Investment. With these goals in mind, based on a structure suggested by President Reagans tax adviser, Arthur
Laffer, my Simple Flat Tax plan features the following: Above that level, a 10% flat tax on all individual income from
wages and investment. [Ted Cruz, Wall Street Journal, 10/28/15]
Tax Foundation On Ted Cruzs Flat Tax Plan: Would Increase The Federal Governments Deficit By Over $3.6
Trillion. Senator Cruzs tax plan would significantly alter the federal tax code. It would completely repeal the corporate
income tax and all payroll taxes and enact a 10 percent income tax and a 16 percent business transfer tax or valueadded tax. These changes to the tax code would increase the incentives to work and invest and would greatly increase
the U.S. economys size in the long run, leading to higher incomes for taxpayers at all income levels. The plan would also
be a large tax cut, which would increase the federal governments deficit by over $3.6 trillion on a static basis. Accounting
for the growth caused by the plan, federal revenues would decline by $768 billion over the next decade. [Tax Foundation,
10/28/15]

TED CRUZ: I THINK THE SIMPLEST AND BEST SOLUTION, ON TAXES, IS WE SHOULD ABOLISH THE IRS
Ted Cruz: I Think The Simplest And Best Solution, On Taxes, Is We Should Abolish The IRS. [Ted Cruz Remarks,
South Carolina Republican Party Victory Lunch, 9/15/14; AUDIO]
Ted Cruz Said The Most Important Tax Reform Was Abolishing The IRS. CRUZ: We need to pass fundamental tax
reform making our tax code simpler, flatter, fairer. And I'll tell you, the single most important tax reform, we should abolish
the IRS. Now the voices of Washington will say, tsk, tsk, that is inconsistent with getting things done. Now I will note,
some years ago Steve Forbes did a remarkable job starting to build the foundation for a flat tax. A simple flat tax that is
fair, that every American could fill out his or her taxes on a postcard. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Heritage Action Policy Summit,
1/12/15, VIDEO]
CRUZS TAX PLAN WOULD INCREASE TAXES ON THE POOR AND MIDDLE CLASS
HEADLINE: How Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz Would Radically Increase Taxes On Everyone But The Rich.
[Institute On Taxation And Economic Policy, 3/23/15]
Institute On Taxation And Economic Policy: Ted Cruz Is A Supporter Of Radical Tax Plans That Would
Dramatically Increase Taxes On Poor And Middle Class Americans In Order To Pay For Huge Tax Cuts For
The Wealthiest Americans. Texas Senator, and now presidential candidate, Ted Cruz is a supporter of radical tax
plans that would dramatically increase taxes on poor and middle class Americans in order to pay for huge tax cuts for
the wealthiest Americans. While he has not clearly established which he favors more, Cruz has endorsed both the
creation of a flat income tax and a bill that would replace the progressive income tax system with a national sales tax,
a plan misleadingly called the Fair Tax. [Institute On Taxation And Economic Policy, 3/23/15]
Institute On Taxation And Economic Policy: Under Tax Plans That Cruz Supported The Overwhelming
Majority Of Americans Would Likely See Their Taxes Go Up Considerably. While Ted Cruz may portray himself
as wanting to lower taxes, the reality is that under the tax plans he has endorsed, the overwhelming majority of
Americans would likely see their taxes go up considerably. Looking at the Fair Tax, an Institute on Taxation and
Economic Policy (ITEP) study found that the bottom 80 percent of taxpayers would see their federal taxes go up by
about $3,200 on average annually. In contrast, ITEP found that the top 1 percent of taxpayers would receive an
average annual tax cut of $225,000. [Institute On Taxation And Economic Policy, 3/23/15]
Washington Posts Matt O Brien: A Flat Tax Would Just Be A Colossal Giveaway To The Rich. But reality is
a lot tougher than some tax models. A flat tax would just be a colossal giveaway to the richand maybe even take
away for the poorand that doesn't help the economy much. Just look, for example, at Rick Perry's version of this.
The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center found that, on average, it would have raised taxes on the bottom 40 percent
between $150 and $450, at the same time as it slashed them for the top 0.1 percent by $1.5 million. Or, in percentage
terms, that's a 1.5 percent tax hike on the bottom 40 and a 27 percent tax cut for the top 0.1. In all, 34.2 percent of the
money would go to the top 0.1, 62.2 percent to the top 1, and 86.6 percent to the top 5 percent. [Washington Post,
3/24/15]
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3/23/15]
TED CRUZ SPOKE OUT AGAINST PRESIDENT OBAMAS PLAN TO RAISE TAXES ON THE WEALTHY
Ted Cruz Spoke Out Against President Obamas Plan To Raise Taxes On The Wealthy, Stating I Think Raising
Taxes, Particularly When The Economy Is Teetering On The Brink Of Recession ... Makes It Far More Likely To
Send Our Economy Into A Recession And To Kill Millions More Jobs. Cruz is not part of the current fiscal cliff
negotiations, but he expressed disagreement over Obama's plan to increase taxes on the wealthy. I am hopeful that
President Obama's passion for tax increases will prove to be a negotiating tactic rather than the outcome he insists upon
to reach a deal, Cruz said. I think raising taxes, particularly when the economy is teetering on the brink of recession ...
makes it far more likely to send our economy into a reces-sion and to kill millions more jobs. Texans expect leadership to
solve the economic problems currently plaguing the nation, said Cruz, and he intends to provide it. [Houston Chronicle,
11/20/12]
TED CRUZ SIGNED GROVER NORQUISTS TAX PLEDGE
December 2011: When Asked Would He Sign Grover Norquists Tax Pledge, Ted Cruz Said He Already Signed It.
BOLLING: ...If you do get elected to the Senate, are you going to sign Grover Norquist's pledge to not raise taxes?
CRUZ: I've already signed it. Not only am I not going to raise taxes, but I will cut taxes. In particular we need to cut the
corporate tax rate from the highest rate in the world down to 15 percent. We need to do fundamental tax reform and
move to a flat tax or fair tax to get the economy going. [Follow the Money, Fox Business, 12/2/11]
Ted Cruz Tweeted A Photo Of Himself Signing The Americans For Tax Reform Pledge. Proud to sign
@taxreformer pledge as candidate for president so taxpayers can be assured Ill do what I say Ill do. [@TedCruz,
Twitter, 4/24/15]
HEADLINE: Senator Ted Cruz Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge To The American People. [Press Release,
Americans for Tax Reform, 4/24/15]
Ted Cruz Signed The Americans For Tax Reform Pledge, A Commitment To Oppose And Veto Any And All
Efforts To Increase Taxes. Today, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a candidate for the presidency of the United States,
signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge to the American people. The pledge is a written commitment to the American
people to oppose and veto any and all efforts to increase taxes. [Press Release, Americans for Tax Reform, 4/24/15]
TED CRUZ: I WOULD NOT ALLOW THE BUSH TAX CUTS TO EXPIRE
Ted Cruz: I Would Not Allow The Bush Tax Cuts To Expire. [Ted Cruz Remarks, The Belo Debate, 10/2/12; VIDEO]
Dallas Morning News: Ted Cruz Supports Keeping All The Bush Tax Cuts In Place. What Sadler outlined then is
tantamount to raising taxes on every single taxpayer in the country said Cruz, who supports keeping all the Bush tax cuts
in place. That is a more aggressively pro-tax position than President Obama. [Dallas Morning News, 10/10/12]
Dallas Morning News: Cruz Said He Opposes Letting Any Of The Bush-Era Income Tax Cuts Expire Jan. 1. On
taxes, Cruz said he opposes letting any of the Bush-era income tax cuts expire Jan. 1, as scheduled. If we raise taxes, it
will kill jobs, he said. [Dallas Morning News, 10/20/12]
TED CRUZ CO-SPONSORED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD REPEAL ALL CORPORATE INCOME AND CAPITAL
GAINS TAXES
Ted Cruz Co-Sponsored Legislation That Would Repeal All Capital Gains Taxes. Last night, U.S. Sen. Saxby
Chambliss has introduced the FairTax legislation every year he has been in the SenateThe FairTax would shift the
Ted Cruz Co-Sponsored Senator Saxby Chambliss Legislation That Would Repeal All Corporate Income Taxes.
Last night, U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., introduced S.122, The FairTax Act, which would implement a simpler,
less-cumbersome tax code. Chambliss has introduced the FairTax legislation every year he has been in the Senate.
The FairTax would shift the federal government's method of revenue collection from income to personal consumption. It
would abolish the Internal Revenue Service, and repeal all federal personal income taxes, corporate income taxes, payroll
taxes, self-employment taxes, capital gains taxes and gift and estate taxes. It would replace those with a revenue-neutral,
personal consumption tax on all retail sales of new goods and services. Original co-sponsors of the bill are U.S. Sens.
Richard Burr, R-N.C., Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., Tom Coburn, R-Okla., John Cornyn, R-Tex., Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Ted
Cruz, R-Tex. [Press Release, Office of Senator Chambliss, 1/24/13]
Ted Cruz Co-Sponsored Legislation That Would Repeal All Capital Gains Taxes. [Press Release, Office of
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Senator Chambliss, 1/24/13; S.122, 113 Congress, Cosponsored 1/23/13]
TED CRUZ VOTED AGAINST AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD ELIMINATE TAX BENEFITS FOR CORPORATIONS
THAT SHIP JOBS OR PROFITS OVERSEAS
Ted Cruz Voted Against An Amendment That Would Eliminate Tax Benefits For Corporations That Ship Jobs Or
Profits Overseas. To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide tax benefits to patriot employers that invest in
American jobs and provide fair pay and benefits to workers and to eliminate tax benefits for corporations that ship jobs or
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profits overseas. [S.Amdt. 817 to S.Con.Res. 11, Vote 104, 114 Congress, 3/26/15]
Bad For Seniors

TED CRUZ: I AM CAMPAIGNING ON FUNDAMENTAL ENTITLEMENT REFORM
Ted Cruz: I Am Campaigning On Fundamental Entitlement Reform. CRUZ: Look, President Obama and the
Democrats in Congress want to run away from social security reform. And if they do that, they are killing social security. Ill
tell you, I am campaigning on fundamental entitlement reform. [Ted Cruz Interview, 2011 Texas Tribune Festival,
9/11/11; VIDEO]
During His 2012 Race For U.S Senate, Ted Cruz Said He Was Campaigning On Fundamental Entitlement
Reform. Cruz: He disputes that charge and says hes campaigning on fundamental entitlement reform. Says Social
Security and Medicaid are fundamental bulwarks of the U.S. [Dallas Morning News, 7/23/12]
TED CRUZ SAID FEDERAL ENTITLEMENTS WERE OUT OF CONTROL
Ted Cruz Said Federal Entitlements Were Out Of Control. Cruz said federal entitlements are out of control. He
said medically related decisions should be made between patients and doctors rather than by federal bureaucrats.
TED CRUZ SAID THERE SHOULD BE FUNDAMENTAL ENTITLEMENT REFORM
Ted Cruz Said There Should Be Fundamental Entitlement Reform. Cruz has said there should be fundamental
entitlement reform and while he supports legal immigration, he opposes amnesty, is against the Dream Act and wants to
secure the border through fences, walls, technology and boots on the ground. [Houston Chronicle, 9/19/12]
Ted Cruz Said He Supported Comprehensive Entitlement Reform. Cruz said the two major government health care
programs and Social Security are fundamental bulwarks of our society. He said that while he disagrees with Dewhurst
that it's the role of government to be micromanaging the outcomes in health care, he supports comprehensive
entitlement reforms. [Dallas Morning News, 7/24/12]
HEADLINE: Sen. Cruz: We Need Meaningful Entitlement Reform. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 3/27/15]
Ted Cruz: We Need Meaningful Entitlement Reforms, Without Budget Gimmicks, And I Cannot Support A Budget
That Claims To Balance In The Year 2025 By Utilizing Revenue Increases Generated By Obamacare Taxes. U.S.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today released the following statement regarding the fiscal year 2016 budget resolution: I
congratulate the Senate on its passage of a budget for the first time in years, and I commend my colleagues for their
efforts to try to mitigate the unrealistic spending increases and continually expanding deficits proposed by the President,
said Sen. Cruz. However, given the gravity of the debt facing our children and grandchildren, I believe that Americans
expect us to do more. We need meaningful entitlement reforms, without budget gimmicks, and I cannot support a budget
that claims to balance in the year 2025 by utilizing revenue increases generated by Obamacare taxes. [Press Release,
TED CRUZ SAID SOCIAL SECURITY WAS A PONZI SCHEME
Ted Cruz On Whether Social Security Is A Ponzi Scheme: Theres No Doubt Thats What It Is. SMITH: So Im
going to take that as a yes. That you believe that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. CRUZ: I think there is an effort to
treat that as rhetoric, but theres no doubt thats what it is. [Texas Tribune Festival, 9/11/11]
Ted Cruz: A Ponzi Scheme Is Exactly How Social Security Operates. CRUZ: A Ponzi scheme is a system if you
and I cooked up a Ponzi scheme we would have current people pay into it. we would take the money and we would pay it
out to other recipients. Thats the definition of a Ponzi scheme. In the English language that is exactly how Social Security
operates. [Texas Tribune Festival, 9/11/11]
Ted Cruz Supported Raising The Retirement Age And Means-Testing For Social Security. CAVUTO: So, what does
that mean? Does that mean that you would eventually raise the retirement age? Would you means-test it? What? CRUZ:
Well, it means you do both. [Your World With Neil Cavuto, Fox News, 6/4/15]
TED CRUZ HAD A THREE POINT PLAN FOR SOCIAL SECURITY THAT INCLUDED RAISING THE RETIREMENT
AGE, SETTING THE RATE OF INCREASE TO MATCH INFLATION, AND CREATING PRIVATE PERSONAL
ACCOUNTS
When Asked About His Social Security Plan, Cruz Cited The Need To Increase The Retirement Age, Changing The
Rate Of Growth To Match Inflation, And Creating Private Accounts. An audience member asked Cruz what his plans
were for preserving Social Security and Medicare for future generations. Cruz replied that there should be no change to
entitlement programs for seniors who currently rely on them. He suggested gradually increasing the retirement age and
changing the rate of growth of Social Security to match inflation. Those two changes together have a massive impact on
the solvency of Social Security, Cruz also suggested that younger workers be able to keep a portion of their Social
Security tax payments in a private account. [Union Leader, 3/16/15]
Ted Cruz On His Social Security Plan: Raise The Retirement Age, Tie Benefits Growth To Inflation And Allow
Private Accounts. Cruz laid out his plans for reforming Social Security, which include gradually raising the retirement
age, tying benefits growth to inflation and allowing young Americans to put part of their Social Security tax into private
accounts. He said he would not reduce benefits for older Americans. For those on Social Security or nearing retirement,
there should be no changes whatsoever, Cruz said. We need to honor the promises made to our seniors. [The Gazette,
4/2/15]
CNBC On Ted Cruzs Social Security Plan: He Wants To Overhaul It For Future Recipients By Raising The
Retirement Age, Curbing Inflation Increases In Benefits And Moving Toward The Kind Of Private Accounts
Former President George W. Bush Once Sought. Some libertarians want to phase out Social Security, but he wants
to overhaul it for future recipients by raising the retirement age, curbing inflation increases in benefits and moving toward
the kind of private accounts former President George W. Bush once sought. [CNBC, 4/9/15]
TED CRUZ WOULD NOT SAY WHETHER LYNDON B. JOHNSON WAS RIGHT IN CREATING MEDICARE
Ted Cruz Would Not Say Whether Lyndon B. Johnson Was Right In Creating Medicare. And [Cruz] won't say
whether fellow Texan Lyndon B. Johnson was right in creating Medicare or his political hero Ronald Reagan was right in
his vain attempt to stop it. [CNBC, 4/9/15]
TED CRUZ VOTED AGAINST AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD PROTECT MEDICARE'S GUARANTEED
BENEFITS AND PROHIBIT REPLACING GUARANTEED BENEFITS WITH THE HOUSE PASSED BUDGET PLAN
TO TURN MEDICARE INTO A VOUCHER PROGRAM
Ted Cruz Voted Against An Amendment That Would Protect Medicare's Guaranteed Benefits And Prohibit
Replacing Guaranteed Benefits With The House Passed Budget Plan To Turn Medicare Into A Voucher Program.
To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect Medicare's guaranteed benefits and to prohibit replacing guaranteed
benefits with the House passed budget plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program. [S. Admt 432 to S.Con.Res. 8,
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Vote 48, 113 Congress, 3/21/13]
TED CRUZ EMBRACED THE ROMNEY-RYAN PLAN TO PRIVATIZE MEDICARE
Ted Cruz: With Respect To Seniors, The Ryan Plan Is Fundamentally About Saving Medicare. [Ted Cruz
Remarks, Civic Summit 2012 U.S. Senate Forum, 6/9/11; VIDEO]
Ted Cruz: The Ryan Plan Is A Plan To Save Medicare. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Civic Summit 2012 U.S. Senate Forum,
6/9/11; VIDEO]
Ted Cruz On The Romney-Ryan Plan For Medicare: What The Romney- Ryan Team Is Doing Is Running On
Leadership To Get Serious And Save Those Programs. CRUZ: Listen, we need leadership to stand up and save
Social Security and Medicare. And I think the Democrats are being reckless. Barack Obama is doing nothing to save
Social Security and Medicare. And what the Romney- Ryan team is doing is running on leadership to get serious and
save those programs, number one for seniors, for those 55 and over, to preserve every bit of benefits that are there; but,
number two, for younger folks to have fundamental reform in those programs so that they can be there. [Meet The Press,
NBC, 8/19/12]
TED CRUZ ON PRESIDENT BUSHS SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN: HE WAS RIGHT TO DO IT
Ted Cruz On President Bushs Social Security Reform Plan: It Was One Of The Most Courageous Things
President Bush Did Adding He Was Right To Do It. One particular exchange seemed telling: When we met in his
Hill office last October, he was giving an impassioned take on his plans for fiscal discipline when he mentioned the need
for entitlement reform, saying that he wanted to ensure the viability of Social Security and Medicare over the long term,
rather than whittling away at them. Why do you think President Bushs effort to reform Social Security got so little
traction? I asked. Because Congressional Republicans ran for the hills, Cruz said. It was one of the most courageous
things President Bush did in his second term, was taking on Social Security. He was right to do it, and unfortunately, on
Capitol Hill he had virtually no allies. Why did they run for the hills? Because the dominant instinct in Congress is risk
aversion, he said. [Politico, 2/21/14]
Bad For Women

Abortion
TED CRUZ ON ABORTION: WE SHOULD END IT EVEN IN CASES OF RAPE OR INCEST
Ted Cruz On Abortion: We Should End It. Abortion is the stain on our nations modern history. We should end it.
[Ted Cruz, The Iowa Republican 7/21/15]
Ted Cruz Opposed Abortion In Cases Of Rape Or Incest. Cruz would allow abortion only in cases in which the
mothers life is in jeopardy: I think that every human life is a precious gift from God and should be protected in law from
conception until natural death. [Houston Chronicle, 10/31/12]
TED CRUZ REFERRED TO THE ROE V. WADE ANNIVERSARY AS A DARK ANNIVERSARY
Ted Cruz Referred To The Roe V. Wade Anniversary As A Dark Anniversary. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) today
issued the following statement: Today marks the dark anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that
overturned a Texas law that prohibited abortion on demand. Since that 1973 ruling, more than 55 million lives have been
lost to abortion. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 1/22/13]
TED CRUZ SAID HE WOULD ABSOLUTELY CALL ON CONGRESS TO USE THE 14
ABORTION AND WOULD NOT WAIT FOR ROE V. WADE TO BE OVERTURNED
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Ted Cruz Said He Would Absolutely Call On Congress To Use The 14 Amendment To Ban Abortion And
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Would Not Wait For Roe. V. Wade To Be Overturned. ROBERT GEORGE: Ted, the 14 amendment says that no
state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Now the amendment in its fifth section includes a provision that delegates to
the Congress the power and I quote to enforce by appropriation legislation the provisions of this article. Now do you
believe that unborn babies are persons within the meaning of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and, if
so, will you call on Congress to use its authority under the 14th Amendment pursuant to Section Five, to protect the
unborn? Or do you take the view, as some do, that we cant do that until Roe v. Wade is overturned either by the court
itself or by constitutional amendment? Where do you stand on that? CRUZ: Listen, absolutely, yes. I think the first
obligation of everyone in public office is to protect life. Life is foundational. In fact, as you look at the Declaration, that
ordering of unalienable rights life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness I think is a very deliberate ordering. I very
much agree with the popes longstanding, and the prior popes before him, longstanding call to protect every human life
from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death. ROBERT GEORGE: And we can do that by
Congressional action without waiting for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. CRUZ: Absolutely yes, under the
14th Amendment. [Candidate Conversations 2016 with Robert George, Caffeinated Thoughts, 11/30/15; VIDEO]
TED CRUZ ON WHETHER BUSINESSES CAN DENY CONTRACEPTION IF THEY DONT BELIEVE IN IT: YES
Ted Cruz On Whether A Business Can Deny Contraceptive Coverage: Yes. FIKAC: So you believe that an entity
that does not believe contraception should be covered in an insurance plan should have the right to say no? CRUZ: Yes.
[Ted Cruz Remarks, Texas Senate Debate, CSPAN, 10/19/12; VIDEO]
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
Ted Cruz Said He Would Risk A Government Shutdown Over Defunding Planned Parenthood. In a Wednesday
interview, Cruz said the GOP should go as hard as it can to block funding for Planned Parenthood, including the same
strategy he tried to use to defund Obamacare in 2013: force the issue by blocking funding in a government spending bill
that must pass by Sept. 30. Asked whether he would support such a maneuver again, Cruz replied: I would support any
and all legislative efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. We do not need a legislative show-vote. [Politico, 7/29/15]
TED CRUZ VOTED AGAINST THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT
Ted Cruz Voted Against The Reauthorization Of The Violence Against Women Act. A bill to reauthorize the Violence
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Against Women Act of 1994. [S.47, Vote 19, 113 Congress, 2/12/13]
Ted Cruz Voted Against The Motion To Proceed On The Reauthorization Of The Violence Against Women Act. A
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bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. [S. 47, Vote 12, 113 Congress, 2/4/13]
Washington Post: The Violence Against Women Act Provides $660 Million Over The Next Five Years For
Programs That Provide Legal Assistance, Transitional Housing, Counseling And Support Hotlines To Victims Of
Rape And Domestic Abuse. President Obama on Thursday signed an updated version of the Violence Against
Women Act, a measure intended to promote state and local efforts to combat rape and domestic assault and which will
extend new protections to gays, lesbians and Native Americans. First authorized in 1994, the bill provides $660 million
over the next five years for programs that provide legal assistance, transitional housing, counseling and support hotlines
to victims of rape and domestic abuse. [Washington Post, 3/7/13]
TED CRUZ SUPPORTED A TEXAS LAW THAT BANNED ABORTION AFTER 20-WEEKS
HEADLINE: Cruz Urges Texas Senate To Pass 20-Week Abortion Ban. [The Hill, 7/10/13]
Ted Cruz Urged The Texas Senate To Approve A Law That Would Ban Abortion After 20 Weeks. House Bill 2
is an important step that will strengthen protections of innocent, unborn life and improve the safety and health of
Texas women, Cruz said of the bill in a statement. The Texas House approved the abortion bill on Tuesday, and Cruz
called on the state Senate to press forward on the measure. I hope the Texas Senate will take swift action to pass
this legislation for the good of all Texas children and their mothers, he said. [The Hill, 7/10/13]
Ted Cruz: House Bill 2 Is An Important Step That Will Strengthen Protections Of Innocent, Unborn Life And
Improve The Safety And Health Of Texas Women. House Bill 2 is an important step that will strengthen
protections of innocent, unborn life and improve the safety and health of Texas women. I hope the Texas Senate will
take swift action to pass this legislation for the good of all Texas children and their mothers. Our nation was founded
on the principle that we are endowed by our Creator with unalienable rights among them, life, liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness. Americas founders knew that life comes first. Without life, there is no liberty; without life, there is no
pursuit of happiness. I am incredibly thankful for and proud of the principled leaders in our Texas Legislature and the
many Texas groups who have brought this issue to the forefront, refusing to give up on this important legislation.
[Senator Ted Cruz, Facebook, 7/10/13]
TED CRUZ REFLECTED ON THE MILLIONS OF LIVES LOST ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF ROE V. WADE
Ted Cruz On The Anniversary Of Roe V. Wade: Reminds Us Of The Tragic Loss Of Over 56 Million Unborn
Lives. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement marking the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade:
Today, thousands of people march to the Supreme Court with heavy hearts. It is a solemn ritual, one that reminds us of
the tragic loss of over 56 million unborn lives. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 1/22/14]
Paid Leave
TED CRUZ VOTED AGAINST AN AMENDMENT TO ALLOW AMERICANS TO EARN PAID SICK TIME
Ted Cruz Voted Against An Amendment To Allow Americans To Earn Paid Sick Time. To establish a deficitneutral reserve fund for legislation to allow Americans to earn paid sick time. [S.Amdt. 798 to S.Con.Res. 11, Vote 98,
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Ted Cruz: I Think Maternity Leave And Paternity Leave Are Wonderful Things, I Support Them Personally, But I
Dont Think The Federal Government Should Be In The Business Of Mandating Them. [The Ed Schultz Show,
MSNBC, 8/24/15]
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz Thinks Employers Should Be Allowed To Deny Their Employees Paid Family Leave. [Think
Progress, 9/2/15]
Equal Pay
TED CRUZ VOTED AGAINST CLOTURE ON THE PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT
Ted Cruz Voted Against Cloture On The Paycheck Fairness Act. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for
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other purposes. [S.2199, Vote 260, 113 Congress, 9/10/14]
Ted Cruz Voted Against Cloture On The Paycheck Fairness Act. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for
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other purposes. [S.2199, Vote 262, 113 Congress, 9/15/14]
TED CRUZ COMPARED THE PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT TO A TRIAL LAWYER BONANZA
Ted Cruz On Passing Equal Pay: The Answer Is Not To Pass A Trial Lawyer Bonanza. CRUZ: Oh, we have a long
way to go. I -- I think women face a very difficult circumstance in the workplace. I have certainly seen that. I have been
blessed to work with a lot of strong women, but the answer is not to pass a trial lawyer bonanza. [Ted Cruz Interview,
TED CRUZ ON PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT: A SHOW VOTE
Ted Cruz On The Paycheck Fairness Act: A Show Vote. CRUZ: This has nothing to do with actually improving the
situation of women in the workplace. This has everything to do with a political show vote for the Democrats and paying off
the trial lawyers, who are among the biggest funders of the Democratic Party. [Ted Cruz Interview, Your World With Neil
Cavuto, Fox News, 4/8/14]
Ted Cruz Called The Senate Vote On The Paycheck Fairness Act A Show Vote. The upcoming vote on the
Paycheck Fairness Act in the Senate is nothing more than the latest in a series of show votes, says Ted Cruz. [National
Review, 4/8/14]
TED CRUZ SAID EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK HAS BEEN THE LAW FOR DECASES
Ted Cruz Said Equal Pay For Equal Work Has Been The Law For Decades. CRUZ: Well, it`s not even tempting.
They are very explicit. They have written these bills because they know that they won`t pass. And they are doing it just to
score political points. And they have got great names. You stick a wonderful name on a bill, but this has nothing to do with
equal pay for equal work. That`s been the law for decades. [Ted Cruz Interview, Your World With Neil Cavuto, Fox
News, 4/8/14]
TED CRUZ SAID HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE BECAUSE OF HIS WIFE AND
DAUGHTERS
Ted Cruz Said That He Was Very Concerned About Ensuring That Women Are Protected In The Workplace And
Treated Fairly As Someone Who Is Married To A Strong Professional Woman And As The Father Of Two
Daughters. CRUZ: And, listen, as someone who is married to a strong professional women -- woman, as the father of
two daughters, I`m very concerned about up ensuring that women are protected in the workplace and treated fairly. [Ted
Cruz Interview, Your World With Neil Cavuto, Fox News, 4/8/14]
WHEN ASKED IF WOMEN WERE TREATED FAIRLY IN THE WORKPLACE, TED CRUZ SAID WE HAD A LONG
WAY TO GO
When Asked Whether Women Are Treated Fairly In The Workplace, Ted Cruz Said We Have A Long Way To Go.
CAVUTO: Do you think they [women] are [treated fairly]? Senator, right now, do you think they are? CRUZ: Oh, we have
a long way to go. I -- I think women face a very difficult circumstance in the workplace. I have certainly seen that. I have
been blessed to work with a lot of strong women, but the answer is not to pass a trial lawyer bonanza. [Ted Cruz
Interview, Your World With Neil Cavuto, Fox News, 4/8/14]
TED CRUZ SAID THE PUSH FOR EQUAL PAY WAS AN EFFORT TO PAY OFF TRIAL LAWYERS.
Ted Cruz Said That The Push For Equal Pay For Women Was An Effort To Pay Off Trial Lawyers. CRUZ: This has
nothing to do with actually improving the situation of women in the workplace. This has everything to do with a political
show vote for the Democrats and paying off the trial lawyers, who are among the biggest funders of the Democratic
Party. [Ted Cruz Interview, Your World With Neil Cavuto, Fox News, 4/8/14]
TED CRUZ SAID DEMOCRATS ARE USING WOMEN TO HIDE WHAT THEY ARE REALLY TRYING TO DO
Ted Cruz On The Paycheck Fairness Act: Democrats Using Women To Hide What They Are Really Trying To
Do. CRUZ: This has nothing to do with actually improving the situation of women in the workplace. This has everything
to do with a political show vote for the Democrats and paying off the trial lawyers, who are among the biggest funders of
the Democratic Party. And -- and they are using women to hide what they are really trying to do. [Ted Cruz Interview,
TED CRUZ SPOKESMAN RICK TYLER SAID THAT PROPOSALS TO CLOSE THE WAGE GAP WOULD AMOUNT
TO MORE POLICIES THAT LEAD TO ECONOMIC STAGNATION
Ted Cruz Spokesman Rick Tyler Said That Proposals To Close The Wage Gap Would Amount To More Policies
That Lead To Economic Stagnation. Nevertheless, Republicans will still be on the spot for the failure of Congress to
pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would give women more legal tools to pursue discrimination claims. All three
declared Republicans Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ted Cruz of Texas voted against the
legislation in 2014 or abstained from the vote. Cruz and Rubio have argued that the proposal and similar measures were
a boon for trial lawyers rather than an effective way to close the pay gap. Paul went as far as to say the legislation would
have instituted government wage-fixing more appropriate to the Soviet Unions Politburo when he voted against it in 2012.
As for the other top Republicans expected to enter the race, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said he wasnt familiar with the
legislation but was skeptical of it, while in 2012 Gov. Scott Walker quietly repealed a state law that gave workers more
anti-discrimination rights in state courts. He, too, argued that before the repeal lawyers could clog up the legal system.
Rick Tyler, a spokesman for the Cruz campaign, says Democratic proposals to close the wage gap amount to more
policies that lead to economic stagnation. Senator Cruz is going to be focused on policies that grow the economy, he
says. [U.S. News & World Report, 4/13/15]
Bad For Veterans

TED CRUZ VOTED AGAINST A BILL THAT EXPANDED HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR
VETERANS
Ted Cruz Voted Against A Bill That Expanded Healthcare And Education Programs For Veterans. A bill to improve
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the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans, and for other purposes. [S.1982, Vote 46, 113 Congress,
2/27/14]
S. 1982 Failed 56-41 With Two Republicans Voting In Support Of The Bill, And No Democrats Voting Against
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The Bill. [S. 1982, 113 Congress, Vote 46, 2/27/14]

February 2014: Senate Republicans Actively Thwarted $21 Billion Bill To Improve Health, Education, And Other
Benefits For Veterans. In February, Senate Republicans actively thwarted the Comprehensive Veterans Health and
Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014. The $21 billion legislation was supposed to improve health,
education and other benefits for veterans. Instead, it failed to get the 60 votes needed to stop a threatened filibuster.
USA Today: S. 1982 Would Expand Compensation For Family Caregivers Of Disabled Veterans Something
Now Provided For Veterans Of Iraq And Afghanistan To Families Of Veterans Of All Wars. [USA Today,
2/25/14]
Bad For Farmers

Farm Bill
TED CRUZ VOTED AGAINST THE 2013 FARM BILL
Ted Cruz Voted Against The Farm Bill. (Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013). An original bill to reauthorize
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agricultural programs through 2018. [S 954, Vote 145, 113 Congress, 6/10/13]
Ted Cruz Voted Against Cloture On The Farm Bill. (Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013). An original bill to
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reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018. [S. 954, Vote 141, 113 Congress, 6/6/13]
TED CRUZ ON THE 2013 FARM BILL: THE CURRENT FARM BILL GIVES FAR LESS ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS
OF FARMERS THAN IT DOES TO POLITICIANS AND SPECIAL INTERESTS
HEADLINE: Sen. Cruz Statement On Farm Bill Vote. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 6/10/13]
Ted Cruz: The Current Farm Bill Gives Far Less Attention To The Needs Of Farmers Than It Does To Politicians
And Special Interests. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) today expressed his disappointment with S. 954, the Farm Bill:
Agriculture forms the backbone of the Texas economy and is an integral part of our proud heritage, as it is for the rest of
the nation. Unfortunately, the current farm bill gives far less attention to the needs of farmers than it does to politicians and
special interests. For an issue as critical to our nation's safety and American livelihoods as ensuring a reliable food supply,
I am disappointed that Washington's cynical politics have again trumped any real reform. [Press Release, Office of
Ted Cruz Voted Against The Farm Bill And Said It Gives Far Less Attention To The Needs Of Farmers Than It
Does To Politicians And Special Interests. The U.S. Senate voted 66 to 27 today for the farm bill, legislation that
costs nearly $1 trillion and is composed mostly of food stamps. Heritage has highlighted the flaws of the farm bill, noting
the tangle of agriculture subsidies, welfare payments, and environmental patronage. Todays vote in the Senate divided
Republicans with 25 opposed and 18 in favor, casting doubt on its future in the House of Representatives. Conservative
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) was among the critics: Agriculture forms the backbone of the Texas economy and is an integral
part of our proud heritage, as it is for the rest of the nation. Unfortunately, the current farm bill gives far less attention to
the needs of farmers than it does to politicians and special interests. For an issue as critical to our nations safety and
American livelihoods as ensuring a reliable food supply, I am disappointed that Washingtons cynical politics have again
trumped any real reform. [Heritage Foundation Blog, 6/10/13]
TED CRUZ SAID THE 2013 FARM BILL DID MORE HARM THAN GOOD
Ted Cruz On The 2013 Farm Bill: Does Considerably More Harm Than Good. We should address the true needs
of American farmers, but the bill considered by the Senate does considerably more harm than good. I hope our House
colleagues will include needed reforms that the Senate omitted in its flawed consideration of this important issue. [Press
HEADLINE: Senator Ted Cruz Says Farm Bill Does Considerably More Harm Than Good. [Heritage Foundation
Blog, 6/10/13]
Cruz: The Farm Bill Does Much More Harm Than Good. Conservative Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) was among the
critics: Agriculture forms the backbone of the Texas economy and is an integral part of our proud heritage, as it is for the
rest of the nation. Unfortunately, the current farm bill gives far less attention to the needs of farmers than it does to
politicians and special interests. For an issue as critical to our nations safety and American livelihoods as ensuring a
reliable food supply, I am disappointed that Washingtons cynical politics have again trumped any real reform. Any
meaningful support for farmers in this trillion dollar bill is unnecessarily held hostage to the unchecked growth of food
stamp entitlements and numerous other programs unrelated to farming. This farm bill costs 60 percent more than the
2008 bill. Nearly 80 percent of it is comprised of food stamps. It fails to provide a true safety net for difficult years, fails to
fully target assistance to those most in need, and fails to prioritize farm aid over duplicative programs, subsidizing
unrelated programs from green energy to housing. We should address the true needs of American farmers, but the bill
considered by the Senate does much more harm than good. I hope our House colleagues will include needed reforms that
the Senate omitted in its flawed consideration of this important issue. [Heritage Foundation Blog, 6/10/13]
TED CRUZ SAID THAT 80% OF THE 2013 FARM BILL CONSISTED OF OF A MASSIVE EXPANSION IN FOOD
STAMPS, TRAPPING MILLIONS IN LONG-TERM DEPENDENCY
Ted Cruz Attacked The Unchecked Growth Of Food Stamp Entitlements In The 2013 Farm Bill. Any meaningful
support for farmers and ranchers in this trillion-dollar bill is unnecessarily held hostage to the unchecked growth of food
stamp entitlements and numerous other programs unrelated to farming. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 6/10/13]
Ted Cruz Criticized The Massive Expansion Of Food Stamps In The 2013 Farm Bill, Stating That It Trapped
Millions In Long-Term Dependency. This farm bill costs 60 percent more than the 2008 bill. Nearly 80 percent of it
consists of a massive expansion in food stamps, trapping millions in long-term dependency. [Press Release, Office of
Ted Cruz Said That 80% Of The Farm Bill Consists Of A Massive Expansion In Food Stamps, Trapping Millions
In Long-Term Dependency. Any meaningful support for farmers and ranchers in this trillion-dollar bill is unnecessarily
held hostage to the unchecked growth of food stamp entitlements and numerous other programs unrelated to farming.
This farm bill costs 60 percent more than the 2008 bill. Nearly 80 percent of it consists of a massive expansion in food
stamps, trapping millions in long-term dependency. It fails to provide a true safety net for farmers in difficult years, fails to
fully target assistance to those most in need, subsidizes massive agri-businesses, and fails to prioritize farm aid over
duplicative programs, promoting unrelated programs from green energy to housing. We should address the true needs of
American farmers, but the bill considered by the Senate does considerably more harm than good. I hope our House
colleagues will include needed reforms that the Senate omitted in its flawed consideration of this important issue.
[Heritage Foundation Blog, 6/10/13]
CRUZ ON THE 2013 FARM BILL: IT FAILS TO PROVIDE A TRUE SAFETY NET FOR FARMERS IN DIFFICULT
YEARS, FAILS TO FULLY TARGET ASSISTANCE TO THOSE MOST IN NEED, SUBSIDIZES MASSIVE AGRIBUSINESSES, AND FAILS TO PRIORITIZE FARM AID OVER DUPLICATIVE PROGRAMS, PROMOTING
UNRELATED PROGRAMS FROM GREEN ENERGY TO HOUSING.
Cruz On The 2013 Farm Bill: It Fails To Provide A True Safety Net For Farmers In Difficult Years, Fails To Fully
Target Assistance To Those Most In Need, Subsidizes Massive Agri-Businesses, And Fails To Prioritize Farm Aid
Over Duplicative Programs, Promoting Unrelated Programs From Green Energy To Housing. It fails to provide a
true safety net for farmers in difficult years, fails to fully target assistance to those most in need, subsidizes massive agribusinesses, and fails to prioritize farm aid over duplicative programs, promoting unrelated programs from green energy to
housing. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 6/10/13]
Cruz On The 2013 Farm Bill: Fails To Prioritize Farm Aid Over Duplicative Programs, Subsidizing Unrelated
Programs From Green Energy To Housing. Any meaningful support for farmers in this trillion dollar bill is
unnecessarily held hostage to the unchecked growth of food stamp entitlements and numerous other programs unrelated
to farming. This farm bill costs 60 percent more than the 2008 bill. Nearly 80 percent of it is comprised of food stamps. It
fails to provide a true safety net for difficult years, fails to fully target assistance to those most in need, and fails to
prioritize farm aid over duplicative programs, subsidizing unrelated programs from green energy to housing. [Ted Cruz,
Facebook, 6/10/13]
CRUZ ON THE 2013 FARM BILL: ANY MEANINGFUL SUPPORT FOR FARMERS IN THIS TRILLION DOLLAR BILL
IS UNNECESSARILY HELD HOSTAGE TO THE UNCHECKED GROWTH OF FOOD STAMP ENTITLEMENTS AND
NUMEROUS OTHER PROGRAMS
Cruz: Any Meaningful Support For Farmers In This Trillion Dollar Bill Is Unnecessarily Held Hostage To The
Unchecked Growth Of Food Stamp Entitlements And Numerous Other Programs. Any meaningful support for
farmers in this trillion dollar bill is unnecessarily held hostage to the unchecked growth of food stamp entitlements and
numerous other programs unrelated to farming. [Ted Cruz, Facebook, 6/10/13]
TED CRUZ VOTED AGAINST THE 2014 FARM BILL
Ted Cruz Voted Against The Farm Bill. (Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013). A bill to provide for the
reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and
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for other purposes. [H.R. 2642, Vote 21, 113 Congress, 2/4/14]
Ted Cruz Voted Against Cloture On The Farm Bill. (Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013). A bill to provide
for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year
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2018, and for other purposes. [H.R 2642. Vote 20. 113 Congress, 2/3/14]
Cruz: On The Farm Bill, DC Politics Won, Real Reform Lost:
http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=895. [@SenTedCruz, Twitter, 2/4/14]
.
HEADLINE: Overdue Farm Bill Passes; Cornyn And Cruz Vote No. [Dallas Morning News, 2/4/14]
Dallas Morning News: John Cornyn And Ted Cruz Both Voted Against The [Farm] Bill. A lot of people from
needy families in Dallas to small farmers in rural Texas have been holding their breath for todays passage of the fiveyear farm bill. But for Texas senators, the long wait wasnt worth it. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz both voted against
the bill, citing its huge price tag and lack of reforms to programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,
known as food stamps. Unfortunately, this bill is not really a Farm Bill, its a Food Stamps bill with some farm provisions,
Cruz said in a statement today. Instead of locking people into an endless cycle of dependence, we should be focused on
making it easier for people to stand on their own feet by getting this weak economy booming. Thats the American Dream.
Cruz has cited the farm bill as one of the areas where Republicans are in danger of caving on their demands to limit
government spending. Right now, Republican leadership in both chambers is aggressively urging members to stand
down on virtually every front: on the continuing resolution, on the budget, on the farm bill, on the debt ceiling, he told
Breitbart News. [Dallas Morning News, 2/4/14]
TED CRUZ CALLED THE 2014 FARM BILL A FOOD STAMPS BILL
Ted Cruz On The Farm Bill: Unfortunately, This Bill Is Not Really A Farm Bill, Its A Food Stamps Bill With Some
Farm Provisions. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement regarding his no vote on the Farm
Bill conference report: Agriculture is essential to the Texas economy and to our nation, and I am proud to support our
farmers and ranchers as they feed America and the world. Unfortunately, this bill is not really a Farm Bill, its a Food
Stamps bill with some farm provisions. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 2/4/14]
CRUZ ON THE 2014 FOOD STAMPS BILL: INSTEAD OF LOCKING PEOPLE INTO AN ENDLESS CYCLE OF
DEPENDENCE, WE SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON MAKING IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO STAND ON THEIR OWN
FEET
Cruz On The 2014 Farm Bill: Instead Of Locking People Into An Endless Cycle Of Dependence, We Should Be
Focused On Making It Easier For People To Stand On Their Own Feet. Instead of locking people into an endless
cycle of dependence, we should be focused on making it easier for people to stand on their own feet by getting this weak
economy booming. Thats the American Dream. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 2/4/14]
TED CRUZ SAID THE 2014 FARM BILL SPENT $352 BILLION MORE THAN THE LAST FARM BILL
Ted Cruz Said The 2014 Farm Bill Spent $352 Billion More Than The Last Farm Bill. We should address the true
needs of American farmers, but this bill doesnt do that. Instead, it discards most of the positive reforms in the House bill,
and it spends $352 billion more than the last Farm Bill. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 2/4/14]
Farm Subsidies
TED CRUZ CALLED FARM SUBSIDIES A TEMPORARY WAR TIME MEASURE
Ted Cruz Called Farm Subsidies A Temporary War Time Measure. CRUZ: If you have a set of people that are
suddenly receiving subsides, in every other context, once you have a population thats receiving subsidies, they then fight
to keep those subsidies. Look, you look at the Farm Bill. Farm subsidies, when you trace back to World War I, to a
temporary war time measure, but once a constituent group starts receiving subsidies, the natural action of them is to fight
to preserve them. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Defunding Obamacare: A Matter Of Principle, 7/30/13: VIDEO]
TED CRUZ SAID HE WOULD ELIMINATE AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES FOR CORN AND SUGAR
Ted Cruz Said He Would Eliminate Agricultural Subsidies For Corn And Sugar. Ted Cruz, the firebrand GOP
presidential candidate whos campaigning on promises to cut government spending, pitched himself as a Washington
outsider and promised to reform federal taxes during a speech at Red Rock Resort today. Cruz, 44, channeled the
conservative outrage with the federal government by telling tales of his battles against politicians while vowing to
implement a flat tax, eliminate agricultural subsidies for corn and sugar, reform health care and end a system of federally
backed business loans for purchasing overseas goods. [Las Vegas Sun, 8/14/15]
Crop Insurance
Ted Cruz Voted In Favor Of An Amendment That Would Limit Crop Insurance To Any Entity Or Individual With An
Average Adjusted Gross Income In Excess Of $750,000. To limit the amount of premium subsidy provided by the
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation on behalf of any person or legal entity with an average adjusted gross income in
excess of $750,000, with a delayed application of the limitation until completion of a study on the effects of the limitation.
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[S. Admt. To 953 to S. 954, Vote 139, 113 Congress, 5/23/13]
The Hill: The Senate, By A 59 To 33 Vote, Passed A Reduction In Crop Insurance Subsidies For Those Making
Over $750,000 Per Year. The Senate, by a 59 to 33 vote, passed a reduction in crop insurance subsidies for those
making over $750,000 per year before the Memorial Day recess. The amendment passed despite the opposition of
Stabenow and Cochran. The House draft farm bill does not have such a limitation. [The Hill, 6/1/13]
Ted Cruz Voted In Favor Of An Amendment That Would Authorize The Use Of The Insurance Fund To Reduce
Fraud And Maintain Program Integrity In The Crop Insurance Program. To authorize the use of the insurance fund
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to reduce fraud and maintain program integrity in the crop insurance program. [S. Admt 1031 to S. 954, Vote 138, 113
Congress, 5/23/13]
Ted Cruz: I Do Think There Is An Important Federal Role In Crop Insurance, And Theres Been A Historic Role In
Doing That. [RFDTV Rural Town Hall, 9/30/15]
Ted Cruz: I Think Crop Insurance Is Something Where There Is An Important Federal Role. [RFDTV Rural Town
Hall, 9/30/15]
Ted Cruz: I Think We Should Get The Federal Government Out Of The Business Of Setting The Price And Let
The Market Operate. Frank Holdmeyer (Agri Pulse Communications): Good morning, Senator. Frank Holdmeyer
representing Agri Pulse. Uh, you voted against the, uh, 2014 Farm Bill Conference Report, so Im wondering, do you
support crop insurance as a risk management tool and if so, should there be some sort of means test to limit, uh,
subsidies for large farmers? Ted Cruz: Well, thank you for that question. You know, I do think there is an important federal
role in crop insurance, and theres been a historic role in doing that. I think food security is critical to this country, the
ability to feed ourselves, to provide for ourselves. And agriculture has always had significant risk associated with it,
whether from acts of God or the potential for massive price variations. And so I think crop insurance is something where
there is an important federal role. I think we should get the federal government out of the business of setting the price and
let the market operate. That will expand competition and drive down prices. Whether its Obamacare or crop insurance,
when you have the federal government stepping in, it ends up limiting choices and driving up prices. [RFDTV Rural Town
Hall, 9/30/15]
Ted Cruz On Crop Insurance: I Think There Are Reasonable Reforms To Have Subsidies Focused On Smaller
Farmers, On Lower-Income Farmers, And I Dont Think We Necessarily Need To Be In The Business Of Providing
Major Subsidies To Large Conglomerate Agricultural Operations. Ted Cruz: And with regard to food stamps, the
central object of the food stamps program should be to get people off food stamps. Put them in a position where they can
provide for their own family. And so that was a big part of the reason I voted against it. Now I will note with the crop
insurance programs, um, there are reasonable reforms that can be made in terms of the federal subsidies; and in
particular, if you look at the top 20% of crop insurance policy holders in terms of the 20% wealthiest, they receive 73% of
the benefits. And I think there are reasonable reforms to have subsidies focused on smaller farmers, on lower-income
farmers, and I dont think we necessarily need to be in the business of providing major subsidies to large conglomerate
agricultural operations. But I think there is certainly an important role in helping ensure stability. [RFDTV Rural Town Hall,
9/30/15]
TEXAS FARMERS AND RANCHERS WERE HIT HARD BY THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
HEADLINE: Texas Farmers, Ranchers Hit Hard By Shutdown. [Texas Tribune, 10/17/13]
The Texas Agricultural Industry Felt The Effects Of 16 Days Of Nonessential Services Being Unavailable.
Despite Congress reaching an agreement Wednesday night to end the federal shutdown, the agricultural industry in
Texas is feeling the effects of 16 days of nonessential services being unavailable. [Texas Tribune, 10/17/13]
Texas Tribune: Data That The U.S. Department Of Agriculture Regularly Releases On Commodity Prices,
Supplies And Demand Was Not Available During The Shutdown Which Left Producers Flying Blind When
Trying To Come Up With Appropriate Prices. Some of the most essential services for farmers and ranchers like
crop insurance payments and federal inspections needed to get products onto the market stayed intact. But the data
that the U.S. Department of Agriculture regularly releases on commodity prices, supplies and demand was not available
during the shutdown. That has left producers flying blind when trying to come up with appropriate prices. [Texas Tribune,
10/17/13]
Texas Tribune: Payments That Some Producers Were Expecting In The Beginning Of October Were Delayed
Until The End Of The Shutdown. In addition, payments that some producers were expecting in the beginning of
October were delayed until the end of the shutdown, including direct cash payments for commodities like cotton. [Texas
Tribune, 10/17/13]
Genetically Modified Organisms

HEADLINE: Cruz Hits Liberals On Global Warming, GMO Food Labeling. [Politico, 3/7/15]
Ted Cruz Said That The Hard-Core Left Was Anti-Science When It Came To Biotech. The hard-core left loves
ridiculing Christians who believe scripture that says God created the heaven and the earth, Cruz went on. They say that
its anti-science to believe that an almighty God would do such a thing. But when it comes to biotech, suddenly these
same voices become the most anti-science zealots weve ever seen. [Politico, 3/7/15]
Ted Cruz Supported Genetically Modified Organisms, Stating We Shouldnt Let Anti-Science Zealotry Shut Down
The Ability To Produce Low-Cost, Quality Food For Billions Across The Globe. Cruz credited biologist Norman
Borlaug, an Iowa native who spent his later years in Texas, for saving over a billion lives by starting the grain revolution.
We need to stand up to the hysteria, Cruz said in discussing genetically modified foods. For families, for parents, that
dont want to feed their kids GMOs, in the private marketplace, there has grown up an abundant market. You can go and
purchase organic, if you want to pay more We shouldnt let anti-science zealotry shut down the ability to produce lowcost, quality food for billions across the globe. [Politico, 3/7/15]
Sugar Subsidies
Ted Cruz: Sugar Subsides Artificially Drive Prices Higher For The Benefit Of The Few. A third example: sugar
subsidies that artificially drive prices higher for the benefit of the few. It should come as no surprise that another poster
child for big government picking winners and losers traces its origins back to the New Deal. The Sugar Act imposed
quotas on U.S. sugar production and restrictions on imports of sugar all while subsidizing U.S. production. [Ted Cruz
Remarks, Heritage Foundation, 6/24/15; VIDEO]
Ted Cruz On Sugar Subsidies: That Sort Of Corporate Welfare Is Why Were Bankrupting Our Kids, And
Grandkids. I Would End Those Subsidies. CRUZ: Exactly right, that we have to defend this nation. You think
defending this nation is expensive, try not defending it. Thats a lot more expensive. (APPLAUSE) (CHEERING) CRUZ:
But, you can do that, and pay for it. You can do that, and also be fiscally responsible. You know, I mention that the 25
programs that I put today, that I would eliminate them. Among them are corporate welfare, like sugar subsidies. Lets take
that as an example. Sugar subsidies. Sugar farmers farm under (BELL RINGING) CRUZ: under roughly 0.2% of the
farmland in America, and yet they give 40% of the lobbying money. That sort of corporate welfare is why were
bankrupting our kids, and grandkids. I would end those subsidies to pay for defending this nation [Fox Business
Republican Presidential Primary Debate, Milwaukee, WI, 11/10/15]
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz Doesn't Like Sugar Subsidies. [Associated Press, 11/12/15]
Associated Press: Ted Cruz Says He Wants To Do Away With Government Support For The Sugar Industry.
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz says he wants to do away with government support for the sugar industry
a veiled dig at rival Marco Rubio, the Florida senator who has long supported sugar growers. Some conservatives like
Cruz want to get rid of the program, which supports prices and protects growers from foreign competition. But sugar
supports have for decades been unassailable in Congress, partly due to wide bipartisan support from lawmakers
representing states from Florida to North Dakota that grow sugar cane and sugar beets. [Associated Press, 11/12/15]
Associated Press: Cruz Listed Sugar Assistance As Among Government Programs He'd Like To Eliminate To
Allow More Spending For The Military. In Tuesday night's GOP debate, Cruz listed sugar assistance as among
government programs he'd like to eliminate to allow more spending for the military. Among them are corporate welfare,
like sugar subsidies, said the Texas senator. Let's take that as an example. Sugar subsidies. Sugar farmers farm under
roughly 0.2 percent of the farmland in America, and yet they give 40 percent of the lobbying money. On Wednesday,
Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier clarified that Cruz meant 40 percent of crop industries' total lobbying expenditures.
CRUZS ETHICAL ISSUES

Ethics Issues
JULY 2012: TED CRUZ WAS FINED $200 FOR FAILING TO FILE HIS PERSONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT ON
TIME.
HEADLINE: Cruz To Pay $200 Fine For Late Report. [Texas Tribune 7/11/12]
July 2012: Ted Cruz Was Fined $200 For Failing To File His Personal Financial Statement On Time. U.S. Senate
hopeful Ted Cruz is facing a $200 fine for failing to file his personal financial statement on time as required by law, his
campaign acknowledged Tuesday evening. Candidates for the U.S. Senate were supposed to turn in their personal
financial statements nearly two months ago, but Cruz didnt realize he was delinquent until The Texas Tribune asked him
about it late last week, said his campaign manager, John Drogin. Cruz, in a tight runoff with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, filled
out the form over the weekend and then sent it to Washington via overnight mail on Monday. We plan to send in that late
fee, absolutely. If we are required to submit any other fees or penalties, we will do so right away, absolutely, Drogin said.
Full compliance and full disclosure. [Texas Tribune 7/11/12]
TED CRUZ USED A SENATE AIDE TO BOOK SPEAKING GIGS FOR HIS FATHER
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz Used A Senate Aide To Book Speaking Gigs For His Firebrand Father. [Mother Jones,
2/28/14]
Mother Jones: Documents Obtained By Mother Jones Show That An Aide To The Senator Serves As A
Scheduler For The Elder Cruz And Books His Speaking Gigs, Including Those For Which Rafael Cruz Might Be
Paid. [Mother Jones, 2/28/14]
Mother Jones: When An Activist, Who Has Asked Not To Be Identified, Requested Rafael Cruz's Presence At An
Event, Lela Pittenger, A Ted Cruz Aide, Replied And Forwarded A Three-Page Pastor Rafael Cruz Event Request
Form." [Mother Jones, 2/28/14]
Lela Pittenger, A Ted Cruz Aide, Was A Regional Director On Ted Cruzs Senate Staff. Pittenger, according to 2013
Senate records, was a regional director on Cruz's Senate staff. She made $48,666 in salary working for Ted Cruz in the
first nine months of last year. Her Facebook page identifies her as the Central Texas regional director for the senator and
notes she lives in Austin. (In 2012, she ran against Ted Cruz in the Republican Senate primary as a Rand Paul
Republican; she received 1.28 percent of the vote.) [Mother Jones, 2/28/14]
Ted Cruzs Spokesman, Sean Rushton, Said That Lela Pittenger Is Now A Full-Time Staffer For Ted Cruzs
Campaign Operation. [Mother Jones, 2/28/14]
According To Ted Cruzs Senate Office In Austin, Texas, Lela Pittenger Was A Part Of Ted Cruzs Senate Staff
Until Last Month (January 2014). [Sean] Rushton says that Pittenger is now a full-time staffer for Ted Cruz's campaign
operation. But Pittenger, according to Cruz's Senate office in Austin, was part of his Senate staff until last month, and a
message posted on Rafael Cruz's Facebook page last November (when Pittenger was on the Senate payroll) refers to
Pittenger as the senator's aide who books Rafael Cruz's appearances. [Mother Jones, 2/28/14]
Mother Jones: Brenda Cash, President Of Republican Women Of Yoakum In Texas, Tells Mother Jones That
When She Booked Rafael Cruz For A November [2013] Speaking Gig With Her Group, She Did So Through [Lela]
Pittenger. Brenda Cash, president of Republican Women of Yoakum in Texas, tells Mother Jones that when she
booked Rafael Cruz for a November speaking gig with her group, she did so through Pittenger. I happen to know [Rafael
Cruz's] scheduler, she says. I spoke to Lela PittengerShe was working for Sen. Cruz. [Mother Jones, 2/28/14]
Mother Jones: Lela Pittenger Sent A Rafael Cruz Event Request Form That Asked A Series Of Questions. The
Pastor Rafael Cruz Event Request Form Pittenger sent to the activist asks a series of questions. Who will introduce
Pastor Cruz? Will a podium be provided? Who will be in the audience? Will VIPs or members of the media attend? Will
expenses be covered? It also asks, Does the organizing group normally provide an honorarium to speakers? If yes, what
is the expected honorarium for Pastor Cruz? [Mother Jones, 2/28/14]
Mother Jones: There Are StrictAnd Sometimes ComplicatedRules Governing How Senate And Political
Campaign Funds Can Be Spent, And [Lela] Pittenger's Role As Rafael Cruz's Scheduler Raises Obvious
Questions. There are strictand sometimes complicatedrules governing how Senate and political campaign funds
can be spent, and Pittenger's role as Rafael Cruz's scheduler raises obvious questions. Did she handle his scheduling
detailswhich might have included booking him paying gigswhile on the Senate clock? If so, would that be an improper
use of her time? A lawyer with expertise on congressional ethics, who asked not to be identified, says, If this activity used
Senate resourcesSenate phones, space, email, or timethen it's likely a problem, because this is not official Senate
activity. But this attorney notes that a Senate staffer is allowed to do work for his or her boss's political campaign (without
using Senate resources), and it is possible that scheduling Rafael Cruz's speeches could be deemed a campaign-related
duty. [Mother Jones, 2/28/14]
Ted Cruz Spokesman Sean Rushton: Lela Schedules Events For Rafael Cruz, Who Is 74 Years Old And Not
Wealthy. Asked if it was appropriate for Pittengeras either a Senate aide or a campaign stafferto be handling
Rafael Cruz's speaking engagements (paid or otherwise), Rushton issued this statement: Lela schedules events for
Rafael Cruz, who is 74 years old and not wealthy, when he is speaking on behalf of Sen. Cruz as a surrogate. Rafael
receives many speaking requests and Lela reviews them to determine which ones are surrogate appearances and which
ones are not....Lela has assisted Rafael Cruz only with non-Senate equipment on non-Senate time. [Mother Jones,
2/28/14]
Lack of Disclosure
TED CRUZ FAILED TO DISCLOSE TIES TO CARIBBEAN HOLDING COMPANY
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz Failed To Disclose Ties To Caribbean Holding Company. [TIME, 10/18/13]
Ted Cruz Failed To Publicly Disclose His Financial Relationship With A Caribbean-Based Holding Company
During The 2012 Campaign. Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz potentially violated ethics rules by failing to publicly
disclose his financial relationship with a Caribbean-based holding company during the 2012 campaign, a review of
financial disclosure and company documents by TIME shows. The relationship originated with a $6,000 investment Cruz
made more than a decade ago in a Jamaican private equity firm founded by his college roommate. [TIME, 10/18/13]
2013: TIME: Ted Cruz Remained One Of Four Preferential Shareholders In Caribbean Equity Partners, According
To A Filing With The Jamaican Office Of The Registrar Of Companies. Cruz says that he was only involved in the
management of the firm part-time at its early stages. Cruz remains one of four preferential shareholders in Caribbean
Equity Partners, according to the firms last filing with the Jamaican Office of the Registrar of Companies, which was
made on Dec. 31, 2001. Annual filings are required by Jamaican law, according to officials at the Ministry of Industry,
Investment and Commerce. Cruz says he does not know the current state of the private equity firm. Cruz says he has not
had any relationship with the private equity firm in a decade, is no longer a director or a shareholder, and never received
any remuneration other than the $25,000 and the promissory note. [TIME, 10/18/13]
In 2003, David Panton, Cruzs Former Roommate And Owner Of The Company Caribbean Equity Partners LTD,
Told A Jamaican Newspaper That The Firm Focused On Buyouts, Mergers, and Acquisitions In The Caribbean
Basin. In 2003, Panton told an established Jamaican newspaper, the Gleaner, that the firm focused on buyouts and
mergers and acquisitions in the Caribbean basin and had $100 million in investments under management. The firms
investments included a $6 million stake in the Atlantis tourist attraction in the Caribbean, and positions in a Jamaicabased coffee distributor as well as a hotel chain, according to the newspaper. [TIME, 10/18/13]
Ted Cruz Used The Tax Haven Company To Turn A $6,000 Investment Into At Least $100,000. Time (h/t TPM)
reports that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz invested $6,000 in a company with his college roommate/debate partner, David
Panton, which has turned into at least $100,000. While this is true on paper and required Cruz to make multiple
amendments to his Senate financial disclosures, the story is of more interest to me for Cruz's use of a tax haven
company. The tax haven in this case is the British Virgin Islands. Caribbean Equity Partners Limited was founded by
Panton, Cruz, and two other partners in 1998. Cruz's $6,000 plus help starting the firm gave him a 10 percent
ownership stake, according to a spokeswoman for Cruz in response to my email inquiries. The other partners owned
30 percent apiece. Caribbean Equity Partners Limited consisted of two separate units, Caribbean Equity Partners
Limited (based in Jamaica) and Caribbean Equity Partners Limited (based in the British Virgin Islands). Cruz held
stock in both of them. In the Jamaica corporation, he held 100 regular shares plus 250 Class "C" Preference Shares.
He held 5,000 shares of the British Virgin Islands-incorporated company. This information comes from a Certificate of
Divestiture dated January 6, 2003, filed when his wife, Heidi Cruz, took a job in the Department of the Treasury, one
of many documents published by Time. The Cruz spokeswoman confirmed his ownership in both companies This
divestiture, about five years after the company was founded, netted Cruz $100,000, consisting of $25,000 in cash and
a $75,000 promissory note from a different company, CEP Investments Holdings Limited. This firm is headquartered
in Jamaica but domiciled for tax purposes in the British Virgin Islands, Cruz told Time. He also told the magazine that
it is "effectively" a promissory note from Panton, as the company is owned by Panton. Based on what the Time story
describes as an "oral provision" with Panton to pay reasonable interest on the note, it has now grown to over
$100,000 in value as indicated in an October 1 amended disclosure and confirmed by the Cruz spokeswoman. As the
promissory note shows, it was originally scheduled to have been paid December 31, 2003, but according to Cruz's
spokeswoman he and Panton have an oral agreement to postpone payment indefinitely. [US News and World
Report, 10/25/13]
TED CRUZ ATTACKED HIS 2012 U.S. SENATE OPPONENT FOR HAVING HOLDINGS SHROUDED IN SECRECY
Ted Cruz Attacked His 2012 U.S. Senate Opponent For Having Holdings Shrouded In Secrecy. When Dewhurst
rehashed past criticisms of Cruz for his private, Houston-based law firm's representation of a Chinese firm in an
intellectual property dispute, Cruz demanded to know how much of Dewhurst's personal wealth he has invested in China.
Dewhurst said he was not aware of any Chinese investments, to which Cruz said his holdings were shrouded in
secrecy. [Associated Press, 7/18/12]
Ted Cruz To His 2012 U.S. Senate Opponent: Of His $200 Million In Vast Global Assets, I Would Like For Him To
Specifically Enumerate How Much He Owns In China. Cruz said if Dewhurst would show up at debates, he could ask
Cruz personally. He also sought to turn the tables, demanding that Dewhurst explain whether and how much hes
invested in Chinese companies. Of his $200 million in vast global assets, I would like for him to specifically enumerate
how much he owns in China, Cruz said. [Texas Tribune, 5/21/12]
OTHER
Ted Cruz Did Not Disclose How Much Rafael Cruz Was Paid For Speaking To Private Groups. There is no
offered an accounting. He said he often will stay in the home of one of his hosts to keep costs down and to get to know
those he is coming to address. [Washington Times, 4/27/15]
Rafael Cruz Said He Would Rather Stay At Peoples Homes Instead Of Hotels While Traveling. There is no
offered an accounting. He said he often will stay in the home of one of his hosts to keep costs down and to get to
know those he is coming to address. I love staying at peoples homes because I get to develop relationships with
those people, and it is actually life is all about relationships, Rafael Cruz told The Times. I know there are people
who would rather have the privacy of a hotel room, but I dont want to be staring at four walls at a hotel room. Id
rather be sitting around a kitchen table, having a cup of coffee and chatting with a family and getting to know them.
Ted Cruz Refused To Identify Supporters Who Agreed To Raise Up To $500,000 For His Campaign. The money
fueling Sen. Ted Cruzs campaign for president comes in both trickles and torrents. And the sources of much of it are
murky. A hedge fund billionaire is reported to have poured $30 million into the cause isnt talking. So its unclear why he
picked Cruz and how much hes willing to spend to keep the Texas Republicans hopes alive as the race plays out. Nor
will Cruz identify supporters whove agreed to raise up to $500,000 from their networks of friends and associates
bundlers wholl be rewarded with special access to the candidate in coming months. Some people love to see their
names in the papers. Others are kind of shy, said campaign spokesman Rick Tyler. [Dallas Morning News, 4/22/15]
When Ted Cruz Was The Only Senator To Miss A Vote On A Bill To Combat Human Trafficking, His Aides Would
Not Reveal What He Did That Day. The Senate unanimously passed a beleaguered human trafficking bill Wednesday
afternoon, ending a contentious showdown over federal abortion funding restrictions and opening the door to a
confirmation vote on attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch. The bill passed 99-0 with Sen. Ted Cruz the only senator to
miss the vote. Cruz wasnt in Washington, according to campaign spokeswoman Catherine Frazier. Neither she nor aides
at his Senate office would say where Cruz was or what he was doing on Wednesday. Cruz is expected in Dallas on
Thursday for a fund-raiser hosted by investor Tom Hicks. [Dallas Morning News, 4/22/15]
Ted Cruz Was The Only Senator To Miss A Vote On A Bill To Combat Human Trafficking. After a long delay, the
Senate Wednesday easily approved a bill to combat human trafficking. The vote was 99-0. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was
the only senator who did not vote. [CNN, 4/22/15]
HEADLINE: Anti-Trafficking Bill Would Give Security, Border Patrol More Training. [Las Vegas ReviewJournal, 4/22/15]
3/15/15: Ted Cruz Requested A 45 Day Extension To File His Personal Financial Disclosure With The Federal
Election Commission. Ted Cruz requests 45 day extension to file his personal financial disclosure with the FEC.
[@LevineCarrie, Twitter, 3/15/15]
7/6/15: Ted Cruz Filed A Second 45-Day Extension To File His Personal Financial Disclosure Form. .@tedcruz is
granted another 45-day extension to file his Personal Financial Disclosure, per the FEC. The new deadline is Aug. 14.
[@PatrickSvitek, Twitter, 7/6/15]
Ted Cruz Spokesman Rick Tyler Said That The Cruz Campaign Would File Their FEC Filings On Time In Order To
Participate In The Debates. The large field of Republican presidential hopefuls jockeying to make the cut for the first
2016 debate will have to file a public disclosure of their personal finances on time to participate. Sen. Ted Cruz of
Texas had requested an extension of the filing deadline through mid-August. However, his spokesman, Rick Tyler, said
Thursday that Cruz would file before then. We will file on time in order to participate, Tyler said. [Washington Post,
7/9/15]
Private Jet Use

TED CRUZ TOOK A VACATION ON A PRIVATE JET WITH A MEXICAN MEDIA MOGUL
HEADLINE: Cruz's Vacation With A Media Mogul. [The Hill, 6/24/14]
Ted Cruz Took A Flight Valued At $9,000 On The Private Jet Of A Mexican Media Mogul. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
took a flight valued at $9,000 on the private jet of a Mexican media mogul last year, according to recently filed financial
disclosure forms. [The Hill, 6/24/14]
MEXICAN MEDIA MOGUL ALEJANDRO JUNCO DE LA VEGA OWNED ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST
POWERFUL NEWSPAPER CONGLOMERATES IN LATIN AMERICA
Ted Cruz And His Family Went On Vacation With Alejandro Junco De La Vega, The Architect Of One Of The
Largest And Most Powerful Newspaper Conglomerates In Latin America, With A Total Circulation Of $1.4 Million.
The Cruz family went on vacation with Alejandro Junco de la Vega, the architect of one of the largest and most powerful
newspaper conglomerates in Latin America, with a total circulation of 1.4 million. [The Hill, 6/24/14]
CRUZ CLAIMED HE MET ALEJANDRO JUNCO DE LA VEGA THROUGH A MUTUAL FRIEND BEFORE HE BECAME
A U.S. SENATOR
Ted Cruz Knew Alejandro Junco De La Vega Before He Became A U.S Senator And Met Through A Mutual Friend.
The two men [Cruz and De Le Vega] have known each other since before Cruz became a U.S. senator in 2013, Cruzs
office said, and met through a mutual friend. [The Hill, 6/24/14]
ALEJANDRO JUNCO DE LA VEGA AND TED CRUZ TOOK THEIR FAMILIES TO IXTAPA, MEXICO FOR THREE
DAYS
The Families Of Alejandro Junco De La Vega And Ted Cruz Flew From Austin, Texas To Ixtapa, Mexico For Three
Days In February 2014. On February 15, 2014 the two mens families flew from Austin, Texas to Ixtapa, Mexico for three
days. [The Hill, 6/24/14]
TED CRUZS SPOKESWOMAN SAID CRUZS TRIP TO IXTAPA, MEXICO WITH ALEJANDRO JUNCO DE LA VEGA
WAS APPROVED BY THE SENATE ETHICS COMMITTEE
Ted Cruzs Spokeswoman Said Cruzs Trip To Ixtapa, Mexico With Alejandro Junco De La Vega Was Approved
The Ethics Committee. A spokeswoman for Cruz said the Senate Ethics Committee approved the trip. [The Hill,
6/24/14]
In May 2013, Hillsdale College Paid For Cruz To Give A Commencement Speech To Graduates. The vacation with
de la Vega wasnt the only trip that Cruz took in 2013. Last May, Hillsdale College in Michigan paid for Cruz to give a
commencement speech to graduates, according to the Senate Office of Public Records. [The Hill, 6/24/14]
When Ted Cruz Went To Hillsdale College To Give The Commencement Address, The College Paid $300 For
Ground Transportation, $97.50 For Lodging And $40.00 To Provide Meals. The financial disclosure forms indicate
that the college paid $300 for ground transportation, $97.50 for lodging and $40.00 to provide meals for the senator. [The
Hill, 6/24/14]
Ted Cruz Took Two Privately Sponsored Trips For The American Enterprise Institute And The Heritage
Foundation. So far in 2014, the Texas senator took two privately sponsored trips each conferences or speaking
engagements for American Enterprise Institute and the Heritage Foundation, the powerhouse conservative think tanks.
The travel costs for the two engagements totaled more than $2,300, including $1,380 in flights, according to Senate
records. [The Hill, 6/24/14]
TED CRUZ TOOK A SWIPE AT HIS 2012 U.S.SENATE OPPONENTS ALLEGED USE OF A PRIVATE JET
Ted Cruz: Want To See The Top Ten Excuses @DuckingDewhurst May Use To Skip Debate Tonight? Keep An
Eye On #Duckingdewtop10 Throughout The Day! #Txsen. [@TedCruz, Twitter, 1/12/12]
Ted Cruz: 4. My Private Jet Broke Down, And I Had To Fly Commercial. Did You Know What The TSA Does
To You Now? Wow! #DuckingDewTop10 #txsen. [@TedCruz, Twitter, 1/12/12]
3/23/15: CRUZS SENATE CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT SPENT $21,276.25 ON CHARTERING A PRIVATE JET THROUGH
ADVANCED AVIATION TEAM
3/23/15: Cruzs Senate Campaign Account Spent $21,276.25 On Chartering A Private Jet Through Advanced
Aviation Team. [Ted Cruz for Senate Quarterly Federal Election Commission Report, filed 4/15/15]
Dishonesty
Daily Beast: Cruzs Politifact Track Record For Publicly-Asserted Falsehoods Is The Second-Highest Among
[2016 GOP] Front-Runners. This month, Cruz released a short video thats the best evidence yet for what a Cruz
presidential campaign might be like. Its called A Time for Truth, and the title has to be intentional irony. Cruzs Politifact
track record for publicly-asserted falsehoods is the second-highest among front-runners, totaling 56 percent of all
statements theyve looked at. [Ana Marie Cox, Daily Beast, 3/22/15]
HEADLINE: 3 Times The Old Ted Cruz Contradicted The New Ted Cruz. [Mother Jones, 3/26/15]
TED CRUZ ATTACKED HIS 2012 U.S. SENATE OPPOENENT IN AN AD FOR BEING DISHONEST
Ted Cruz Attacked His 2012 U.S. Senate Oppoenent In An Ad For Being Dishonest. Former Texas Solicitor General
Ted Cruz accused Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst of "false attacks" and "dishonesty" in a new 30-second TV ad released
Monday the first day of early voting in the U.S. Senate runoff. The ad was unveiled hours before the two Republicans
were set to engage in their third televised debate. [Texas Tribune, 7/23/12]
Other
Dallas Morning News: Dallas Billionaires Charles And Sam Wyly Were Involved In A Guilty Verdict That Found
That The Brothers Reaped $550 Million In Illegal Investment Gains Hidden Through A Web Of Offshore
Companies. A verdict against the Dallas billionaire Wyly brothers in an illegal trading case could prove to be a
headache for one of Texas most powerful lawmakers. [] A federal jury in New York agreed Monday with the agencys
allegations that the brothers reaped $550 million in illegal investment gains hidden through a web of offshore companies.
Penalties have yet to be decided for Sam Wyly and the estate of brother Charles, who died in 2011. [Dallas Morning
News, 5/13/14]
Ted Cruz Received $2400 From The Wyly Family. Here are the Republican members of the Texas congressional
delegation that received donations from the immediate Wyly family: [] Sen. Ted Cruz: $2,400. [Dallas Morning
News, 5/13/14]
Cruzs Circle
David Barton
TIME Called Barton One Of Americas 25 Most Influential Evangelicals. David Barton was named to a TIME
Magazine list of the 25 most influential evangelicals. [TIME Magazine, 7/7/05]
SPLC Calls David Barton An Extremist. The Southern Poverty Law Center lists David Barton among its bios of
Extremists. [Southern Poverty Law Center, accessed 12/14/15]
SPLC: Barton Still Has Influence In The Most Extreme And Uneducated Segments Of The Christian Right.
Barton still retains some influence, but only in the most extreme and uneducated segments of the Christian Right.
Virtually all serious conservatives have repudiated him, and his chances of making a comeback seem remote, to be kind,
although he sounds just as glib and sure as himself as ever. [Southern Poverty Law Center, accessed 12/14/15]
Barton Is A Former Vice Chairman Of The Texas GOP. David Barton was the Vice Chairman of the Texas Republican
Party from 1997 through 2006. [Southern Poverty Law Center, accessed 12/14/15]
Barton Joined A 2010 Battle To Have MLK Jr. And Cesar Chavez Removed From Texas Public School History
Books. In 2010, Barton joined the battle to bowdlerize the Texas social studies curriculum for public schools, supporting
efforts to excise Martin Luther King Jr. and 1960s farm worker activist Cesar Chavez from textbooks. As reported
by Washington Monthly, Barton said King didnt deserve to be included for advancing minority rights because only
majorities can expand political rights. [Southern Poverty Law Center, accessed 12/14/15]
Bartons Book On Jefferson Was Voted The Least Credible History Book In Print By The History News Network.
After establishing a 25-year record of Big Lie propaganda, Barton finally got taken down in a decisive way in 2012 and
among the most effective at eviscerating his reputation were fellow Christian conservatives. Bartons book, The Jefferson
Lies, had actually made The New York Times best-seller list. But then Jay Richards of the Discovery Institute, a think tank
known for it advocacy of intelligent design, asked 10 conservative Christian professors to evaluate Bartons work. They
found the book riddled with errors. Professors Warren Throckmorton and Michael Coulter of Grove City College, a
conservative Christian school in Pennsylvania, even wrote another book in 2012, Getting Jefferson Right: Fact Checking
Claims about Our Third President that debunks Bartons claims. The same year, Richards said that Bartons books and
videos were full of embarrassing factual errors, suspiciously selective quotes, and highly misleading claimsThe coup
de grace also came in 2012, when readers of the History News Network voted Bartons new book the least credible
history book in print. The nonpartisan network, affiliated with George Mason University, describes its mission as putting
current events in historical perspective and features articles by prominent historians. [Southern Poverty Law Center,
accessed 12/14/15]
Barton Suggested That AIDS Was Gods Punishment For Homosexuals. Theres a passage that I love in Romans 1.
[I]t talks about homosexuality and it says that they will receive in their bodies the penalties of their behavior. The
Bible [is] right every time and thats why AIDS has been something they havent discovered a cure for or a vaccine for.
And that goes to what God says, Hey youre going to bear in your body the consequences of this homosexual
behavior. [WallBuilders Live Broadcast, 4/27/12]
Barton Has Appeared Regularly On Glenn Becks Shows. As a regular since 2010 on Glenn Becks Founders
Fridays radio broadcasts and a teacher in Becks online university, Bartons outreach has continued to grow. But along
the way, and even before the Jefferson book debacle, his nose should have been growing too, as the web of his untruths
became ever denser. Some of Bartons false claims about history and politics appear to stem from simple ignorance, but
others have been exposed as flagrant omissions and distortions that bend reality to his own fact-free vision of American
history. [Southern Poverty Law Center, accessed 12/14/15]
Barton Was Involved In Effort To Nowhere is that more visible than in the Texas textbook controversy. In 2010, the
Texas Board of Education voted to rewrite the history textbooks to make them more conservative and Christian-friendly.
One of the advisers was David Barton. Barton later said on the cable talk show Chapter and Verse that it would take
another 16 or 18 years before kids go through the entire curriculum, "then another 10 years after that before those kids
get elected to office and start doing things. So we're talking 30 years from now. But, it's in the pipe coming down."Asked
about this 30-year plan, Barton says of course he wants to shape future leaders, any educator does. But he says he
doesn't see himself as a particularly influential person. "I'm going to be an active citizen and be involved and do everything
I can to help move these principles forward," he says. Barton's next stop: the Republican National Convention, where as
a Texas representative to the GOP Platform Committee, he will lay out his vision of America. [NPR, 8/8/12]
Barton Has Spoken At Gatherings Of White Supremacist, Anti-Semitic Groups. Bartons history around race is
complicated. As Ive previously written, he got his start on the racist far right. In 1991, the Anti-Defamation League
has reported, he spoke at a summer gathering of Scriptures for America, a Christian Identity group. A fringe
creed, Christian Identity holds that Jews are the Satanic offspring of Eves liaison with the serpent in the Garden of Eden,
while Africans are a separate species of mud people. Other speakers at the meeting were Holocaust denier Malcolm
Ross and white supremacist Richard Kelly Hoskins. That fall, Barton was featured at another Christianity Identity
gathering, in Oregon. [Daily Beast, 8/11/12]
Relationship With Cruz

TED CRUZ CALLED BARTON A GOOD MAN, COURAGEOUS LEADER, AND A FRIEND
Cruz: Im Not In A Position To Opine On Academic Disputes Between Historians, But I Can Tell You That David
Barton Is A Good Man, A Courageous Leader And A Friend. Im not in a position to opine on academic disputes
between historians, but I can tell you that David Barton is a good man, a courageous leader and a friend, Cruz told
POLITICO. [Politico, 9/8/13]
Cruz On David Barton: Davids Historical Research Has Helped Millions Rediscover The Founding Principles Of
Our Nation And The Incredible Sacrifices That Men And Women Of Faith Made To Bequeath To Us The Freest
And Most Prosperous Nation In The World. [Politico, 9/8/13]
Cruz Did A Prayer Huddle With David Barton In Iowa. Just last summer, that kind of role seemed unlikely. Bartons
reputation was in tatters. It appeared doubtful that an ambitious politician would stand next to him, much less turn to him
for advice. But Barton has rebounded so completely that his appearance in the inner circle of the Cruz prayer huddle in
Des Moines was deemed a smart move for Cruz by political analysts. [Politico, 9/8/13]
Cruz Announced Endorsement From David Barton During 2012 Senate Run. Cruz has earned endorsements from
many of the top conservative leaders in Texas and nationally, including: Senators Jim DeMint, Rand Paul, Tom Coburn,
Mike Lee and Pat Toomey, as well as Tea Party Express, Mark Levin, Dr. James Dobson, Gun Owners of America,
Family Research Council Action PAC, Concerned Women PAC, Cathie Adams, Texas Home School Coalition PAC, Kelly
Shackelford, David Barton, Peggy Venable, Young Conservatives of Texas, over 200 Texas Republican women leaders,
and more. [Press Release, Ted Cruz For Senate, 8/17/12]
Ted Cruz Has Appeared On David Bartons On Monday, Cruz told David Barton and Rick Greens Wallbuilders Live
that theres been a sad trend in recent years of advocacy groups using courts to challenge traditional marriage laws.
Cruz cited the administrations decision to recognize same-sex marriages performed in Utah before a Supreme Court
order halted gay marriage in the state once more. [Politico, 2/18/14]
Heidi Cruz
Background
HEIDI CRUZ WAS BORN IN CALIFORNIA TO SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST MISSIONARIES, LIVED IN KENYA AND
NIGERIA AS A LITTLE GIRL, AND LATER RECEIVED AN MBA FROM HARVARD
Heidi Cruz Was Born In California, Her Parents Were Seventh-Day Adventist Missionaries, And She Spent Brief
Parts Of Her Childhood In Places Like Nigeria And Kenya. Mrs. Cruz was born in San Luis Obispo, Calif., to parents
who were Seventh-day Adventist missionaries. She and her brother spent brief parts of their childhood in places like
Nigeria and Kenya. But her own mission, she said, involved public service. She fell in love with politics on a family trip to
Washington during the Reagan administration. [New York Times, 10/24/13]
At Four Years Old, Heidi Cruz Started To Accompany Her Parents On Mission Trips To Africa To Provide Free
Dental Care. For Cruz, the former Heidi Nelson, the trajectory was always expected to involve big things. She grew up in
California with a religious family of Seventh-day Adventists, who stressed that personal success could be measured by
good works. At just 4 years old, she began accompanying her parents on mission trips to Africa, where they provided free
dental care to locals. When she was 12, she read a Time magazine article about the 1980 presidential election, and
started to take an interest in government as a vehicle for public service, in its most literal sense. By the time she arrived at
Claremont-McKenna College, a small liberal arts school outside of Los Angeles, she was plotting the intricacies of a
career trajectory designed to one day land her a plum appointment in the federal government working in international
affairs an area where she felt she could make a difference in the world. [Buzzfeed, 3/18/15]
Heidi Cruz Lived In Kenya And Nigeria As A Little Girl. Cruz then shifted into talking about his wife Heidi, who sat in
the front row of the auditorium at the local community college while Cruz was on stage. The second woman I want to talk
about is my wife Heidi, Cruz said. Heidi is here today. Heidi was raised, she was a child of missions. Her parents
periodically lived across the world including two different times where Heidi lived in Africa, in Kenya and Nigeria, as a little
girl. When she was four and six years old, she lived in Africa, she would describe how she would play with kids there.
They spoke Swahili and she didnt speak a word of itshe spoke Englishyet somehow Heidi and they managed to play
together and connect and have fun in the universal language of children. [Breitbart, 10/12/14]
Heidi Cruz Was A Vegetarian, Managing Director At Goldman Sachs, And Had An MBA From Harvard. At first
glance, Senator Ted Cruz's wife, Heidi Nelson Cruz, seems to be just the sort of person the Tea Party supporters who
celebrate her husband's anti-establishment positions love to hate. A vegetarian with a Harvard M.B.A., Mrs. Cruz is a
managing director at Goldman Sachs, one of the Wall Street firms that helped set off the populist rage that ushered Mr.
Cruz into the Senate in 2012. She works for Goldman in Houston, where she lives with the couple's two young children,
and as her husband's fame has increased -- depending on the audience, he is among the most pilloried or revered
members of the Senate -- she has maintained a low profile. I think it works really well for our family for us both to have
careers, and I know what my commitments are to Goldman, Mrs. Cruz, 41, said in an interview last week in her husband's
Senate office. I think it's also really good for our girls to have me at home with them. [New York Times, 10/24/13]
Relationship with Cruz

TED CRUZ MET HEIDI IN JANUARY 2000 WHILE THEY BOTH WORKED ON THE GEORGE W. BUSH
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
Ted Cruz Said He And His Wife Heidi Cruz Met When They Worked On The George W. Bush Presidential
Campaign Of 2000. Cruz noted how he and Heidi met while both working for George W. Bushs presidential campaign in
2000joking that means Bush is a uniter, not a divider. [Breitbart, 10/12/14]
Ted Cruz Said He Met His Wife On January 3, 2000. Heidi and I met on January 3, 2000, Cruz said. We were
both working on the George W. Bush presidential campaign in Austin, Texas. We were actually one of eight marriages
that came out of the Bush campaignwhich leads to a lousy joke that Ive told many, many times, which is: no matter
what else you think of George W. Bush, in our house he will always be a uniter and not a divider. [Breitbart,
10/12/14]
New York Times: Heidi And Ted Cruz First Met In Austin, TX, And In Mr. Cruz's Telling, They Met On Jan. 3 And
Began Dating On Jan. 5. I'm Embarrassed It Took Me Two Days To Ask Her Out To Dinner, He Said. They
Married The Following May. Mrs. Cruz first met her husband in Austin, Tex., in 2000. He had his own elite academic
credentials -- Princeton and Harvard Law School -- and both were young policy aides (she on the economic side, he on
the domestic side) on George W. Bush's presidential campaign. In Mr. Cruz's telling, they met on Jan. 3 and began dating
on Jan. 5. I'm embarrassed it took me two days to ask her out to dinner, he said. They married the following May. [New
Career
After 2000 Election, Heidi Cruz Became Assistant To U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick, While Ted Cruz
Was Disappointed With A Job At The Federal Trade Commission. Heidi Cruz parlayed her campaign experience into
a prestigious job as an assistant to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick, right-hand man to Bush family consigliere
James Baker. But Ted Cruz, by his own account, made few friends on the campaign. When the spoils were divided, he
found himself disappointed to be given a job in the relative backwater of the Federal Trade Commission. [Houston
Chronicle, 12/6/15]
Heidi Cruz Tells Young People To Do What-Ever It Takes To Get The Job Done, Describing Getting Robert
Zoellick Grapefruit Juice During The 2000 Florida Recount To Gain His Trust. Heidi Nelson Cruz, the wife of
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and a managing director at Goldman Sachs, has one piece of advice she often gives to the
young graduates she mentors: Be the person willing to do what-ever it takes to get the job done, no matter how small the
task may seem. Or, in shorthand, she tells them the Bob Zoellick story. In 2000, fresh from working on George W. Bush's
first presidential campaign, Mrs. Cruz arrived in Florida to help out with the recount. A newly minted Harvard M.B.A. and
eager to make herself useful, she approached Robert B. Zoellick, whom she knew slightly from the campaign, and asked
what she could do to help. And he very seriously looked up from his desk and said that he wanted some grapefruit grapefruit juice, Mrs. Cruz recounted in an interview last week in her husband's Senate office. A bit miffed but undaunted,
she grabbed the keys to the rental car from Mr. Cruz, then her boyfriend, and headed to the grocery store. And I'll admit,
she was ticked, Mr. Cruz said. Mrs. Cruz bought the grapefruit juice, arranged it in an ice chest and it was beautiful,
she said - and left it on Mr. Zoellick's desk with a Post-It note that read: Per your request. [New York Times, The Caucus
blog, 10/24/13]
The Day After Getting Zoellick Grapefruit Juice, Heidi Cruz Got Him Raisin Bread. So the next day, I thought,
O.K., you've got to prove yourself, he needed grapefruit juice, fine, she remembered. So I said, Mr. Zoellick, if
there's anything that you need today, I'm here and I'd love to help, there's a lot going on. Mr. Zoellick's next request
was equally simple: Raisin bread. And I was not deterred, Mrs. Cruz said. I was like, Got it! Ran and got the key,
do-do-do-do-do. Got it, put it on his desk. The next thing he asked her for was help with some talking points. [New
York Times, The Caucus blog, 10/24/13]
Heidi Cruz Was The First Person Zoellick Called For A Position With The Trade Representatives Office After
He Was Appointed, And Zoellick Cited The Grapefruit Juice As A Reason. And later, when he was appointed as
the United States Trade Representative in Mr. Bush's new administration, Mrs. Cruz received a late-night phone call:
He said, You're the first person I'm calling and I want you on my team, she said. Indeed, Mrs. Cruz's first job in the
Bush White House was as a special assistant to Mr. Zoellick, who recently joined Goldman as the chairman of its
international advisory board. So why, exactly, was Mrs. Cruz considered for the job? The reason he said why is, he
said, Do you know for a week, I had been asking people for grapefruit juice and no one would get it for me?, Mr.
[sic] Cruz recalled. [New York Times, The Caucus blog, 10/24/13]
TED WORKED FOR THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, WHICH WAS CONSIDERED A LESSER JOB
BuzzFeed: Things Did Not Go As Well For Ted Cruz As Heidi In The Bush Administration, And Ted Landed With
A Thud At The Federal Trade Commission A Low-Profile Post Far Away From The Action. Things hadnt been
going as well for the other Cruz in the Bush administration. After the campaign, Ted had landed with a thud at the Federal
Trade Commission a low-profile post far away from the action that offered little excitement for someone with his
ambition. When he was offered the position of Texas solicitor general a gig that would place him center stage in federal
courtrooms, delivering forceful conservative arguments on behalf of the Lone Star State it was a no-brainer. Ted
moved back to Austin to begin making his name as a litigator, while Heidi stayed in Washington for her dream job at the
White House. For more than a year, they maintained a long-distance marriage, flying back and forth on weekends and
holidays. [Buzzfeed, 3/18/15]
Heidi Cruz On Being A Senior Official In The U.S. Trade Representatives Office While Ted Was Director Of
Federal Trade Commission Office Of Planning: It's A Little Bit Like Having Adjoining Booths At The County
Fair. In the Bush administration, governing is a family matter. Two weeks ago, the State Department announced that
Elizabeth Cheney, the vice president's daughter, would become a deputy assistant secretary of state. Her husband, Philip
Perry, last week left the Justice Department to become chief counsel for the Office of Management and Budget. There,
Cheney's son-in-law will join OMB Director Mitchell E. Daniels Jr., whose sister, Deborah Daniels, is an assistant attorney
general. The Bush administration bloodlines begin at the top and flow through the rank and file. Secretary of State
Colin L. Powell is the father of Michael Powell, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The director of the
Federal Trade Commission's office of policy planning, Ted Cruz, is married to a senior official in the U.S. Trade
Representative's office, Heidi Cruz. It's a little bit like having adjoining booths at the county fair, she says. [Dana
Milbank, Washington Post, 3/12/02]
Heidi Cruz Graduated From Claremont McKenna College And Harvard Business School, And Her Political Future
Was Brighter Than Teds During The George W. Bush Administration. Cruz's hard-charging career is an anomaly
among the spouses of Republican presidential candidates; her analog is more Hillary Rodham Clinton than Ann Romney.
She is on leave from her job as a managing director of Goldman Sachs in Houston. A graduate of Claremont McKenna
College and Harvard Business School, she was once the one with a more promising political career, working in the
George W. Bush White House on economic policy and serving as a director for the Western Hemisphere on the National
Security Council. [Washington Post, 9/14/15]
AFTER WORKING IN THE TRADE REPRESENTATIVES OFFICE, HEIDI CRUZ WAS AN ADVISOR TO THE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT AND A PART OF CONDOLEEZA RICES NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM IN THE GEORGE
W. BUSH WHITE HOUSE
At The Department Of Treasury, Heidi Cruz Shaped Policy In Response To The Emerging Market Crises In Latin
America With Economic Brock Blomberg. When Cruz moved to a job at the Department of the Treasury in 2002, she
worked with the economist Brock Blomberg on the Latin America desk, shaping policy in response to the emerging market
crises of the time. I never thought of her as a true believer in the sense that she was very ideological, Blomberg recalled.
Instead, she distinguished herself with a tenacious drive and a tireless work ethic. The one thing I can say is shes a very
earnest person. Whenever she had an opportunity, she gave it 100%. [Buzzfeed, 3/18/15]
2003: Heidi Cruz Was Quoted As A Treasury Department Advisor Discussing Bank Restructuring In Argentina
By The Kirchner Administration. Among the issues that bankers and U.S. officials said Argentina urgently must
address are bank restructuring, systematic tax and utility sector reform, restoration of creditor rights and creation of a
workable bankruptcy regime, and trade liberalization to ensure that exports will drive sustained growth. We anticipate
that the international community will be patient in giving the Kirchner administration time to take on these new
challenges, said Heidi Cruz, a Treasury Department advisor. But if Kirchner puts off reforms and spends freely to
retain popularity, that will only lead to a downward spiral for a country with high debt levels, Cruz said. [Miami
Herald, 5/30/03]
New York Times: Heidi Cruz Was Known More Of An Analytical Thinker Than A Partisan Zealot While Working
In The Bush Administrations Trade Representatives Office, Treasury Department, And National Security
Council. Those who know Mrs. Cruz say that she is less ideological than her husband. During the Bush administration,
where she worked first in the United States trade representative's office and later in the Treasury Department and on the
National Security Council, she was known as more of an analytical thinker than a partisan zealot. Nothing in her
background remotely approached Ted's Scalia-like conservatism, said P. Edward Haley, a professor of international
strategic studies at Claremont McKenna College and one of Mrs. Cruz's mentors, referring to Justice Antonin Scalia.
They're alike in intensity -- and they're both extremely bright -- and in conservative principles and ambition, but absent
Ted, I don't think Heidi would be moving in that particular branch of the Republican Party. [New York Times, 10/24/13]
Heidi Cruz Worked For Then-National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rices Team. Investment banking wasn't her
first career choice: She earlier worked for George W. Bush's 2000 presidential campaign, helping craft his economic
policy and meeting her future husband - who was also on the campaign staff. In the Bush administration she worked for
the office of the United State Trade Representative, and later transitioned to then-National Security Adviser Condoleezza
Rice's team. [Daily Mail, 3/23/15]
HEIDI CRUZ WAS KNOWN TO BE LESS PARTISAN AND ANALYTICAL THAN TED CRUZ, BUT SHE STOOD
BEHIND HIS POLITICAL IDEALS 100%
New York Times: Heidi Cruz Was Known More Of An Analytical Thinker Than A Partisan Zealot While Working
In The Bush Administrations Trade Representatives Office, Treasury Department, And National Security
Council. Those who know Mrs. Cruz say that she is less ideological than her husband. During the Bush administration,
where she worked first in the United States trade representative's office and later in the Treasury Department and on the
National Security Council, she was known as more of an analytical thinker than a partisan zealot. Nothing in her
background remotely approached Ted's Scalia-like conservatism, said P. Edward Haley, a professor of international
strategic studies at Claremont McKenna College and one of Mrs. Cruz's mentors, referring to Justice Antonin Scalia.
They're alike in intensity -- and they're both extremely bright -- and in conservative principles and ambition, but absent
Ted, I don't think Heidi would be moving in that particular branch of the Republican Party. [New York Times, 10/24/13]
Though Heidi Cruz Is Less Issue Driven Than Ted Cruz, She Was Committed To His Ideals. Although Mrs. Cruz
said that she was less issue driven than her husband, she added that she was committed to him and his ideals. It's
allowed me to really support what he does, even politically, she said, because I know he's doing it because he truly
believes in it. [New York Times, 10/24/13]
THE CRUZS HAD A LIVE-IN NANNY AND HEIDI CRUZ SAID SHE DID NOT UNDERSTAND FRIENDS WHO WOULD
NOT WANT LIVE-IN HELP
The Cruzs Had A Live-In Nanny. On the night of her husbands 21-hour speech on the presidents health care plan,
she was out of town for work. (Though Mrs. Cruz says she is home most nights, the couple have a live-in nanny). [New
2011: Heidi Cruz On Having Live-In Help To Raise Children: I Still Dont Understand My Friends Who Say Its Not
Worth It To Them To Have Someone Living With Them It Is Worth It To Me On Every Level. I Dont Mind
Sharing A Bedroom Down The Hall If Someone Is Willing To Do All That. When she sat on a 2011 panel at
Claremont titled Women in Finance: Can You Achieve Work/Life Satisfaction? she urged the women in attendance
to pursue careers in finance, preaching that they often make better investment bankers than men. She advised, too, that
live-in help can be critical for working couples. The Cruzes have two daughters, the elder born in 2008, and live in a
downtown Houston high-rise. I still dont understand my friends who say its not worth it to them to have someone living
with them, she said. It is worth it to me on every level. I dont mind sharing a bedroom down the hall if someone is willing
to do all that. But Im very comfortable with that and it allows me to work 80 hours a week and be part of my husbands
career, as well. [Buzzfeed, 3/18/15]
HEIDI CRUZ SUFFERED FROM DEPRESSION UPON MOVING BACK TO TEXAS FROM WASHINGTON DC
September 2005: Heidi Cruz Suffered A Brief Bout With Depression After Moving From DC To Texas, And At One
Point A Police Officer Wrote That He Believed Heidi Was A Danger To Herself In An Official Incident Report. At
first Ted moved south to Houston and Heidi stayed behind in her White House job. Leaving the position and moving away
from Washington, D.C. reportedly sent her into a deep depression. 'About a decade ago, when Mrs. Cruz returned from
D.C. to Texas and faced a significant professional transition, she experienced a brief bout of depression,' Cruz campaign
adviser Jason Miller later told Buzzfeed. 'Like millions of Americans, she came through that struggle with prayer, Christian
counseling, and the love and support of her husband and family.' On one occasion in September 2005 she had apparently
wandered away from an Austin, Texas location and ended up sitting on a patch of grass a few yards away from a freeway
onramp with her head in her hands but no sign of a vehicle. A police officer wrote on a report that he believed she was 'a
danger to herself,' but found no sign that she was intoxicated and gave her a ride to a location that was redacted from the
official incident report. [Daily Mail, 3/23/15]
8/22/05: Austin Police Officer Was Dispatched To Check On Heidi Cruz Sitting In Grass Along A Roadway
With Her Head In Her Hands. WHILE ON PATROL, MARKED UNIT/FULL UNIFORM, ON 8/22/05 AT
APPROXIMATELY 2200 HOURS I, OFFICER J.DAVIDSON 4978, WAS DISPATCHED TO N.MOPAC AT
ENFIELD, IN REFERENCE TO A SUSPICIOUS PERSON CALL AT SAID LOCATION. THE CALL TEXT
STATED THAT A WHITE FEMALE WEARING A PINK SHIRT WAS SITTING IN THE GRASS NEXT TO MOPAC
PROPER AT THE ABOVE LOCATION. THE TEXT WAS CALLED IN BY A PASSERBY, WHO ALSO RELAYED
THAT THE FEMALE WAS JUST SITTING IN THE AREA WITH HER HEAD IN HER HANDS, AND THAT NO
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE AREA. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE ABOVE SUBJECT AT ENFIELD AND
N.MOPAC. THE SUBJECT WAS SEATED IN THE GRASS, APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET AWAY FROM
N.MOPAC PROPER AT THE ENFIELD ON-RAMP. SAID SUBJECT WAS IDENTIFIED VIA TXDL AS BEING
CRUZ, HEIDI W/F 8/7/72. [Event CP 2005-2341885, Incident Report, Austin Police Department, 8/22/05]
When Officer Approached Heidi Cruz, She Said She Had Walked Away From Her Home And Was Walking
In The Area, And The Officer Did Not Detect Any Signs That Cruz Was Intoxicated. WHEN ASKED WHY
SHE WAS SITTING NEXT TO MOPAC, CRUZ STATED THAT SHE HAD WALKED AWAY FROM HER HOME
ON NEARBY HARTFORD, AND THAT SHE HAD BEEN WALKING AROUND THE AREA. CRUZ ALSO ADDED
THAT SHE [redacted]. I THEN ASKED CRUZ IF SHE WAS AT THE PRESENT LOCATION SO [redacted], TO
WHICH CRUZ REPLIED THAT SHE HAD BEEN [redacted]. CRUZ ALSO RELAYED TO ME THAT SHE HAD
BEEN PARTICULARLY [redacted] FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS, AND THAT SHE WAS CURRENTLY
[redacted]. CRUZ STATED THAT SHE WAS NOT ON ANY TYPE OF MEDICATION, AND THAT SHE HAD HAD
TWO SIPS OF A MARGARITA APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR EARLIER WITH DINNER. I DID NOT DETECT
ANY SIGNS OF INTOXICATION ON CRUZ. [Event CP 2005-2341885, Incident Report, Austin Police
Department, 8/22/05]
Officer Said He Believed That She [Heidi Cruz] Was A Danger To Herself And Gave Her A Ride From The
Scene. AFTER CONVERSING WITH CRUZ, I BELIEVED THAT SHE [redacted]. IN ADDITION, I BELIEVED
THAT SHE WAS A DANGER TO HERSELF [redacted] DUE TO HER SITTING TEN FEET AWAY FROM BUSY
N.MOPAC TRAFFIC [redacted]. I THEN ASKED CRUZ IF I COULD TRANSPORT HER TO [redacted]. CRUZ
WAS RELUCTANT, STATING THAT MAYBE SHE SHOULD CALL HER [redacted] OR GET A RIDE HOME
FROM POLICE. I THEN RELAYED TO CRUZ THAT, BASED UPON WHAT I HAD SEEN AND HEARD,
[redacted]. I THEN TRANSPORTED CRUZ FROM THE SCENE TO [redacted]. [Event CP 2005-2341885,
Incident Report, Austin Police Department, 8/22/05]
Ted Cruz Senate Office Statement On Incident: About A Decade Ago, When Mrs. Cruz Returned From D.C. To
Texas And Faced A Significant Professional Transition, She Experienced A Brief Bout Of Depression In
response to questions about the incident, an adviser to Heidi Cruzs husband, Sen. Ted Cruz, sent a statement to
BuzzFeed News shedding light on a period of their lives that the couple has not previously discussed in public. About a
decade ago, when Mrs. Cruz returned from D.C. to Texas and faced a significant professional transition, she experienced
a brief bout of depression, said Jason Miller, an adviser to the senator. Like millions of Americans, she came through that
struggle with prayer, Christian counseling, and the love and support of her husband and family. [Buzzfeed, 3/18/15]
According To Someone Familiar With The Situation, The Cruzes Expected The Police Incident Report To
Come Out In The Media, And Heidi Cruz Was Not Ashamed To Talk About The Experience. According to
someone familiar with the situation, the Cruzes were aware of the police report which was obtained by BuzzFeed
News in response to a wide-ranging series of public-records requests and they were resigned to the fact that it
would eventually be made public, particularly as Ted Cruz moves toward a likely 2016 presidential bid. But while Heidi
Cruz was not ashamed to talk about her experience, the person said, she ultimately decided against it because she
didnt want to minimize the struggle of those who suffer from depression their entire lives by trumpeting her own
happy ending. [Buzzfeed, 3/18/15]
2013: As Ted Cruz Pushed To Shut Down The Federal Government Over The Affordable Care Act, The Goldman
Sachs CEO Urged Politicians To Keep It Open
The CEO Of Goldman Sachs Has Gone To The White House To Urge Against A Federal Default, An Issue That Ted
Cruz Was Closely Associated With, And Heidi Cruz Said She Was Not Involved In Those Sort Of Issues At
Goldman. As her husband helped force a government shutdown over his opposition to President Obama's health care
law and argued that members of Congress and their staffs should be forced to buy insurance without any government
contribution, the Democrats sensed an opening. Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the Senate's No. 2 Democrat, tried
to push Mr. Cruz into admitting that he was on his wife's blue-chip Goldman health plan -- a sign of hypocrisy, he implied.
And then Mrs. Cruz's boss, Goldman's chief executive, Lloyd C. Blankfein, turned up at the White House to urge against a
devastating debt default, one of the issues with which Mr. Cruz had become closely associated. I have to say, honestly,
I'm not involved with any of those issues at our firm, Mrs. Cruz said. And if her husband was evasive about where he got
his health coverage, Mrs. Cruz was blunt. Ted is on my health care plan, said Mrs. Cruz, who has worked in Goldman's
investment management di-vision for eight years. [New York Times, 10/24/13]
Heidi Cruz Suggested Ted Read Green Eggs And Ham During His 2013 21-Hour Affordable Care Act Speech,
Because She Knew It Was His Favorite Bedtime Story To Read Their Girls. On the night of her husband's 21-hour
speech on the president's health care plan, she was out of town for work. (Though Mrs. Cruz says she is home most
nights, the couple have a live-in nanny). But when Mr. Cruz's chief of staff called and asked if she had any suggestions for
a bedtime story he could read to their girls -- Caroline, 5, and Catherine, 2 -- from the Senate floor, she suggested Green
Eggs and Ham, knowing it was her husband's favorite. [New York Times, 10/24/13]
GOLDMAN SACHS CEO ATTACKED REPUBLICANS FOR USING OBAMACARE AS A WEAPON LEADING TO THE
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND THREATS OF DEFAULT
Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein Implicitly Criticized Republicans For Using Their Opposition To
The Health-Care Law As A Weapon. Goldman Sachs chief executive Lloyd Blankfein, while stressing that the business
leaders who met with Obama represented diverse political views, implicitly criticized Republicans for using their opposition
to the health-care law as a weapon that could lead to a U.S. default. You can litigate these policy issues. You can relitigate these policy issues in a political forum, but they shouldn't use the threat of causing the U.S. to fail on its ...
obligations to repay on its debt as a cudgel, Blankfein said. [Reuters, 10/2/13]
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein Attacked The Republicans Over The Government Shutdown Saying The
Idea Of Engaging Away From The Substantive Argument After It's Already Been Decided, And Saying, You Know,
Something -- We'll Blow Up The Credit Rating Of The United States Unless You Accede To Us Is Poor Policy
And A Poor Example Of The American Political Process. MAGGIE LAKE: Goldman Sachs CEO, Lloyd Blankfein,
says the effects of the impending government shutdown are already being felt in markets across the world. He was
speaking to CNN's Fareed Zakaria at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) LLOYD
BLANKFEIN, GOLDMAN SACHS: The confrontation and the way that confrontation is being -- being carried out has, I
think, a very -- a very bad impact on the markets. And it's totally foreseeable. What ever -- wherever you stand on the -on the -- on the content, on the specific issues of what's trying to be accomplished, the idea of engaging away from the
substantive argument after it's already been decided, and saying, you know, something -- we'll blow up the credit rating of
the United States unless you accede to us is just a -- is just a poor policy and, I think, a poor demonstration, and, I think, a
poor example of the American political process. [Quest Means Business, CNN, 9/30/13]
Heidi Cruz Worked At Goldman Sachs In Houston, Becoming A Managing Director In Goldmans Wealth
Management Division, Which Was Exclusively For Ultra-High-Net-Worth Clients
November 2012: Goldman Sachs Announced Heidi Cruz Would Be Promoted To Managing Director. November
2012 was a big month for the Cruzes: Nine days after Ted won his insurgent Senate race, Goldman Sachs announced
that Heidi would be promoted to managing director. And though she continued to miss the public sector, her success at
Goldman enabled to get the firm involved in various philanthropic projects, temporarily satisfying her appetite for service,
she has said. [Buzzfeed, 3/18/15]
Heidi Cruz Was A Managing Director At Goldman Sachs, The Firms Second-Highest Rank. Heidi Cruz, a Harvard
Business School graduate who worked in President George W Bush's administration, joined New York-based Goldman
Sachs in 2005 and was promoted to managing director, the firm's second-highest rank, in 2012. She serves as regional
head of the Houston office in the private wealth management unit, which serves individuals and families who have on
average more than $US40 million with the firm. [Australian Financial Review, 3/25/15]
New York Times: The Position Of Managing Director Is Highly Coveted At Goldman, Just One Rung Below
The Hallowed Rank Of Partner. The position of managing director is highly coveted at Goldman, just one rung
below the hallowed rank of partner. Goldman names a new class every other November and inducts them the
following January, commemorating the occasion with a class photo. [New York Times, Dealbook, 11/12/15]
2013: Bloomberg: Goldman Sachs Managing Directors Typically Receive A Base Salary Of $500,000, Lower Than
The $900,000 Granted To Partners. Both Also Get Bonuses That Can Boost Their Total Compensation Into The
Millions Of Dollars. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the fifth-largest U.S. bank by assets, will name new managing
directors every two years instead of annually as it overhauls a process adopted 17 years ago. Managing directors
typically receive a base salary of $500,000, lower than the $900,000 granted to partners. Both also get bonuses that can
boost their total compensation into the millions of dollars. [Bloomberg, 3/7/13]
GOLDMAN SACHS RANK OF MANAGING DIRECTOR WAS DOMINATED BY MEN AND HEIDI CRUZ FOUND THE
VERY TRADITIONAL CULTURE TO BE LESS ACCOMMODATING TO WOMEN
2015: A Quarter Of Goldman Sachs New Class Of Managing Directors Were Women, The Most Ever. Nearly a third
of the Goldman Sachs Groups 425 newly minted managing directors are millennials, or people born after 1980. Among
the promoted are 106 women, a quarter of the total and the biggest percentage in a single year. The numbers jumped the
most in the investment banking division. In the securities division, including trading, 103 new managing directors were
named, compared with 91 two years ago. For investment banking, there were 96 compared with 51 in 2013, and for
investment management, 56 compared with 39. Fifty-four percent work in the Americas, 16 percent in Asia, 4 percent in
India and 26 percent in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. [New York Times, Dealbook, 11/12/15]
In Houston, Heidi Cruz Found That The Finance Scene Was Less Accommodating To Women Than In
Northeastern Cities Due To What She Called A Very Traditional Culture. Upon returning to Texas, Cruz took a job
as a vice president at Goldman Sachs in Houston. But after several years away from Wall Street, she felt out of practice
and anxious about proving herself to her colleagues and subordinates some of whom, she suspected, questioned her
abilities, as she described at length in a panel discussion years later. She also quickly found that Houstons finance scene
was considerably less accommodating to high-powered women than those of Washington or Manhattan. When I came
out of Washington and the White House, I didnt feel that there was really a glass ceiling in the administration and
Texas was very different, she would later say in a 2011 panel discussion. She was the only woman in Goldmans
Houston office, and described fumbling with hunting lingo during conversations with male clients. In the very traditional
culture where she lived, few of the women in their social circles had careers. [Buzzfeed, 3/18/15]
Heidi Cruz Said That Ted Was Helpful To Her In Building Relationships In Houstons World Of Finance: Hes
Very Useful To Me And Interesting To Clients, So It Always Helps Me To Bring In More Business When I Bring
Him Along. Since 2005, however, the Cruzes lives have been marked by significant successes. Ted ended up
taking longer to run for statewide office than planned he formed and then abandoned a 2010 bid for attorney
general but in the meantime he was freed up to help his wife puncture Houstons finance boys clubs. She began
taking her husband the accomplished attorney with Supreme Court war stories to spare to dinners with male
clients and colleagues. Hes very useful to me and interesting to clients, so it always helps me to bring in more
business when I bring him along, she would tell an audience of Claremonts aspiring female financiers in 2011. She
added, with a laugh, I always kind of get him to help make the ask, and I always kind of go follow up. So, if you can
marry somebody that is complementary to your business, its great networking. [Buzzfeed, 3/18/15]
HEIDI CRUZ SAID SHE MISSED THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND IMPACTING COUNTRIES INSTEAD OF COMPANIES
WHEN SHE JOINED GOLDMAN
After Joining Goldman, Heidi Cruz Said She Missed The Public Sector, Adding I Think There Is An Important
Role To Making A Profit But To Impact Countries Rather Than Companies, Individually, Is Exciting And So I
Miss That Component To It. Asked years later whether she missed the public sector after leaving it in 2004, she
responded, Im always quite honest in my answer so I have to say that I really do I think there is an important role to
making a profit and doing so through a pretty definable skill set, and you can certainly impact industry. But to impact
countries rather than companies, individually, is exciting and so I miss that component to it. [Buzzfeed, 3/18/15]
GOLDMAN SACHS WEALTH MANAGEMENT UNIT HANDLED PORTFOLIOS OF CLIENTS THAT HAD AT LEAST
$10 MILLION IN INVESTIBLE ASSETS AN AVERAGE OF $40 MILLION PER CLIENT
Heidi Cruz Ran The Houston Wealth Management Unit Of Goldman Sachs Until Taking A Leave Of Absence For
Teds Presidential Campaign, And She Handled Portfolios Of Clients With An Average Net Worth Of $40 Million.
Heidi Cruz is a managing director at Goldman Sachs, the investment firm she joined in 2005. She runs the Houston
wealth management unit, which handles portfolios for clients with an average net worth of $40 million. Cruz, 42, will take
an unpaid leave of absence from the firm during her husband's campaign, Goldman spokeswoman Andrea Raphael said
Monday. [USA Today, 3/24/15]
As Of 2013, Goldman Sachs Wealth Management Unit Included A Private Bank With $46 Billion In Assets,
Employed 600 Wealth Advisors, And Focused On The Extremely Wealthy With A Minimum Of $10 Million In
Investible Assets. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are unsurprisingly expanding their wealth management and
private banking businesses, notes the Financial Times. Goldman Sachs' private bank maintains $46 billion in assets, while
Morgan Stanley maintains $131 billion. Both would like to grow. The two banks for now are targeting different markets.
Goldman focuses on the extremely wealthy, unofficially those with a minimum of $10m in investible assets, while Morgan
Stanley targets the merely very rich. Goldman Sachs employs 600 wealth advisors, while Morgan Stanley employs
16,000. The need for a bank as well as a wealth management unit has become increasingly clear to both. Wealth
management units owned by commercial banks have tried to use their ability to offer credit as a strategic differentiator. It's
unclear how decisive that is in the minds of would-be clients, but if you can't offer loans, it's hard to call yourself a fullservice wealth management operation. [FierceFinanceIT, 7/11/13]
Tucker York, U.S. Head Of Goldmans Wealth Management, Told Barrons The Goal Of The Division Was To
Provide Clients The Intimacy Of A Boutique Outfit With Custom-Tailored Solutions For A Range Of Needs,
Including Not Only Investment Strategies, But Also Tax-Planning, Philanthropy, And Estate-Transfer Guidance.
Now, Goldman is aspiring to be a bigger presence, and it recently offered Penta a peek inside its operations. We
definitely have ambitions of being the best-in-breed, highest-quality advisors to our clients, says Tucker York, head of
private wealth management in the U.S., ensconced in an office filled with New York Yankees baseball memorabilia.
Former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was a client, and the firm remains closely connected to the Yankees.
Best in breed doesn't necessarily mean biggest. York, a lanky and high energy 52-year-old, says that Goldman's goal is to
provide clients the intimacy of a boutique outfit with custom-tailored solutions for a range of needs, including not only
investment strategies, but also tax-planning, philanthropy, and estate-transfer guidance. In carrying out all this, Goldman
clearly benefits from the breadth and scale of its global resources, such as access to hot initial public offerings and
private-equity investments. The firm also can help clients get into hedge funds, real estate, structured fixed-income
products, and master limited partnerships. [Barrons, 12/1/12]
2012: Goldman Had 400 U.S. Based Financial Advisors Who Each Catered To 20 To 30 Clients. Private banking
isn't a part of Goldman Sachs that gets a lot of attention, and that is largely by design. Most clients are in the U.S., and
so that's where the bulk of Goldman's financial advisors are based: 400 in 13 locations around the country, each catering
to the needs of 20 to 30 clients. An additional 150 to 200 advisors work abroad. Compared with some rivals, Goldman
almost looks small. Bank of America, which includes Merrill Lynch and U.S. Trust, has nearly 22,000 advisors working out
of 850 offices around the U.S. [Barrons, 12/1/12]
GOLDMAN SACHS WEALTH MANAGEMENT FIRM WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST CLIENT
BASES IN THE BUSINESS
2012: Goldman Sachs Was The Seventh Largest Wealth-Management Firms In The U.S. And Was Believed To
Have One Of The Wealthiest Client Bases In The Business. Private banking isn't a part of Goldman Sachs that gets a
lot of attention, and that is largely by design. For decades, the private bank has kept its doors tightly closed to the press.
Nor is Goldman (ticker: GS) a titan in the field -- it ranks No. 7 among all wealth-management firms in the U.S., based on
its $188 billion in accounts for the rich. That's far behind consumer giants like Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and
even Fidelity. Still, Goldman Sachs is believed to have one of the wealthiest client bases in the business, long culled from
the ranks of newly rich entrepreneurs who have relied on Goldman's advice on bringing their companies public or selling
to other firms. [Barrons, 12/1/12]
ACCOUNT HOLDERS WITH GOLDMAN SACHS WEALTH MANAGEMENT UNIT INCLUDED MITT ROMNEY AND
GEORGE STEINBRENNER
Mitt Romney Used Goldman Sachs Wealth Management Unit To Access Goldman Sachs Exclusive Investment
Capital Partners Fund. As Mr. Romney amassed his fortune, Goldman also offered up the services of an elite Bostonbased team in the bank's private wealth management unit. The relationship gave him access to Goldman's exclusive
investment funds, including private equity vehicles known as Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. Mr. Romney is far from
Goldman's largest client -- some investors have billions of dollars at the firm -- but his political connections and founding
role at Bain have elevated his importance there. His Goldman investments are handled by Jim Donovan, who has built
one of the largest-producing businesses in Goldman's private wealth management unit, managing several billion dollars
for the firm's individual clients. [New York Times, 1/28/12]
George Steinbrenner Was A Client Of Goldmans Wealth Management Division. Now, Goldman is aspiring to be a
bigger presence, and it recently offered Penta a peek inside its operations. We definitely have ambitions of being the
best-in-breed, highest-quality advisors to our clients, says Tucker York, head of private wealth management in the U.S.,
ensconced in an office filled with New York Yankees baseball memorabilia. Former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner
was a client, and the firm remains closely connected to the Yankees. Best in breed doesn't necessarily mean biggest.
York, a lanky and high energy 52-year-old, says that Goldman's goal is to provide clients the intimacy of a boutique outfit
with custom-tailored solutions for a range of needs, including not only investment strategies, but also tax-planning,
philanthropy, and estate-transfer guidance. In carrying out all this, Goldman clearly benefits from the breadth and scale of
its global resources, such as access to hot initial public offerings and private-equity investments. The firm also can help
clients get into hedge funds, real estate, structured fixed-income products, and master limited partnerships. [Barrons,
12/1/12]
2014: GOLDMAN SOUGH TO EXPAND THEIR PRIVATE WEALTH DIVISION, BUT CONTINUED TO FOCUS ONLY
ON ULTRA-HIGH-NET-WORTH CLIENTS
In 2014 Goldman Sachs Expanded Its Private Wealth Division, But Continued To Focus On The Ultra-High-NetWorth (UHNW) Clients With An Average Account Size Of More Than $40 Million. Last year, Goldman Sachs private
wealth division expanded its lending business in the US, launched lending capabilities in EMEA and this year plans to do
so in Asia. Weve always done margin lending, but now we are committed to being in the business of lending to our
clients for a broader range of activities, says Tucker York, global head of private wealth management at Goldman Sachs.
Private loans to clients might include business loans, personal loans and real-estate loans. Goldman focuses on the
ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) client and its average account size is north of $40 million. [EuroMoney, 1/27/15]
Goldman Sachs Wealth Management Unit Allowed Clients To Put Their Money In Exclusive Investment Funds
Not Available To Those Who Did Not Have An Ultra-High Net Worth
Goldman Sachs: Private Bank Was One Of Goldmans Private Wealth Management Services And Allowed
Clients To Consolidate And Simplify The Management Of Their Financial Assets And Liabilities. GS Private
Bank offers a range of services, allowing clients to consolidate and simplify the management of their financial assets and
liabilities. The Bank provides cash management services, including cash sweeps and term deposits that are integrated
into a clients investment accounts. It also offers a range of payment services, from traditional check writing and debit
cards to on-line services such as bill pay, electronic funds movement between banking institutions, and a Goldman
Sachs-branded American Express Platinum card via referral. GS Private Bank also offers tailored lending capabilities to
enhance client liquidity and flexibility. Solutions range from the conventional to the creative and include residential
mortgages, unsecured loans and loans secured by marketable securities, hedge funds, private equity funds, commercial
real estate and private jets, yachts, vineyards, ranches and art collections. [Private Wealth Management Services,
Goldman Sachs, accessed 12/8/15]
ACCOUNT HOLDERS WITH GOLDMAN SACHS WEALTH MANAGEMENT WERE ABLE TO ACCESS GOLDMANS
EXCLUSIVE CAPITAL PARTNERS FUNDS
Mitt Romney Used Goldman Sachs Wealth Management Unit To Access Goldman Sachs Exclusive Investment
Capital Partners Fund. As Mr. Romney amassed his fortune, Goldman also offered up the services of an elite Bostonbased team in the bank's private wealth management unit. The relationship gave him access to Goldman's exclusive
investment funds, including private equity vehicles known as Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. Mr. Romney is far from
Goldman's largest client -- some investors have billions of dollars at the firm -- but his political connections and founding
role at Bain have elevated his importance there. His Goldman investments are handled by Jim Donovan, who has built
one of the largest-producing businesses in Goldman's private wealth management unit, managing several billion dollars
for the firm's individual clients. [New York Times, 1/28/12]
LIKE GOLDMANS ENTIRE WEALTH MANAGEMENT DIVISION, PRIVATE BANK CUSTOMERS NEEDED TO HAVE
AT LEAST $10 MILLION TO INVEST
Minimum Required To Be A Customer Of Goldmans Private Bank Was $10 Million. Understated yet ambitious, the
three-year-old Harry Cobb-designed edifice conveys a spirit of confidence and a hint of pedigree -- just the right tone if
you happen to be walking in with $10 million, the minimum required to be a customer of Goldman's private bank. Most
clients bring far more. [Barrons, 12/1/12]
2013: GOLDMAN BEGAN TO PHASE OUT ALLOWING EMPLOYEES TO KEEP THEIR PERSONAL PORTFOLIOS
WITHIN THE FIRMS PRIVATE BANK, FORCING EMPLOYEES WITH LESS MONEY TO MOVE IT INTO BASIC
BROKERAGE ACCOUNTS
2013: Goldman Sachs Began To Phase Out Allowing Employees To Keep Their Personal Portfolios In The Firms
Asset-Management Division And Forced Employees To Move Their Accounts To Fidelity Brokerage Accounts
Similar To The Ones Available To The General Public. For years, a perk of working at Goldman Sachs was getting to
keep your personal stock portfolio and other financial holdings inside the firms prestigious asset-management division.
Whether your Goldman salary was $50,000 or $50 million, your relationship to the firm entitled you to the same banking
privileges as any high-net-worth Goldman client, even after youd left or retired. The message sent by this gesture was
simple: We take care of our own. Recently, though, Goldman has been forcing employees with less money to move their
holdings to Fidelity Investments, into brokerage accounts similar to the ones available to the general public. The move
has, in effect, separated Goldmans ultrawealthy alumni from its merely well-off, and angered some who feel slighted by
the firms new, two-tier system. [New York Magazine, 9/9/13]
2013: Goldman Began Transition By Requiring Employees With Less Than $1 Million In Assets To Pay A
$3,000 Annual Fee To Keep Account With The Firm. According to several ex-employees, Goldman began the
transition earlier this year, by requiring employees with less than $1 million in assets at the firm to pay a $3,000
annual fee to keep their Goldman accounts open. Later, it sent a letter informing account holders under the limit that
they would be forced to move their accounts by the end of 2014. Now callers to the firm's 800 number for employee
financial services are greeted with a message: Please press 1 if your call is regarding the Fidelity migration.
Goldman spokesman David Wells said that the new policy applied to current employees as well as former ones, and
that it ensures these current and former employees receive the right tools and services. [New York Magazine,
9/9/13]
New York Magazine: For Former Employees, Much Of The Appeal Of Remaining With The Firms Private Wealth
Managers Is Familiarity, And A Certain Snob Appeal. Banking with Goldman confers certain advantages, such as
access to research by Goldmans analysts, trade execution services, and a dedicated customer service line. For former
employees, much of the appeal of remaining with the firms private wealth managers is familiarity, and a certain snob
appeal. Theres cachet associated with having your accounts at Goldman, said one former employee who has more than
$1 million invested at the firm and is therefore not being required to switch accounts. But they probably have 20,000 exemployees. I think its a pain for them to manage all those accounts for very little revenue. [New York Magazine, 9/9/13]
GOLDMAN SACHS HAS LINED UP BEHIND TED CRUZS POLITICAL CAREER HEIDI SWEARS IT ISNT
BECAUSE OF HER
TED CRUZ WAS AN ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT, ANTI-WALL STREET, ANTI-TEA PARTY CANDIDATE
Ted Cruz Was An Anti-Establishment Darling Of Tea Party Groups That Corporate Money Was Not Likely To
Support In Running For Office. Cruz is the darling of many Tea Party groups and social conservatives drawn to his
preacherlike [sic] ardor. He wants to kill Obamacare, put strict limits on abortion rights, allow states to deny gay marriage,
aggressively deport illegal immigrants and abolish the IRS. He was a vocal backer of the 2013 government shutdown,
which was a hit with small-government advocates even though it was unpopular with voters and big businesses.
Corporate money tends to favor establishmentarian candidates disinclined to rock the boat. Cruz, by contrast, is a
capsizer. [Yahoo, 6/12/15]
Ted Cruz: One Of Biggest Lies In Politics Is The Lie That Republicans Are The Party Of Big Business. Ted Cruz
interview with the Wall Street Journal: One of biggest lies in politics is the lie that Republicans are the party of big
business. Big business does great with big government. Big business is very happy to climb in bed with big government.
[Wall Street Journal, 5/29/12]
Ted Cruz: Republicans Are And Should Be The Party Of Small Business And Of Entrepreneurs. Ted Cruz
interview with the Wall Street Journal: Republicans are and should be the party of small business and of entrepreneurs. I
dont have anything against big business if they make a better mousetrap great, let them compete in the marketplace
[Wall Street Journal, 5/29/12]
TED CRUZ ON WALL STREET REFORM: TAKE IT OUT IN THE BACK ALLEY AND PUT TWO BULLETS IN THE
BACK OF ITS HEAD
Ted Cruz Said He Wanted To Take Wall Street Reform Into A Back Alley And Put Two Bullets In The Back Of Its
Head. Crisscrossing Iowa this week, Cruz showed he has plenty to offer to those drawn to Carson and Trump by those
candidates' rants against political correctness and feckless Republicans. In Rockwell City, Cruz joked that 2012 GOP
nominee Mitt Romney took it so easy on Obama in their third debate that Romney actually walked over and kissed
Obama on the lips. In Kalona, Cruz said he would like to take the Dodd-Frank financial regulation out in the back alley
and put two bullets in the back of its head. [Texas Tribune, 10/15/15]
Ted Cruz Accused Big Wall Street Banks Of Helping Write Dodd-Frank Financial Regulations To Drive Smaller
Banks Out Of Business And Kill Small Financial Institutions. Tea Party darling and presidential candidate Ted
Cruz just spoke before a room full of Wall Streeters at CNBC's Delivering Alpha Conference, and it was awkward. For
one thing, Cruz accused big Wall Street banks of helping to write Dodd-Frank financial regulation to drive smaller
banks out of business and killed hundreds and even thousands of small financial institutions. [NBC, 7/15/15]
BUT WALL STREET FIRM GOLDMAN SACHS HAS HEAVILY CONTRIBUTED TO TED CRUZS POLITICAL
ASPIRATIONS SINCE 2011
2011 TO JUNE 2015: GOLDMAN SACHS WAS THE FIFTH LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO TED CRUZS POLITICAL
CAMPAIGNS
2011 June 2015: Goldman Sachs Was Cruzs Fifth Largest Contributor. Here are Cruzs top donors since 2011:
Robert Mercer. The hedge fund magnate has battled with the federal government, which claims his firm,
Renaissance, avoided paying several billion in taxes through artful tax strategies. So Mercer's interests seem to
align with Cruz's animosity toward the IRS. Mercer's money will reportedly be split among 4 super PACs, with
each presumably taking a different role in the way they advocate for Cruz.
Club for Growth: Amount donated to Cruze [sic] since 2011: $706,000.
Senate Conservatives Fund: $316,000.
Woodforest National Bank (community bank based in Houston): $112,000.
Goldman Sachs: $69,000. [Yahoo, 6/12/15]
GOLDMAN SACHS WAS THE SECOND-LARGEST SOURCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO TED CRUZS U.S. SENATE
CAMPAIGN AND ONLY CONTRIBUTED MORE TO FIVE OTHER CANDIDATES
New York Times: Heidi Cruzs Goldman Sachs Colleagues And Goldmans Political Action Committee
Contributed $65,000 To Cruzs Senate Campaign Making Them The Campaign's Second-Largest Source Of
Contributions. What astonished me, then and now, was Heidi within 60 seconds said, Absolutely, with no hesitation,
said Mr. Cruz, who invested about $1.2 million which is all we had saved, he added -- into his campaign. Mrs. Cruz's
Goldman colleagues and the company's political action committee also did their part, giving more than $65,000, making
them the campaign's second-largest source of contributions. [New York Times, 10/24/13]
According To Open Secrets, Ted Cruz Received The Sixth Most Contributions From Goldman Sachs In The 2012
Election Cycle, Totaling $65,850:
[Open Secrets, accessed 12/11/15]

AS OF EARLY DECEMBER 2015, GOLDMAN SACHS WAS THE THIRD LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO TED CRUZ IN
THE 2016 ELECTION CYCLE
According to Open Secrets, Goldman Sachs Has Been Ted Cruzs Third Largest Contributor For The 2016
Election Cycle, Contributing $43,575: [Open Secrets, accessed 12/11/15]
According To Political Money Line, Goldman Sachs Employees Have Contributed $31,750 To Cruz For President.
[Political Money Line, accessed 12/8/15]
HEIDI CRUZ AIMED TO MAKE 30 FUNDRAISING CALLS A DAY FOR MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTIONS TO TED CRUZS
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, BUT CLAIMED SHE DID NOT SOLICIT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM GOLDMAN SACHS
EMPLOYEES
Heidi Cruz Made 600 Fundraising Calls For Ted Cruzs Campaign During Q2 2015 And Aimed To Make 30 A Day.
Washington Post wrote the following about Heidi Cruz: She has now become the campaign's most prolific fundraiser,
making 600 calls last quarter, she said. She aims to make 30 each day, but typically does about 20 to 25. The calls that
I'm making are to max out donors. Max out and super PAC, she said. If you're having real conversations, it's hard to do
more than, like, 25 or 30, she said. It's like 10 hours and you take a break here and there. I talk to people for, like, 45
minutes sometimes, it's, like, a long conversation. [Washington Post, 9/14/15]
Heidi Cruzs Perfect Max-Out Donor To Ted To Call Was A Conservative Middle Class Business Owner Who
Could Afford To Give A Maximum Contribution. Heidi Cruz pores over spreadsheets and donor lists, calling people
who have supported Ted Cruz in the past and may be likely to do so in the future. Her perfect max-out donor, she said, is
conservative, middle class, a business owner, and the type of person who can afford to give the limit but considers it a bit
of a sacrifice. I don't want to say it's easy and I don't close every deal, she said. I think people want to be a part of
something that addresses the main issue of the day, number one, which is Washington versus the people. [Washington
Post, 9/14/15]
Heidi Cruz Said She Was Not Soliciting Contributions To Ted Cruzs Presidential Campaign From Goldman
Employees, But If Employees Of The Firm Reach out To Her About A Contribution, Shell Push Them Hard, And
Heidi Cruz Called It Separation Of Church And State. Heidi Cruz said she thinks her husband can broaden the
Republican tent. There's one place Cruz said she's not really looking for donations: Wall Street. I'm not calling down
the Goldman employee list, that's for sure, she said. If people make the choice at Goldman Sachs to support Ted and
they've reached out to me, then I push them hard. But I'm not going to go pressure Goldman people to give to Ted and I'm
not going to pressure campaign people to support Goldman. Separation of church and state, she said. [Washington
Post, 9/14/15]
TED CRUZS PFDS HAVE NOT DISCLOSED HEIDI CRUZS FULL SALARY FROM GOLDMAN SACHS, BUT HAVE
LISTED STOCK WORTH AT UP TO $250,000
2011: Ted Cruz Reported Heidi Cruzs Income From Goldman Sachs & Company As Over $1000. [Earned And
Non-Investment Income, Senate Financial Disclosure Report, filed 7/9/12]
2012: Ted Cruz Reported Heidi Cruzs Income From Goldman Sachs & Company As Over $1000. [Earned And
Non-Investment Income, Senate Financial Disclosure Report, 5/15/13]
2014: Ted Cruz Listed Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. As An Asset For Salary-HC. [Assets and Income, Executive
Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 7/30/15]
2014: Ted Cruz Listed Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Vested And Restricted Stock Through Employer Plan HC As
An Asset Valued At $100,001-250,000. [Assets and Income, Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure
Report, filed 7/30/15]
TED AND HEIDI CRUZ HAD UP TO $100,000 OF GOLDMAN SACHS STOCK
2011: Ted Cruz Listed GS As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He Received $201-1,000
In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income Sources, Senate Financial Disclosure, filed
7/9/12]
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GS As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $1,001-15,000 In Which He Received None Or
Less Than $201 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income, Senate Financial
Disclosure, Senate Financial Disclosure, filed 5/15/13]
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GS (J) As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $1,001-15,000 In Which He Received None
Or Less Than $201 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income, Amended Senate
Financial Disclosure, Senate Financial Disclosure, filed 10/21/13]
2014: Ted Cruz Listed Goldman Sachs Group Inc. As An Asset Valued At $50,001-100,000 In Which He Received
$1,001-2,500 In Income From Dividends. [Assets and Income, Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure
Report, filed 7/30/15]
TED AND HEIDI CRUZ HAD UP TO $50,000 INVESTED IN GOLDMAN SACHS DYNAMIC MUNICIPAL INCOME
FUND
2011: Ted Cruz Listed GSMTX As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $50,001-100,000 In Which He Received
$2,501-5,000 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income Sources, Senate Financial
Disclosure, filed 7/9/12]
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GSMTX As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He Received $2011,000 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income, Senate Financial Disclosure, Senate
Financial Disclosure, filed 5/15/13]
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GSMTX (J) As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He Received
$201-1,000 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income, Amended Senate Financial
2014: Ted Cruz Listed GS Dynamic Municipal Inc Fund Institutional As An Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In
Which He Received $201-1,000 In Income From An Excepted Investment Fund. [Assets and Income, Executive
TED AND HEIDI CRUZHAD UP TO $50,000 INVESTED IN GOLDMAN SACHS HIGH YIELD MUNICIPAL FUND
2011: Ted Cruz Listed GHYIX As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He Received $1,0012,500 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income Sources, Senate Financial Disclosure,
filed 7/9/12]
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GHYIX As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He Received $1,0012,500 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income, Senate Financial Disclosure, Senate
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GHYIX (J) As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He Received
$1,001-2,500 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income, Amended Senate
2014: Ted Cruz Listed GS High Yield Municipal Fund As An Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He Received
$1,001-2,500 In Income From Dividends, Interest And An Excepted Investment Fund. [Assets and Income, Executive
TED AND HEIDI CRUZ HAD UP TO $15,000 INVESTED IN GOLDMAN SACHS LOCAL EMERGING MARKETS DEBT
FUND
2011: Ted Cruz Listed GIMDX As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $1,001-15,000 In Which He Received $2011,000 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income Sources, Senate Financial Disclosure,
filed 7/9/12]
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GIMDX As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $1,001-15,000 In Which He Received $2011,000 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income, Senate Financial Disclosure, Senate
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GIMDX (J) As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $1,001-15,000 In Which He Received
2014: Ted Cruz Listed GS Local Emerging Markets Fund As An Asset Valued At $1,001-15,000 In Which He
Received $201-1,000 In Income From Dividends And An Excepted Investment Fund. [Assets and Income, Executive
TED AND HEIDI CRUZ HAD UP TO $50,000 INVESTED IN GOLDMAN SACHS HIGH YIELD FUND
2011: Ted Cruz Listed GSHIX As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He Received $1,0012,500 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income Sources, Senate Financial Disclosure,
filed 7/9/12]
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GSHIX As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $1,001-15,000 In Which He Received $2011,000 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income, Senate Financial Disclosure, Senate
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GSHIX (J) As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $1,001-15,000 In Which He Received
2014: Ted Cruz Listed GS High Yield Fund Institutional As An Asset Valued At $15,001-$50,000 In Which He
Received $2,501-5,000 In Income From Dividends And An Excepted Investment Fund. [Assets and Income,
Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 7/30/15]
TED AND HEIDI CRUZ HAD UP TO $50,000 INVESTED IN GOLDMAN SACHS STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND
2011: Ted Cruz Listed GSTIX As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He Received $2011,000 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income Sources, Senate Financial Disclosure,
filed 7/9/12]
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GSTIX As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He Received $2011,000 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income, Senate Financial Disclosure, Senate
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GSTIX (J) As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He Received
2014: Ted Cruz Listed GS Strategic Growth Fund Institutional As An Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He
TED AND HEIDI CRUZ HAD UP TO $100,000 INVESTED IN GOLDMAN SACHS LARGE CAP VALUE FUND
2011: Ted Cruz Listed GSLIX As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $15,001-$50,000 In Which He Received $2011,000 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income Sources, Senate Financial Disclosure,
filed 7/9/12]
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GSLIX As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He Received $2011,000 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income, Senate Financial Disclosure, Senate
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GSLIX (J) As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He Received
2014: Ted Cruz Listed GS Large Cap Value Fund Institutional Shares As An Asset Valued At $50,000-100,000 In
Which He Received $1,001-2,500 In Income From Dividends And An Excepted Investment Fund. [Assets and
Income, Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 7/30/15]
TED AND HEIDI CRUZ HAD UP TO $100,000 INVESTED IN GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
2011: Ted Cruz Listed GSSIX As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $1,001-15,000 In Which He Received None Or
Less Than $201 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income Sources, Senate Financial
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GSSIX As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He Received $2011,000 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income, Senate Financial Disclosure, Senate
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GSSIX (J) As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He Received
2014: Ted Cruz Listed GS Small Cap Value Fund Institutional As An Asset Valued At $50,001-100,000 In Which He
TED AND HEIDI CRUZ HAD UP TO $15,000 INVESTED IN GOLDMAN SACHS ASIA EQUITY FUND
2011: Ted Cruz Listed GSAIX As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $1,001-15,000 In Which He Received None Or
Less Than $201 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income Sources, Senate Financial
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GSAIX As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $1,001-15,000 In Which He Received None Or
Less Than $201 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income, Senate Financial
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GSAIX (J) As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $1,001-15,000 In Which He Received
None Or Less Than $201 In Income From Dividends. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income, Amended
Senate Financial Disclosure, Senate Financial Disclosure, filed 10/21/13]
2014: Ted Cruz Listed GS Asia Equity Fund Institutional As An Asset Valued At $1,001-15,000 In Which He
Received None Or Less Than $201 In Income From Dividends And An Excepted Investment Fund. [Assets and
Income, Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 7/30/15]
TED AND HEIDI CRUZ HAD UP TO $250,000 IN A GOLDMAN SACHS GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND 401K
ACCOUNT
2011: Ted Cruz Listed GGOIX (401 K) As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He Received
None Or Less Than $201 In Income From An Excepted Investment Fund. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned
Income Sources, Senate Financial Disclosure, filed 7/9/12]
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GGOIX (401 K) As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He Received
None Or Less Than $201 In Income From An Excepted Investment Fund. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned
Income, Senate Financial Disclosure, Senate Financial Disclosure, filed 5/15/13]
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GGOIX (401 K) (J) As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He
Received None Or Less Than $201 In Income From An Excepted Investment Fund. [Publicly Traded Assets And
Unearned Income, Amended Senate Financial Disclosure, Senate Financial Disclosure, filed 10/21/13]
2014: Ted Cruz Listed Goldman Sachs 401 (K) - An Asset Valued At $100,001-250,000 In Which He Received None
Or Less Than $201 In Dividends And An Excepted Investment Fund. [Assets and Income, Executive Branch
Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 7/30/15]
TED AND HEIDI CRUZ HAD UP TO $50,000 INVESTED IN GOLDMAN SACHS HIGH YIELD FLOATING RATE FUND
2014: Ted Cruz Listed GS High Yield Floating Fund As An Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In Which He Received
$2,501-5,000 In Income From Dividends And An Excepted Investment Fund. [Assets and Income, Executive Branch
Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report, filed 7/30/15]
TED AND HEIDI CRUZ HAD UP TO $50,000 INVESTED IN GOLDMAN SACHS ENHANCED DIVIDEND GLOBAL
EQUITY PORTFOLIO
2014: Ted Cruz Listed GS Enhanced Dividend Global (Roth IRA HC) As An Asset Valued At $15,001-50,000 In
Which He Received $1,001-2,500 In Income From Dividends. [Assets and Income, Executive Branch Personnel Public
Financial Disclosure Report, filed 7/30/15]
2012: TED AND HEIDI CRUZ HAD UP TO $250,000 INVESTED IN A GOLDMAN SACHS MONEY MARKET FUND
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GS Money Market As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $250,001-500,000 In Which He
Received None Or Less Than $201 In Income From Interest. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income, Senate
2012: Ted Cruz Listed GS Money Market (J) As A Publicly Traded Asset Valued At $250,001-500,000 In Which
He Received None Or Less Than $201 In Income From Interest. [Publicly Traded Assets And Unearned Income,
Amended Senate Financial Disclosure, Senate Financial Disclosure, filed 10/21/13]
Rafael Cruz
Background
RAFAEL CRUZ IS TED CRUZS FATHER AND HIS HERO
Ted Cruz On Rafael Cruz: My Dad Has Been My Hero My Whole Life. Cruz also defended his father, Rafael Cruz,
who has recently generated controversy by speculating that President Obama was born in Kenya and stating that samesex marriage and evolution are Marxist tools aimed at undermining traditional Christian values. Some folks have decided
to try to go after him because they want to take some shots at me, Cruz told Leno. But I think the critics are better off
attacking me. My dad has been my hero my whole life." [CBS News, 11/9/13]
RAFAEL CRUZ IS TED CRUZS SURROGATE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Rafael Cruz Was A Surrogate On The Campaign For Ted Cruz And Was Popular With The Tea Party. Sen. Ted
Cruz has one advantage in the 2016 Republican presidential field that no one else can match: He essentially can be two
places at one time thanks to the stardom of his father as a supersurrogate on the campaign trial. Rafael Cruz, 76, a
pastor, has become a celebrity with the tea party, evangelical activists, local GOP chairmen and radio talk show hosts. In
the last 18 months alone, the elder Cruz has spoken at more than 60 pastors conferences, not including keynoting
dozens of local Republican chapter dinners, home-school events and official campaign stops. We are at a point where we
are seeing for the first time in the history of the United States many people worried their children will inherit a lesser
America than they inherited that has never happened in America, Rafael Cruz told The Washington Times. We need a
strong constitutional conservative to move this country back to the right path, just like Ronald Reagan was able to do in
1980. [Washington Times, 4/27/15]
CRUZ BELIEVES THAT CHRISTIANS ARE ANOINTED TO TAKE OVER GOVERNMENT AND GOVERN BY
BIBLICAL PRINCIPAL
R. Cruz: America Was Founded By Christians; [It] Was Founded As A Christian Nation. The Obama
administration has been talking about freedom of worship. Most of us dont see anything wrong with that. [But] freedom of
worship and freedom of religion are two entirely different things. Freedom of worship is what you do in a house of worship.
In all communist countries you have freedom of worshipObama is trying to restrict our freedom of expression in the
marketplace. That is not America. America is the only country on the face of the earth that was founded on the word of
God. Dont believe this garbage from Obama that this is not a Christian nation, this country was founded by Christians;
was founded as a Christian nation. [Salon, 9/23/15]
CRUZ CONSISTENTLY SPEAKS ABOUT MINORITIES, LGBT AND OTHER GROUPS IN DEMEANING AND
OFFENSIVE WAYS
Cruz Called Black And Hispanic Voters Uninformed And Deceived. Cruz called black and Hispanic voters
uninformed and deceived during a speech to conservative activists in February. After attending a panel on minority
outreach at the FreedomWorks grassroots summit, Cruz, a Cuban-American, born-again Christian, spoke at the
conference. He noted that a previous speaker mentioned something about Hispanics being uninformed or deceived.
Well, the same thing is true of the black population, Cruz said. Cruz also suggested how blacks and Hispanics should
vote. As a matter of fact, if we could communicate the truth, not only to the Hispanics but to the black population, all
blacks should be Republican, he said. [Huffington Post, 11/13/13]
Cruz Predicted That LGBT Activists Would Move To Legalize Pedophilia. [Buzzfeed, 10/28/15]
Rafael Cruz Mocked Other Denominations For Reading The Bible With Scissors And Suggested They Would
Be Punished By God. But let me tell you what a lot of different denominations do. They read the bible with a pair of
scissors. Well this passage here doesnt go in accordance with my denominational doctrine, lets just cut it out. And
different denominations cut out different passages. I just forewarned you to read the last chapter of revelations, see what
is says about those who add or subtract from the word of God. [Rafael Cruz Speech at Greater Orlando Tea Party,
9/29/14 VIDEO 22:00]
If Anyone Takes Words Away From This Scroll Of Prophecy, God Will Take Away From That Person Any
Share In The Tree Of Life And In The Holy City. And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy,
God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this
scroll. [Revelations 22:19]
RAFAEL CRUZ IS TEDS SPIRITUAL GUIDE

Rafael Cruz On Ted: I Coached, Yes, But It Was A Close Relationship In All Respects. As for our relationship, I
coached him, yes, but it was a close relationship in all respects, Cruz says. We used to go sailing together on vacations,
and wed talk and talk. After he was at Princeton, he was on the debate team, and Id go every time I could when he was
winning all of these debates. I did the same thing when he argued before the Supreme Court. [National Review, 8/28/13]
Controversial Comments
RAFAEL CRUZ: SOCIAL JUSTICE IS ALL ABOUT DESTROYING INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY
Rafael Cruz: Social Justice Is All About Destroying Individual Responsibility. RAFAEL CRUZ: Over the last few
years, there's a lot of terms that we've heard a lot. Social justice. I just chuckled when I think of what names this
progressive comes up with. Social justice. It sounds so good. I mean, who would want social injustice? (laughter) We
need to define the term. What is social justice? Where does the term come from? Social justice is collectivism. It comes
directly out of Karl Marx. It is the rights of the group. It is all about destroying individual responsibility and talk about the
rights of the group. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, Family Leadership Summit, 8/9/14]
RAFAEL CRUZ: SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE IS NOT IN THE CONSTITUTION IT'S NOT IN THE
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Rafael Cruz: Separation Of Church And State Is Not In The Constitution It's Not In The Declaration Of
Independence. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, Family Leadership Summit, 8/9/14]
RAFAEL CRUZ CALLED THE SUPREME COURT DECISIONS REMOVING PRAYER AND BIBLE READING FROM
SCHOOLS ABOMINABLE
Rafael Cruz Called The Supreme Court Decisions Removing Prayer And Bible Reading From Schools
Abominable. RAFAEL CRUZ: 1962 and 1963, two abominable decisions of the Supreme Court. In 1962, they
removed prayer from school. 1963, they removed Bible reading from school. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, Family Leadership
Summit, 8/9/14]
RAFAEL CRUZ SAID TEEN PREGNANCY SKYROCKETED BECAUSE BIBLES WERE TAKEN OUT OF SCHOOLS
Rafael Cruz Said Teen Pregnancy Skyrocketed Because Bibles Were Taken Out Of Schools. RAFAEL CRUZ: The
Bible was the primary textbook in schools, high schools, universities. 1963, they decided that the Bible would cause brain
damage, they removed it from school. The Church remained silent. Their excuse? It's a political issue. How can you say
that prayer is a political issue? How can you say that Bible reading is a political issue? But that's what the Church did. The
consequence, you can see the statistic. 1963, teen pregnancies skyrocketed. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, Family Leadership
Summit, 8/9/14]
RAFAEL CRUZ: CHRISTIANS AND THE CHURCH NEED REPENTANCE FOR THE SIN OF ABORTION
Rafael Cruz: Christians And The Church Need Repentance For The Sin Of Abortion. [Rafael Cruz Remarks,
Family Leadership Summit, 8/9/14]
RAFAEL CRUZ: 55 MILLION BABIES HAVE BEEN MURDERED BY ABORTION IN AMERICA
Rafael Cruz: 55 Million Babies Have Been Murdered By Abortion In America. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, Family
Leadership Summit, 8/9/14]
RAFAEL CRUZ: THE BIBLE TELLS YOU EXACTLY WHO TO VOTE FOR
Rafael Cruz: Did You Know That The Bible Tells You Exactly Who To Vote For? [Rafael Cruz Remarks, Family
Leadership Summit, 8/9/14]
Rafael Cruz: Very, Very Clearly, The Bible Tells You Who To Vote For. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, Constitution and
America, Foxboro, MA, 5/17/14]
RAFAEL CRUZ: THE CHURCH SHOULD INFLUENCE EVERY AREA OF SOCIETY, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
Rafael Cruz: The Church Should Influence Every Area Of Society, Including Government. RAFAEL CRUZ: The
church should be influencing every area of society whether it is the media or arts and entertainment or sports or education
or business or government. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, Family Leadership Summit, 8/9/14]
RAFAEL CRUZ: ABORTION CLINICS ARE IN THE BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS TO CONTROL THEIR POPULATION
Rafael Cruz: Abortion Clinics Are In The Black Neighborhoods To Control Their Population. RAFAEL CRUZ: Then
I said, Have you ever read the writings of Margaret Sanger? He didn't even know who Margaret Sanger was. And I said,
When Margaret Sanger was the founder of Planned Parenthood, and you can Google it and look at her written statement,
the purpose of creating Planned Parenthood, was for population control in the black neighborhoods. Look at where all or
most of the abortion clinics are. In the black neighborhoods, to control their population, and say every black ought to be
enraged. [Rafael Cruz Remarks on minimum wage, 8/21/14]
RAFAEL CRUZ SUGGESTED PASTORS WERE NOT SPEAKING OUT AGAINST PORNOGRAPHY ENOUGH
Rafael Cruz: I Heard A Statistic And This One Blew My Mind, That One Out Of Every Four Men In The Church Are
Involved In Pornography And Yet When Was The Last Time You Heard A Pastor Talk About Pornography?
[Rafael Cruz Remarks, 9/2014]
RAFAEL CRUZ: GOVERNMENT LEGISLATES MORALITY ALL THE TIME
Rafael Cruz: Government Legislates Morality All The Time. RAFAEL CRUZ: You see, one of the lies that we have
bought from the government is, government cannot legislate morality. That's another one that you probably heard every
day. You heard preachers say it. You heard people say, Oh, government cannot legislate morality. That's their excuse for
not getting involved. Let me tell you this, government legislates morality all the time. The problem is, if it is the wicked that
are governing, what they are legislating is their unmorality, and they are cramming it down our throats. [Rafael Cruz
Remarks, 9/2014]
RAFAEL CRUZ: THE TEA PARTY IS THE GREATEST THING THAT HAPPENED IN THIS COUNTRY
Rafael Cruz: The Tea Party Is The Greatest Thing That Happened In This Country. RAFAEL CRUZ: Let me tell
you something, I think the greatest thing that happened in this country happened four years ago with the creation of the
TEA party. The TEA party is probably the biggest force in waking up the people who have been involved in politics.
[Rafael Cruz Remarks, New Revolution Now Tea Party Rally, Austin, TX, 7/6/13]
RAFAEL CRUZ: DID YOU KNOW THAT THE DEATH PANELS ARE IN OBAMACARE?
Rafael Cruz: Did You Know That The Death Panels Are In Obamacare? [Rafael Cruz Remarks, New Revolution
Now Tea Party Rally, Austin, TX, 7/6/13]
RAFAEL CRUZ SUGGESTED THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WAS ATTEMPTING TO ELIMINATE ALL THE
INFLUENCE ON RELIGION UPON SOCIETY
Rafael Cruz Suggested The Obama Administration Was Attempting To Eliminate All The Influence On Religion
Upon Society. RAFAEL CRUZ: I'll tell you, you need to be able to decode the rhetoric. For example, have you heard
people in this administration talking about freedom of worship? Have you heard the term? They don't talk about freedom
of religion. They have tried to change the phrase to freedom of worship. Let me tell you what comes after that. What
comes after that is what you have in Cuba today. You have freedom of worship in Cuba. Freedom of worship means you
can worship inside a house of worship. That means it's totally fine within the four walls of the church. In Cuba, there are
sanctioned churches, where people can go. They can Evangelize inside the church. They can preach. There are spies
there to monitor anything that's said. It's against the law to Evangelize outside the four walls of the church. That's where
the Obama administration is promoting these freedom of worship. Freedom of religion, freedom of worship, to eradicate
religion outside the four walls of the church, to eliminate all the influence on religion upon society. [Rafael Cruz Remarks,
Constitution and America, Foxboro, MA, 5/17/14]
RAFAEL CRUZ ON THE SUPREME COURTS DECISION TO LEGALIZE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: I THINK THE
DEVIL OVERPLAYED HIS HAND
Rafael Cruz On The Supreme Courts Decision To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage: I Think The Devil Overplayed His
Hand. RAFAEL CRUZ: You know something? I am still very, very encouraged. I think America's best days are still
ahead. Because there is a point to where the people of God are going to say, I can't take it anymore. I think the decision
on June 26 to legalize homosexual marriage ... I think the devil overplayed his hand. Because all of a sudden we have a
frontal attack on the family. [National Christ in Prophecy, 11/3/15]
RAFAEL CRUZ: AMONG THE ELDERLY, PEOPLE ARE REALIZING THAT ALL THEY HAVE BEEN HEARING
FROM AARP IS A BUNCH OF LIES AND POLITICAL, LIBERAL, SOCIALIST PROPAGANDA
Rafael Cruz: Among The Elderly, People Are Realizing That All They Have Been Hearing From AARP Is A Bunch
Of Lies And Political, Liberal, Socialist Propaganda. RAFAEL CRUZ: Among the elderly, people are realizing that all
they have been hearing from AARP is a bunch of lies and political, liberal, socialist propaganda. You need to do what I did
20 years ago, cancel your subscription to AARP. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, Speech in Trinity, TX, 7/31/14]
RAFAEL CRUZ: SOCIAL JUSTICE IS TOTALLY CONTRARY TO A JUDEO-CHRISTIAN ETHIC
Rafael Cruz: Social Justice Is Totally Contrary To A Judeo-Christian Ethic. RAFAEL CRUZ: Number 2: such as
fear God. Let's translate that into something that we can all understand. If you fear God, you obey God's principles, what
we could call a Judeo-Christian ethic. What is a Judeo-Christian ethic? It is honesty. It is integrity. It is hard work. It is
individual responsibility and yes, it's free enterprise and limited government. That's a Judeo-Christian ethic, not social
justice. Social justice is totally contrary to a Judeo-Christian ethic. It sounds very good. The libs are masters at their
terminology. Social justice. It sounds so good because who would want social injustice? Let me tell you what social justice
really means. It means collectivism. It means mob rule. It means the rights of the groups, and it is the contrary of
individual responsibility. It destroys individual responsibility, which is a fundamental basis of a Judeo-Christian system. It's
fundamental to free enterprise. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, Lincoln Reagan Dinner, Denton County, TX, 5/15/14]
RAFAEL CRUZ: WITHOUT GOD, THERE IS NO VALUE TO LIFE THAT LEADS TO IMMORALITY, THAT LEADS
TO SEXUAL ABUSE, AND THERE IS NO HOPE
Rafael Cruz: Without God, There Is No Value To Life That Leads To Immorality, That Leads To Sexual Abuse,
And There Is No Hope. RAFAEL CRUZ: There is no moral absolute and this leads us to situational ethics which
unfortunately is being taught in public schools all over America. This means that right and wrong is dependent upon the
circumstances. Of course, without God, there is no value to life. That leads to immorality, that leads to sexual abuse, and
there is no hope. They live without hope because there's nothing more. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, Liberty University
Convocation, Lynchburg, VA, 11/15/13]
RAFAEL CRUZ: SOCIAL JUSTICE IS TOTALLY CONTRARY TO THE WORD OF GOD
Rafael Cruz: Social Justice Is Totally Contrary To The Word Of God. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, Liberty University
Convocation, Lynchburg, VA, 11/15/13]
RAFAEL CRUZ: WELFARE WAS TO BE BIBLICALLY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHURCH, NOT THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENT
Rafael Cruz: Welfare Was To Be Biblically The Responsibility Of The Church, Not The Responsibility Of
Government. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, Liberty University Convocation, Lynchburg, VA, 11/15/13]
RAFAEL CRUZ: I AM CONVINCED THAT BOTH THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES ARE DIVINE REVELATION FROM GOD
Rafael Cruz: I Am Convinced That Both The Declaration Of Independence And The Constitution Of The United
States Are Divine Revelation From God. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, Liberty University Convocation, Lynchburg, VA,
11/15/13]
RAFAEL CRUZ: MCCAIN DIDNT HAVE THE GUTS TO CONFRONT OBAMA ON JERIMIAH WRIGHT
Rafael Cruz: McCain Didnt Have The Guts To Confront Obama On Jerimiah Wright. RAFAEL CRUZ: One is
political correctness, and political correctness is a poison. It is a poison that cost us Obama being elected in 2008
because McCain did not have the guts to confront Obama. Oh, it would be impolite to talk about Jeremiah Wright. It would
be impolite, it would not be politically correct to talk about Bill Ayers. And so he was so polite that he handed the
presidency on a silver platter to Obama. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, North Texas Tea Party Rally, 9/12/12]
RAFAEL CRUZ ON MICHELLE OBAMA: MASTER OF MANIPULATION
Rafael Cruz On Michelle Obama: Master Of Manipulation. RAFAEL CRUZ: One is political correctness, and political
correctness is a poison. It is a poison that cost us Obama being elected in 2008 because McCain did not have the guts to
confront Obama. Oh, it would be impolite to talk about Jeremiah Wright. It would be impolite, it would not be politically
correct to talk about Bill Ayers. And so he was so polite that he handed the presidency on a silver platter to Obama.
[Rafael Cruz Remarks, North Texas Tea Party Rally, 9/12/12]
RAFAEL CRUZ: PRESIDENT OBAMA SKIPS UNDER GOD DURING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Rafael Cruz: President Obama Skips Under God During The Pledge Of Allegiance. RAFAEL CRUZ: If you listen
carefully when Obama cites the Declaration, the preamble of the Declaration, he always skips three words. By our
Creator. Every time, he talks about right. We have been endowed with certain right, life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness, all three of which he has trampled completely. That's like Obama, three right? But he always skips those three
words. He never said, By our Creator. If you have heard him recite the pledge, he skips under God. Never says those
two words under God. And then he says, Oh, it was an oversight. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, North Texas Tea Party Rally,
9/12/12]
RAFAEL CRUZ: OBAMA SEEKS TO DESTROY ALL CONCEPT OF GOD
Rafael Cruz: Obama Seeks To Destroy All Concept Of God. RAFAEL CRUZ: If you listen carefully when Obama
cites the Declaration, the preamble of the Declaration, he always skips three words. By our Creator. Every time, he talks
about right. We have been endowed with certain right, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, all three of which he has
trampled completely. That's like Obama, three right? But he always skips those three words. He never said, By our
Creator. If you have heard him recite the pledge, he skips under God. Never says those two words under God. And
then he says, Oh, it was an oversight. It continues though, over and over again. So, I'll tell you, we have to unmask this
man. This is a man who seeks to destroy all concept of God, and I'll tell you what. This is classical Marxist philosophy.
Karl Marx very clearly said, Marxism requires that we destroy God, because government must become God. And the
only way for government to become god is to destroy the concept of God. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, North Texas Tea Party
Rally, 9/12/12]
RAFAEL CRUZ: SEND OBAMA BACK TO KENYA
Rafael Cruz: Send Obama Back To Kenya. RAFAEL CRUZ: And along with that, if you don't want to look at the Law
of the Sea treaty which Obama is very hard trying to push through. Fortunately, enough voices have spoken about it, and I
think the conservatives in the Senate are aware how damaging it would be. But that would give our resources to the
United Nations and have us pay duties to the United Nations. They're pushing very hard for the United Nations to have
taxing authority. And Obama is very much one of the big promoters of these. So I'll tell you, we have our work cut out for
us. We need to send Barack Obama back to Chicago. I'd like to send him back to Kenya. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, North
Texas Tea Party Rally, 9/12/12]
RAFAEL CRUZ: TODAY, IF A KID COMES WITH A T-SHIRT THAT SAYS JESUS, THEY SEND HIM HOME TO
CHANGE A KID WITH A TURBAN, NOBODY MESSES WITH HIM
Rafael Cruz: Today, If A Kid Comes With A T-Shirt That Says Jesus, They Send Him Home To Change A Kid
With A Turban, Nobody Messes With Him. RAFAEL CRUZ: Today, if a kid comes with a T-shirt that says Jesus,
they send him home to change. A kid with a turban, nobody messes with him. It is not an attack against religion, it is an
attack against Christianity, out in the open. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, North Texas Tea Party Rally, 9/12/12]
RAFAEL CRUZ: WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS ADVANTAGE OVER THE UNBELIEVER
Rafael Cruz: We Have A Tremendous Advantage Over The Unbeliever. RAFAEL CRUZ: Unfortunately too many
churches feel that if you are not anointed with that spiritual anointing as priest, you are not important to the church. They
try to make each and every one of you fit into some kind of "spiritual ministry." Those of you that feel that you do not have
an anointing to teach that word of God, to be teaching Sunday school, you're second class citizens. You begin to live
frustrated lives. There are some of you as a matter of fact I will dare to say the majority of you. That your anointing is not
an anointing as priest. It's an anointing as king. God has given you an anointing to go to the battlefield. What's the
battlefield? The battlefield is the marketplace. To go to the marketplace and occupy the [00:12:00] land. To go to the
marketplace and take dominion. If you remember the last time I was on this pulpit I talked you about Genesis chapter 1
verse 28. Where God says onto Adam and Eve go forth multiply. Take dominion over all my creation. If you recall, we
talked about the fact that, that dominion is not just in the church. That dominion is over every area, society, education,
government, economics. You know something we should be the very best in our work. Because we have a tremendous
advantage over the unbeliever in your work. You have the mind of Christ. That means you have the wisdom of God to be
able to excel at work. This is why Colossians chapter 3 verse 17 and then verse 23 tells you to do everything as onto him,
not as onto men. When you do that, you will see your path flourish. You will see that everything that you touch is blessed
when you're doing it onto the lord. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, Sunday Service, Portland, OR, 8/26/12]
RAFAEL CRUZ: I HAVE NO SYMPATHY WHAT SO EVER FOR YOUNG KIDS COMING TO ME AND SAYING I
CAN'T TO COLLEGE, MY PARENTS DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY. GO TO WORK!
Rafael Cruz: I Have No Sympathy What So Ever For Young Kids Coming To Me And Saying I Can't To College,
My Parents Don't Have Any Money. Go To Work! RAFAEL CRUZ: I went to school full-time, worked full-time, that's
why I have no sympathy what so ever for young kids coming to me and saying I can't to college, my parents don't have
any money. Go to work! [Rafael Cruz Remarks, Tea Party, Rome, GA, 4/13/15]
RAFAEL CRUZ SUGGESTED THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE WILLING TO GO TO JAIL IF THEY HAD TO DO THINGS
CONTRARY TO THEIR RELIGIOUS FAITH
Rafael Cruz Suggested That People Should Be Willing To Go To Jail If They Had To Do Things Contrary To Their
Religious Faith. RAFAEL CRUZ: Okay, there's a question here about some of the things that are being happening in
Arizona, people being forced to do things that are contrary to their beliefs. I think we have a perfect example with what
happened with the mandate on contraceptives from Obamacare. When the Catholic Church said, We cannot obey this
mandate, we cannot have our institutions violate our creed in order to satisfy the whims of the government. Let me tell
you, there comes a point to where if we have to go to prison, we go to prison, but we don't violate our principles. It's got to
come to that, to where we do not violate our faith. When government tells Hobby Lobby that I don't care what you believe,
I am going to fine you a million dollars a day, I just praise God for the owner of Hobby Lobby, who said, I would rather
shut down my business than violate my personal principles. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, An Evening with Pastor Rafael Cruz,
Nevada County, CA, 3/3/14]
RAFAEL CRUZ: GOD HELP US FOR THE SIN OF ABORTION
Rafael Cruz: God Help Us For The Sin Of Abortion. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, NFRA Prayer Breakfast, Nashville, TN,
9/15/13]
RAFAEL CRUZ: THE AVERAGE BLACK DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU INCREASE THE MINIMUM
WAGE, BLACK UNEMPLOYMENT WILL SKYROCKET
Rafael Cruz: The Average Black Does Not Understand That If You Increase The Minimum Wage, Black
Unemployment Will Skyrocket. RAFAEL CRUZ: I tell you I am going to try to encourage everybody I can to buy a book
written by a black journalist. His name is Jason Riley. He wrote a book called Please Stop Helping Us, talking about all the
handouts to blacks have kept blacks in the poor house. I'll tell you what I am going to make it my task to buy 15-20 copies
of that book and hand it out to some black leaders to read. It shows for example, Jason Riley said in an interview before
we had minimum wage laws black unemployment and white unemployment were the same. If we increase the minimum
wage, black unemployment will skyrocket. He understands it, but the average black does not. [Rafael Cruz Remarks,
Williamson County Republican Club, Franklin, TN, 8/21/14]
RAFAEL CRUZ: KIDS ARE BEING BRAINWASHED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Rafael Cruz: Kids Are Being Brainwashed In Public Schools. RAFAEL CRUZ: I can't emphasize enough, do what
you can to get your kids out of public school. If you cant afford to put them in a private Christian school homeschool
because theyre being poisoned in the public schools. Theyre being brainwashed in the public school with all this
secularism, with all this immorality that is being immersed into them on a daily basis. It is a brainwashing not different than
what has happened in the Marxist countries for generations. [Rafael Cruz Remarks, Tea Party Address, Orlando, FL,
9/29/14]
David Panton
Personal Friendship with Cruz
David Panton Served As Best Man At Ted Cruzs Wedding. David Panton, Cruz's Princeton debate
partner, roommate and eventually best man at his wedding, said those ideas surfaced all the time. [Houston
Chronicle, 3/29/15]
Ted Cruz Is Godfather To David Pantons Son, Alex. Their years at the University were the beginning of a
lifelong friendship, Panton said, adding that he was Cruzs best man at his wedding and that Cruz is the
godfather to Pantons son, Alex. [Daily Princetonian, 11/18/14]
Speaking Of Their Friendship, Panton Said Cruz In The Midst Of His Presidential Campaign -- Sent
Flowers Following The Passing Of Pantons Father. Cruz has also been a good friend during hard times,
Panton said. My father died recently, and the largest bouquet my father received at the hospital was from Ted,
Panton said, adding that Cruzs kind action even while running for President of the United States revealed
something admirable about his character. [Daily Princetonian, 4/8/15]
2/18/15: Pantons Father, Rev. Dr. Keith Panton, Passed Away In Gainesville, FL. He leaves children Dr. Marc
Panton (and wife, Coleen Panton, with children, Elijah, Sarah, and Samara); Dr. David Panton (and sons, Alexander
and Ailan, with mothers, Hon. Lisa Hanna and Wendy Fitzwilliam); Dr. BethSarah Wright (and husband, Bishop
Robert Wright, with children, Jordan, Emmanuel, Selah, Noah and Moses); Melanie Panton; Andrea Dyer (and
daughters, Rachel, Amanda and Christa, with father, Geoffrey Jones); and Narine Tish Dawkins (and husband, Dr.
Dwight Dawkins, with children Gabrielle, Anthony and Daniel) Surrounded by his family, Keith passed away
peacefully on Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at University of Florida's Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida
almost 80 years after his birth in Kingston, Jamaica on November 2, 1935. [Gainesville Sun, 2/22/15]
Early Life and Education

Pantons Father Was The First Black Chief Executive Of A Jamaican Company. A lot of that determination came
from the Rev. Keith Panton, his father. Born in Mandeville, Jamaica, Panton found an inspiring role model in his father,
who worked his way from growing up poor to becoming the first black chief executive of a Jamaican company. The
senior Panton later became a priest, but the allure of business had been embedded in his son. Seeing my father made
me realize I wanted to run a business, be an entrepreneur, he said. Panton got his first taste of running a multimilliondollar business in his 20s, as president of the Harvard Law Review. [Atlanta Business Chronicle, 5/24/13]
Panton Holds An A.B. In Public Policy From Princeton University And A J.D. From Harvard Law School. Dr. David
Panton, Chairman and CEO; He received a D.Phil. in Management Studies from Oxford University, where he was a
Rhodes Scholar; a J.D. from Harvard Law School (with honors), where he was elected President of the Harvard Law
Review; and an A.B. in Public Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University (with high honors).
[People: Dr. David Panton, Panton Equity Partners, Accessed 12/13/15]
At Age 16, Without Nearing Completion Of High School, Panton Lobbied To Apply To Princeton University.
David Panton is no stranger to trailblazing. He was the youngest member of his undergraduate class at Princeton
University at the age of 20 For Panton, that journey began by flying to Princeton, N.J., from Jamaica at the age of
16, to convince admission officers he deserved a spot, even though he hadnt completed high school a
requirement for all applicants to Princeton University. I was very determined to get in, he said, simply. [Atlanta
Business Chronicle, 5/24/13]
Panton Is One Of Two Black Presidents In The History Of The Harvard Law Review The Other Being
President Obama. Then, at Harvard Law School, he was one of two black presidents in the history of the prestigious
Harvard Law Review. The other was President Barack Obama Panton got his first taste of running a multimilliondollar business in his 20s, as president of the Harvard Law Review. [Atlanta Business Chronicle, 5/24/13]
David Panton Earned An D. Phil. In Management Studies From Oxford University, Where He Was A Rhodes
Scholar. Dr. David Panton, Chairman and CEO; He received a D.Phil. in Management Studies from Oxford
University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar; a J.D. from Harvard Law School (with honors), where he was elected
President of the Harvard Law Review; and an A.B. in Public Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton
University (with high honors). He also holds a Masters Professional Director Certification from the American College
of Corporate Directors, a public company director credentialing organization. [People: Dr. David Panton, Panton
Equity Partners, Accessed 12/13/15]
Panton, A Partner At Navigation Capital Partners, Graduated From The Directors Inclusion Initiative
Program, A Partnership Between The National Urban League And Advance America. The Directors
Inclusion Initiative program a partnership between the National Urban League and Advance America has
yielded its first group of graduates The seven graduates are: David Panton, partner, Navigation Capital
Partners, Atlanta [TriState Defender, 4/21/11]
Divorce and Custody Battle

PANTON MARRIED LISA HANNA IN NEW YORK, THEN RETURNED TO JAMAICA WHERE THEY HAD A CHILD
Panton And Hanna Married In New York, Then Returned To Jamaica Where They Had A Child. Panton and Hanna
got married in New York and returned to Jamaica where the child was born. The family later moved to Georgia in
February 2004 where the couple divorced five months later. [Jamaica Observer, 11/30/06]
2004: PANTON AND HANNA MOVED TO ATLANTA, GA BUT DIVORCED SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WITH
PHYSICAL CUSTODY OF THEIR CHILD GOING TO PANTON
February 2004: Panton And Hanna Moved To Georgia, Then Divorced Five Months Later. Panton and Hanna got
married in New York and returned to Jamaica where the child was born. The family later moved to Georgia in February
2004 where the couple divorced five months later. [Jamaica Observer, 11/30/06]
6/9/04: Fulton County Superior Court Granted Primary Physical Custody Of The Child To David Panton, With
Visiting Rights Granted To Hanna. Based on a signed agreement between the two on June 9, 2004, a final judgment
and decree was pronounced in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia, giving "primary physical custody" of
the child to Panton, with visiting rights to Hanna. [Jamaica Observer, 11/30/06]
8/10/04: Citing Duress, Hanna Filed A Motion To Set Aside The Order Granting Primary Custody To Panton. But
Hanna filed a motion in the US court on August 10 for the judgment to be set aside on the ground of "duress". The court,
however, denied the motion on August 25, stating that she had consented to and complied with the signed agreement.
[Jamaica Observer, 11/30/06]
2005: Hanna Returned To Jamaica. But Hanna filed a motion in the US court on August 10 for the judgment to be set
aside on the ground of "duress". The court, however, denied the motion on August 25, stating that she had consented to
and complied with the signed agreement. Hanna, who lived next door to the child and his father, returned to Jamaica a
year later. [Jamaica Observer, 11/30/06]
BY 2006, PANTON AND HANNA ENGAGED IN AN ACRIMONIOUS CUSTODY BATTLE, WITH HANNA LAUNCHING
SERIOUS BUT UNFOUNDED ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AGAINST PANTON
December 2005-January 2006: Panton Brought His Child To Jamaica To Visit Hanna For A One-Month Stay, But
Was Unable To Bring Him Back To The U.S. After Hanna Allegedly Restrained The Boy. In December 2005, Panton
brought the child to Jamaica for a one-month stay with Hanna, with the understanding that he would return for the boy in
January 2006. However, after returning to the island, Panton had to leave on January 11 without the child, who, according
to court documents, was restrained by Hanna contrary to their agreement. [Jamaica Observer, 11/30/06]
3/20/06: Jamaican Judge Gloria Smith Dismissed An Injunction By Hanna, Permitting Panton To Take His Child
Back To The U.S. Hanna later took out an injunction granting her custody of the child and an injunction restraining the
removal of the child from the island. On March 20, Smith granted Panton an order discharging the injunction and seeking
permission to take the child back to the US. Hanna appealed on the grounds, in part, that when Smith sought to count the
child's substantial connection to Georgia, she failed to mention or balance the 19 or more criteria which established the
child's real substantial and continued connection with Jamaica, which led to her erroneous decision. But Smith, in her
March ruling, noted that the requirements for the child's return were satisfied, as he was attending school; was going to
church; had developed a bond with relatives in Georgia; and his father was in a good job and owned a house. [Jamaica
Observer, 11/30/06]
IN JAMAICA, HANNA APPEALED A MARCH 2006 COURT RULING AND ALLEGED THAT PANTON HAD
SEXUALLY ABUSED THEIR CHILD
Hannas Appeal Alleged That The March 20, 2006 Order Of Judge Gloria Smith Erred In Failing To Refer To Or
Take Into Account The Contents Of Document Intituled Mandatory Addendum Attached To The Final Decree Of
Divorce In Which The Parties Were To Share Physical Custody Of The Child 50/50. [Supreme Court Civil Appeal
No: 21/06, Jamaica Court of Appeal, 11/29/06]
NOVEMBER 2006: HANNA LOST HER APPEAL OF HER CUSTODY DISPUTE WITH PANTON IN JAMAICA
HEADLINE: Lisa Hanna Loses Custody Case. [Jamaica Observer, 11/30/06]
November 2006: Court Upheld An Earlier Appeals Court Ruling That The Child Of Lisa Hanna And David
Panton Reside In Georgia With Panton. Former Miss World Lisa Hanna yesterday lost her custody battle in the
Appeal Court which upheld an earlier court order that her five-year-old son be returned to his father, former Jamaica
Labour Party senator David Panton, who now lives in the USA. Hanna had appealed the March 20, 2006 decision by
Justice Gloria Smith that the child be returned to Panton, who lives in Georgia, as her holding the child was in breach
of a previous agreement between Hanna and her ex-husband. [Jamaica Observer, 11/30/06]
November 2006: Appeals Court Judges Dismissed Hannas Appeals Of The March 2006 Order Allowing Panton
To Bring His Child Back To The U.S. Following arguments in June, July and November, Justice Zailia McCalla, one of
the three Appeal Court justices, concluded: I am not persuaded that the learned judge erred in exercise of her discretion.
Accordingly, I agree that the appeal should be dismissed. The other two justices were Paul Harrison and Algernon Smith.
2006: PANTON HAD A CHILD WITH BEAUTY QUEEN WENDY FITZWILLIAM
HEADLINE: Beauty Queens Pregnancy Sparks Public Debate. [Miami Herald, 2/5/06]
2006: Former Miss Universe Wendy Fitzwilliam Sparked Controversy In Trinidad After Announcing Her Out Of
Wedlock Pregnancy At An All-Girls Catholic School. Former Miss Universe Wendy Fitzwilliam proudly announced
recently that she is about to become an unwed mother, calling it one of her greatest achievements. The reaction from
fellow Trinidadians was swift but far from the congratulations she expected on her impending motherhood. Fitzwilliam, 33,
has been severely criticized for selecting Corpus Christi College, a private girls' Catholic school, to announce that she was
pregnant. Critics were even more incensed when it was reported that her comments were made at a program where role
models discuss how to achieve success in life. [Miami Herald, 2/5/06]
With News Of Former Miss Universe Wendy Fitzwilliams Out Of Wedlock Pregnancy, David Panton Was Believed
To Be The Father. Former Miss Universe Wendy Fitzwilliam proudly announced recently that she is about to become an
unwed mother, calling it one of her greatest achievements ABOUT THE FATHER The father of the unborn child is
reportedly David Panton, vice president of Mellon Ventures in Atlanta, a former Rhodes scholar and Oxford graduate.
Panton is separated from his wife, 1993 Miss World Lisa Hanna from Jamaica. [Miami Herald, 2/5/06]
FITZWILLIAM PENNED A BOOK DETAILING HER TURBULENT RELATIONSHIP WITH DAVID PANTON
2010: Wendy Fitzwilliam Published A Book, Letters To Ailan, That Detailed The Turbulent
Relationship She Shares With Her Sons Father. On May 12th, 1998, two months before her final exams
at law school, Wendy Fitzwilliam became the second Trinidadian (and second woman of colour) to capture the
Miss Universe title. When, eight years later, Wendy announced that she was pregnant, the news was dramatic
and controversial. Letters to Ailan is the narrative of a tumultuous time in Wendys life. It chronicles the impact
made on her friends, family and adoring public by her choice to become and remain a single mother. It deals
with the turbulent relationship she shares with her sons father. Wendy asks tough questions of herself about
family, love, friendship, religion and social norms which challenge the reader to reflect on these matters. It is
the story of her singular determination to be the best mother possible to her child. Penned as an extended love
letter from mother to son, Letters to Ailan is a frank, honest, compelling story, written by a strong,
uncompromising woman never far from the glare of the public spotlight. [Summary, Amazon.com, Accessed
12/13/15]
Book Cover Of Letters To Ailan Featured A Quote From Donald J. Trump. [Summary, Amazon.com, Accessed
12/13/15]
FITZWILLIAM ALLEGED THAT PANTON ATTEMPTED TO BACK OUT OF PLANS TO LIVE WITH HER
AND THAT HE HAD DISPARAGING VIEWS TOWARDS WOMEN
In Letters To Ailan, Fitzwilliam Said She Believed Pantons Custody Dispute With Hanna Changed
His Views On Women And Explained His Attempt To Renege On Plans For Fitzwilliam To Move In With
Him. Fitzwilliam, who stated early on that she did not expect anything from Panton when she discovered she
was pregnant, notes how the custody fight changed the way Panton viewed women and his relationship to her.
My immediate reaction is to cut your father completely out of my life. He could not really care about you or me
and, so coldly and unprovoked by me, dismiss us both, she wrote when Panton tried to renege on plans for
her to live with him in Atlanta leading up to the birth of their son. [Caribbean Beat, Issue 100,
November/December 2009]
In Letters To Ailan, Fitzwilliam Recounted How She Snapped When Panton Laughed At Jokes About
Pregnant Women Being Unattractive, When He Looks More Pregnant Than I Do. Fitzwilliam, who
stated early on that she did not expect anything from Panton when she discovered she was pregnant, notes
how the custody fight changed the way Panton viewed women and his relationship to her Later on, when his
attitude to women degenerates to the point that he laughs at a joke about pregnant women being unattractive,
Fitzwilliam snaps. Here is a man who has gained roughly 40 pounds within the last three months, and whose
body jiggles when he laughs likea whale, lying next to the woman carrying his child, whom he claims to care
so much about, crudely and thoughtlessly enjoying a pregnant-women-are-not-so-hot joke. For a few minutes
I take comfort that he looks more pregnant than I do. [Caribbean Beat, Issue 100, November/December 2009]
AS OF 2010, FITZWILLIAM CLAIMED TO HAVE A CIVIL RELATIONSHIP WITH PANTON
Panton Was One Of The First To Review The Manuscript Of Letters To Ailan And Was Apprehensive
Over His Portrayal. Panton was among the first people to read the manuscript. He was apprehensive of his
portrayal, but, she said, Its my story and Ailans truth. [Caribbean Beat, Issue 100, November/December
2009]
Fitzwilliam Noted That, As Of The Publication Of Letters To Ailan, She Had A Civil Relationship With
David Panton. Panton was among the first people to read the manuscript. He was apprehensive of his
portrayal, but, she said, Its my story and Ailans truth. Today her relationship with Ailans father is very civil,
Fitzwilliam said. Fundamentally he is a decent human being. Most importantly, Ailan loves his father and
brother to death. Despite our differences, we make sure the boys know each other and like each other.
[Caribbean Beat, Issue 100, November/December 2009]
Political Career in Jamaica

PANTON HAILED FROM A WELL-CONNECTED POLITICAL FAMILY IN JAMAICA
David Panton Was The Son Of Keith Panton, A Jamaican Cabinet Officer. All this would be interesting enough,
except for the fact that Panton is the son of the late Keith Panton, a Jamaican cabinet officer who was also the former
head of Alcan Jamaica. [Lloyd Green, Daily Beast, 5/5/15]
EARLY 2000S: PANTON WAS VIEWED AS A SHINING STAR OF THE CENTER-RIGHT JAMAICA LABOUR
PARTY AND RAN ITS YOUTH ARM
Times Of London: 30-Year Old David Panton Was A Shining Star Of The Center-Right Jamaica Labour Party.
The political scene has been dominated on the Left by Manley, his son Michael, who succeeded him as PNP leader, and
the present leader, P.J. Patterson, and on the Right almost entirely by Edward Seaga, the 72yearold leader of the JLP,
who was a minister in the first postindependence government. A shining star of his party now is David Panton, a
30yearold venture capitalist. [Times (London), 8/6/02]
In The Run Up To The October 2002 Elections, Panton Served As President Of The Youth Arm Of The Jamaica
Labour Party (JLP), Known As Generation 2000, G2K. The youth arm of the party, known as Generation 2000,
G2K, launched its campaign train here on Wednesday [2 October], saying it would be targeting young people in several
central Jamaica constituencies. G2K President Dr David Panton said the train, which is a 40ft open back truck decorated
in the party colour of green and adorned with posters of G2K youth leaders, would be winding its way through the central
parishes, while top JLP officials focus their attention on other sections of the country Panton said the main focus of the
G2K was to complement the party's general thrust to bring out voters who might be wavering. [Caribbean Media
Corporation, 10/4/02]
2002: PANTON WAS APPOINTED TO JLP LEADER EDWARD SEAGAS SHADOW CABINET AND ASSUMED A
POSITION IN THE SENATE
Late October 2002: Opposition JLP Leader Edward Seaga Recommended The Appointment Of Eight Individuals
As Senators, Including David Panton. The leader of the opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Edward Seaga has
written to GovernorGeneral Sir Howard Cooke, recommending eight persons for appointment as senators, including Bruce
Golding, who recently returned to the JLP fold The others named were Vice President of the Bustamante Industrial
Trade Union (BITU) Dwight Nelson; Deputy JLP General Secretary and unsuccessful JLP candidate for the constituency
of South East St Catherine Arthur Williams; the chairman of the JLP's youth arm, Dr David Panton; the leader of
opposition business in the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation, Desmond McKenzie; and Deputy Treasurer of the JLP
Shirley Williams. [Caribbean Media Corporation, 10/30/02]
HEADLINE: Jamaica: Opposition Leader Seaga Names 25-Strong Shadow Cabinet. [Caribbean Media
Corporation, 11/1/02]
JLP Opposition Leader Edward Seaga Named David Panton To His Shadow Cabinet To Serve As A Spokesperson
On Investment. Opposition leader Edward Seaga has added 10 new faces in a larger than usual shadow cabinet
announced here. While the shadow cabinet normally does not exceed 17 members, Seaga has named 25, saying that by
splitting the larger portfolios, more persons in the party would be given a chance to perform Among those added, is
Bruce Golding, the party's former chairman, who returned to the JLP just prior to the election and was on Tuesday [29
October] named as an opposition senator. He will focus on Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade while local investment
banker and chairman of the JLP's youth arm, Dr David Panton, will be the party's spokesman on Investment. [Caribbean
Media Corporation, 11/1/02]
David Panton Was A Senator In Jamaica Before He Pursued A Career In Finance In The United States. And it gets
even better. David Panton was a member of the Jamaican Senate until he resigned in 2004 to pursue a career in finance
in the United States, and the Panton family was tight with Jamaicas former Prime Minister, Edward Seaga, and with the
Jamaican Labor Party, which had its own issues and ties to drugs and violence. Traditional family values, indeed. [Lloyd
Green, Daily Beast, 5/5/15]
2004: David Panton Resigned From Jamaicas Senate To Take A Job At An Atlanta-Based Financial Firm.
Four members of the Jamaica Labour Party's professional youth arm, Generation 2000, are among those tipped to fill
the gap left when David Panton officially resigns from the Senate to take up a job at a financial firm in Atlanta, USA
Last week, Panton told party leader Edward Seaga and his JLP colleagues in the Senate of his plans to migrate; but
up to yesterday he had not officially stepped down from the position he has held since October 2002. Yesterday,
Seaga confirmed the move but did not give a timeline for when Panton would officially quit the Senate An Oxford
graduate and former Rhodes scholar, Panton was appointed one of the eight senators to the Upper House shortly
after the JLP's defeat at the polls in the October 2002 general elections. [Jamaica Observer, 3/3/04]
Panton Equity Partners

2012: David Panton Founded Private Equity Firm Panton Equity Partners (PEP). Dr. David Panton founded Panton
Equity Partners (PEP) in 2012 to build a best-in-class private equity firm. In doing so, his focus has been on establishing
a core set of principles/values, developing and executing a clear and compelling process/investment strategy, and
bringing together a diverse group of first-class people. [About Overview, Panton Equity Partners, Accessed 12/13/15]
PEP LEADERSHIP
David Panton Serves As Chairman And CEO Of Panton Equity Partners. Dr. David Panton, Chairman and CEO;
He started his career as an Associate in the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) group at Morgan Stanley & Co. in New
York focused on Latin America and the Caribbean. In 1998, he co-founded and became managing partner of the
Caribbean Investment Fund, a $50 million private equity firm in Kingston, Jamaica. In 2004, David became a vice
president of Mellon Ventures, the $1.4 billion private equity firm arm of Mellon Financial. In 2007, he co-founded and was
a partner of Navigation Capital Partners, a $350 million private equity firm in Atlanta, where he remains a shareholder
David is an Adjunct Professor at Emory Universitys Goizueta Business School, where he teaches a course in private
equity investing. He is also the Chairman of the Jamaica-Atlanta Chamber of Commerce; a member of the Board of
Trustees of Holy Innocents Episcopal School in Atlanta, GA; and a director of the Carlos Museum at Emory. David is a
member of Tiger 21, Young Presidents Organization (YPO), and Leadership Atlanta (Class of 2012) He received a
D.Phil. in Management Studies from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar; a J.D. from Harvard Law School
(with honors), where he was elected President of the Harvard Law Review; and an A.B. in Public Policy from the
Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University (with high honors). He also holds a Masters Professional Director
Certification from the American College of Corporate Directors, a public company director credentialing organization.
David was born and raised in Jamaica, where he served as a Senator in the Upper House of Parliament. He is the proud
father of two sons, Alexander and Ailan. [People: Dr. David Panton, Panton Equity Partners, Accessed 12/13/15]
Jake LaJoie Serves As President And Managing Director Of Panton Equity Partners. Jake LaJoie;
President and Managing Director; Jake was most recently the Chief Financial Officer of Shakeys USA, a restaurant
franchisor with $85 million in system-wide sales. Prior to joining Shakeys, he was a Vice President with Argonne Capital
Group, a middle market private equity firm based in Atlanta, investing in multi-unit, branded companies with real estate
assets Prior to Argonne, Jake was an Associate with Roark Capital Group, a middle market private equity firm with $6.3
billion of assets under management Prior to Roark, he worked for Maplewood Partners, a private equity firm in Florida.
Before his move to private equity he spent four years with Banc of America Securities in the Global Corporate and
Investment Banking Group. Jake began his career as a credit analyst with NationsBank. Jake holds a Bachelor of
Science in Finance, cum laude, from the University of Florida. [People: Jake LaJoie, Panton Equity Partners, Accessed
12/13/15]
Jason Halliburton, A Former Senior Supervisor For The U.S. Department Of Defense, Office Of the Provost
Marshal General, Serves As An Analyst And Head Of Community Relations For Panton Equity Partners. [People:
Jason Halliburton, Panton Equity Partners, Accessed 12/13/15]
Speaking On Ways To Increase The GOPs Appeal To Minorities, Jason Halliburton Said Democrats Criticize
Ted Cruz For His 21-Hour Filibuster, But Forget That Then-Democrat Strom Thurmond Filibustered The Civil
Rights Act Of 1957 For 24 Hours. Jason Halliburton, the 1st Vice Chair of the Georgia Black Republican Council
and CEO of Halliburton Strategic Affairs, came to UGA Wednesday night to speak on what the GOP should do to
appeal to minorities Halliburton started on his ideas for what the Young Republicans could do. Go out there and
create ties, show that we break the stereotype. He reiterated If we all do this, we can vanish that stereotype.
Halliburton encouraged Republicans to learn the partys history. They make us out as racist, but they (Democrats)
forget who started the Civil Rights Movement. Republicans did. MLK was Republican. Halliburton pointed out that
Ted Cruz received heavy criticism for his 21 hour filibuster, while Democrats forget about Strom Thurmond who spent
24 hours filibustering the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Thurmond was a Democrat in 1957. [zPolitics, 10/10/13]
Halliburton: Look Up The Black Genocide! It Wasnt Republicans Who Did That Either. Jason Halliburton, the
1st Vice Chair of the Georgia Black Republican Council and CEO of Halliburton Strategic Affairs, came to UGA
Wednesday night to speak on what the GOP should do to appeal to minorities. .. Look up the Black Genocide! It
wasnt Republicans who did that either exclaimed Halliburton and Booker T. Washington, MLK, and Fredrick
Douglas, all Black and Republican. When asked how to directly appeal in a political sense to the Black community,
Halliburton responded, Freedom, jobs, entrepreneurship. Talk about how great this country can be. He quickly
added, Also clear up our history. Were not the bad guys; make sure they understand what weve done. [zPolitics,
10/10/13]
PEP INVESTMENTS
Panton Equity Partners Relied On An Asymetric Risk Investment Strategy. Our investment process has roots in the
extensive experience of its investment professionals. This unique investment approach, Asymmetric Risk Investment
Strategy, alters the traditional risk/return ratio by minimizing capital risk and maximizing the potential for outsized riskadjusted returns. [About Overview, Panton Equity Partners, Accessed 12/13/15]
TRACK UTILITIES, LLC
June 2014: Panton Equity Partners Sold Track Utilities, LLC, An Infrastructure Provider, To CIVC Partners.
Panton Equity Partners (PEP), an Atlanta-based lower middle market private equity firm, announced today that it has
completed the sale of its portfolio company Track Utilities, LLC (Track) to CIVC Partners, a Chicago-based private equity
firm focused on middle market buyouts, market recapitalizations, and growth equity capital investments. Established in
2002 and based in Boise, Idaho, Track is one of the premier providers of infrastructure services in the United States. They
are a preferred partner for utilities companies (e.g., infrastructure upgrading, maintenance, repair services, transmission
power lines, underground power, and splicing) and wireless service providers (e.g. fiber-to-the-home, fiber-to-the-node
and splicing.) Track operates in Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Kansas, and Texas.
[Press Release, Panton Equity Partners, 6/5/14]
AMERITECH
November 2014: Panton Equity Partners Acquired Georgia-Based Ameritech Facility Services, LLC. Panton Equity
Partners (PEP), an Atlanta-based lower middle market private equity firm, announced today their acquisition of
Ballground, Georgia-based Ameritech Facility Services, LLC (Ameritech). Founded in 1999, Ameritech is a leading
provider of national and regional facility upgrades, renovations, and multi-store rollouts for the food service, hospitality,
retail, and health care industries. Ameritech has an impressive client base of national restaurant customers including:
Yum Brands (Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut), Brinker (Chilis and Maggianos), Wendys, Burger King, McDonalds and
Darden Restaurants (Bahama Breeze, LongHorn, and Olive Garden). This transaction demonstrates the continued
successful execution of PEPs Asymmetric Risk Investment Strategy where we partner with successful owner-operators,
align interests, and help to drive exceptional results, said Dr. David Panton, Founder and Chairman of PEP. [Press
Release, Panton Equity Partners, 11/21/14]
XPRESS GLOBAL SYSTEMS
April 2015: Panton Equity Partners Partnered With Mosaic Investments To Acquire Xpress Global Systems.
Panton Equity Partners (PEP), an Atlanta-based lower middle market private equity firm and Mosaic Investments, Inc.
(Mosaic), a private investment firm based in Atlanta, announced today their acquisition of Tennessee-based
transportation and logistics services firm Xpress Global Systems (XGS) from U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. Founded in
1985, XGS is the largest floor covering and logistics provider in the U.S [Press Release, Panton Equity Partners,
4/13/15]
Murad Karimi, The Managing Partner Of Mosaic Investments, Was A Former Student Of Pantons At Goizueta
Business School. Murad Karimi, Managing Partner of Mosaic, expressed enthusiasm at partnering with Dr. David
Panton, his former business school professor, and the XGS executive management team on the transaction. Dr.
Panton, Chairman and CEO of PEP, is also an adjunct professor at the Goizueta Business School in the Center for
Alternative Investments According to Dr. Panton, It is a privilege to work with one of my former students in making
this deal a success. He continued, This transaction demonstrates the continued successful execution of PEPs
Asymmetric Risk Investment Strategy where we partner with successful owner-operators, align interests, and help to
drive exceptional results. [Press Release, Panton Equity Partners, 4/13/15]
COMMONGROUND/MGS
2014: Panton Equity Partners Engineered A Deal To Enjoin Commonground And Other Multicultural Ad Firms
Around The Country Into The Industrys First Wholly Minority-Owned Advertising Company, Via Holding
Company PCH Communications. Last year, Commonground joined forces with a handful of other multicultural firms
around the country, including Miami-based MGSCOMM and New York-based Vidal Partnership, which are both Hispanicfocused. The deal created a new entity called Commonground/MGS, billed publicly as the ad industry's first wholly
minority-owned advertising holding company with more than $100 million in annual billings. The deal was engineered by
Panton Equity Partners, an Atlanta-based, minority-owned investment firm. Panton created an entity called PCH
Communications to serve as the holding company for the newly merged agency. [Crains Chicago Business, 12/9/15]
DECEMBER 2015: PANTON EQUITYS BANK ACCOUNTS WERE FROZEN, CAUSING IT TO DISSOLVE THE
HOLDING COMPANY OF ITS MULTICULTURAL AD AGENCY
December 2015: Fifth Third Bank Froze Panton Equitys Bank Accounts. In an email last Saturday to
Commonground/MGS employees, PCH Communications, the unit of Panton Equity that had oversight for
Commonground/MGS, wrote: The Agency has been dealing with financial challenges. Over the past several weeks, we
have been carrying out good faith negotiations with our senior lender to attempt to obtain relief from these challenges, and
we believed we were close to an acceptable resolution with the lender. To our surprise and dismay, however, the lender
took hostile actions against Commonground/MGS and froze our bank accounts earlier this week. A Fifth Third
spokesman today said it is not our policy to comment on customer matters. With crucial bank accounts frozen, Panton
Equity moved swiftly to dissolve the Commonground/MGS agency holding company, telling all employees in the email last
Saturday they were terminated effective that day. [Chicago Business Journal, 12/11/15]
COMMONGROUND/MGS SHUT DOWN AND SAID IT HAD NO ADVANCE WARNING OF PANTON EQUITYS
FINANCIAL STRUGGLES IN THE PRECEDING WEEKS
HEADLINE: Commonground/MGS Shuts Down Over Financial Dispute. [AdWeek AgencySpy, 12/7/15]
Multicultural Ad Agency Commonground/MGS, Backed In 2014 By Panton Equity Partners, Collapsed As A

Result Of PEPs Undisclosed Financial Struggles. Just days after the sudden collapse of the Chicago multicultural
ad agency Commonground that Ahmad Islam and Sherman Wright established more than 12 years ago, the cofounders say they are rushing to regroup. Their aim is to set up a new agency that would replace the now-shuttered
ad shop that was a linchpin in a year-old minority-owned agency holding company called Commonground/MGS, now
also defunct Islam said Commonground/MGS' closing stemmed from financial problems at Panton Equity Partners,
the Atlanta, Georgia-based private equity firm that provided much of the financial backing for the formation late last
year of Commonground/MGS. At the time of its formation, Commonground/MGS was described as the first-ever
wholly minority-owned agency holding company. Islam said he was not in close contact with Panton Equity regarding
financial matters in recent weeks. He said Panton Equity's relationship with a principal lender, Fifth Third Bank, had
soured, and that he became aware of this issue shortly before the agency closed. [Chicago Business Journal,
12/11/15]
12/5/15: PANTON EQUITY HOLDINGS COMMUNICATION COMPANY WROTE A LETTER TO APPROXIMATELY 190
COMMONGROUND/MCS WORKERS, IMMEDIATELY TERMINATING THEIR EMPLOYMENT
PEP Wrote To All 190 Employees of Commonground/MCS, Informing Them That They Were Terminated, Effective
Immediately, As A Result Of Frozen Bank Accounts. In a wide-ranging discussion, Islam signaled he is determined to
put behind him as quickly as possible the events of recent days that saw Commonground Chicago close and upwards of
90 staffers in the Chicago office and more than 100 staffers at other holding company offices in New York City, Miami and
Houston, laid off late last week. With crucial bank accounts frozen, Panton Equity moved swiftly to dissolve the
Commonground/MGS agency holding company, telling all employees in the email last Saturday they were terminated
effective that day. [Chicago Business Journal, 12/11/15]
PCH Communications Letter To Commonground MCS Employees Noted That Federal Law May Have
Required Advance Notice Of Their Termination, But Circumstances Did Not Allow It. To our surprise and
dismay however, the lender took hostile actions against CGMGS and froze our bank accounts earlier this week It is
therefore with deep regret and heavy heart that we have to inform you that without access to funds, we are no longer
able to operate our business. Your employment will therefore terminate effective today, December 5, 2015. While the
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act of 1988 may require advance notice of your permanent layoff, the
unforeseeable circumstances of the lenders actions and our faltering business circumstances that necessitated our
good faith efforts to actively secure capital to prevent closing the Agency, did not afford us an opportunity to provide
such advance notice. On Monday, we ask that you please collect your personal belongings. If you are not able to go
to the office, please contact Lena Economos or Lulu Cepero to make arrangements for collecting these personal
items Sincerely, PCH Communications, LLC [PCH Communications, LLC Letter To CGMGS Employees, 12/5/15;
Reprinted by AdWeek AgencySpy, 12/7/15]
PANTON EQUITYS FINANCIAL STRUGGLES ASIDE, COMMONGROUND CLAIMED TO HAVE $26 MILLION IN
REVENUE DURING 2015 AND WAS BREAKING-EVEN OR SLIGHTLY PROFITABLE
In 2015, Commonground/MGS Had $26 Million In Revenue And Was Somewhere Between Break-Even And
Slightly Profitable. In a letter to Commonground/MGS employees from PCH, published by Adweek, the owner noted
financial challenges" and "faltering business circumstances. A spokeswoman for Commonground/MGS said the agency
had $26 million in revenue in 2015 and was somewhere between break-even and slightly profitable. [Crains Chicago
Business, 12/9/15]
Clients Of Commonground/MCS At The Time Of Its Closure Included MillerCoors And The Illinois Lottery.
Asked whether he intended to re-sign any of the clients that were on the roster at Commonground/MGS, including
most notably Chicago-based MillerCoors, Islam said he was in talks about client relationships going forward. A
MillerCoors spokesman signaled the brewery joint venture would likely stay with Islam and Wright if a new ad agency
is formed. It's unclear whether the Illinois Lottery - which has had a management change in the past year after
Michael Jones abruptly stepped down last February as Lottery Director - would come aboard as a client if Islam and
Wright open a new shop. Commonground had not completed any new work for the Lottery in recent months, and the
last major work for MillerCoors was a reFresh multicultural campaign for Coors Light last spring - a campaign
greenlighted under former MillerCoors chief marketing officer Andy England, who was dismissed last summer.
[Chicago Business Journal, 12/11/15]
Navigation Capital Partners

2007: Following His Work At Mellon Ventures, David Panton Became A Co-Founder And Partner At Navigation
Capital Partners. Dr. David Panton, Chairman and CEO; In 2004, David became a vice president of Mellon Ventures,
the $1.4 billion private equity firm arm of Mellon Financial. In 2007, he co-founded and was a partner of Navigation
Capital Partners, a $350 million private equity firm in Atlanta, where he remains a shareholder. [People: Dr. David
Panton, Panton Equity Partners, Accessed 12/13/15]
December 2006: Navigation Capital Partners Acquired The Private Equity Portfolio Of Mellon Ventures.
Navigation Capital Partners (NCP) is an Atlantabased private equity firm making control growth and buyout
investments in lower middle market companies. The managers of NCP formerly founded and managed Mellon
Ventures, the private equity investment partnership of Mellon Financial Corporation. With the backing of Goldman
Sachs Private Equity Opportunities Fund LP, NCP acquired the private equity portfolio of Mellon Ventures in
December 2006. NCP currently manages approximately $277 million of invested and committed capital. [Press
Release, James Brown Contracting, 9/14/10]
2007: Navigation Capital Partners Formed Out Of A Purchase Of A Portfolio Of Companies. Navigation was
formed in 2007 when Richardson and Larry Mock, formerly the CEO and founder of Mellon Ventures, bought a
portfolio of the companies from the group and formed separate private equity firm. [Mergers & Acquisitions Report,
11/8/2010]
Navigation Capital Partners Launched With The Backing Of Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group. The
managers of NCP formerly founded and managed Mellon Ventures, the private equity investment partnership of
Mellon Financial Corporation. With the backing of Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group, NCP acquired the private
equity portfolio of Mellon Ventures in December 2006. NCP currently manages approximately $320 million of invested
and committed capital. [About Us, Navigation Capital Partners, Accessed 12/13/15]
2008: NCP ACQUIRED JAMES BROWN CONTRACTING AND INSTALLED A NEW CEO
2008: Navigation Capital Acquired James Brown Contracting And Its Affiliates, Then Partnered With VVS Capital
To Form James Brown Holdings. In 2008, Navigation acquired James Brown Contracting and affiliated subsidiaries
and, partnering with Atlantabased PE firm VVS Capital, formed James Brown Holdings. When the initial deal was struck,
Brian Kinsey was installed as the chief executive of the company, which has grown via several deals to acquire similar
regional trucking operations since. [Mergers & Acquisitions Report, 9/2/10]
May 2008: NCP Acquired James Brown Contracting, As Well As Affiliates Brown Trucking Company And JBT
Brokerage, Inc.; In The Transaction, NCP Joined With VVS Capital To Form James Brown Holdings, LP.
Navigation Capital Partners, an Atlantabased private equity firm that invests in lower middle market niche
manufacturing and services businesses, today announced the acquisition of James Brown Contracting, Inc. and its
subsidiaries Brown Trucking Company and JBT Brokerage, Inc. (collectively, Brown ). Navigation and VVS Capital,
another Atlantabased private equity firm, formed James Brown Holdings, LP as part of the transaction. [Press
Release, Navigation Capital Partners, 5/12/08]
Following NCPs Acquisition Of James Brown Contracting, Brian Kinsey Was Appointed CEO Of The Company.
Brian Kinsey will become Browns chief executive officer and founder James W. Brown will continue in an executive role
with the Company. Along with the industryleading performance of our employees and drivers, the resources Navigation
provides will serve as a key element of our plan to grow the company while preserving its successful structure, said
founder James W. Brown. Were excited to welcome Brian to this experienced management team and look forward to the
continued growth and success of the Brown brand. [Press Release, Navigation Capital Partners, 5/12/08]
Panton On NCPs Brown Acquisition: Brown Exemplifies Navigation S Strategy To Create Productive
Partnerships Where Our Resources Can Accelerate And Support Solid Growth. Brown exemplifies Navigation s
strategy to create productive partnerships where our resources can accelerate and support solid growth, said David
Panton, partner at Navigation Capital Partners. As the newest core company in our portfolio, we anticipate continued
success for Brown as we work with the knowledgeable management team and Brian to help the Company reach its full
potential. [Press Release, Navigation Capital Partners, 5/12/08]
2009-2010: THROUGH JAMES BROWN CONTRACTING, NCP MADE A SERIES OF PLATFORM INVESTMENTS
AND ADD-ON ACQUISITIONS
2009-2010: Navigation Capital Partners Built On Its 2008 Acquisition Of Brown Trucking, Acquired Four New
Platform Investments And Six Add-On Acquisitions Across Its Portfolio. Brown Trucking was acquired by NCP in
2008. Since 2009, NCP has acquired four new platform investments, and six addon acquisitions have been completed
across its portfolio. [Press Release, James Brown Contracting, 9/14/10]
September 2010: Navigation Capitals Portfolio Company James Brown Contracting Acquired TN-Based Schrader
Trucking Company. Navigation Capital Partners (NCP), an Atlantabased middle market private equity firm, announced
that its portfolio company James Brown Contracting, Inc. (Brown Trucking), a dedicated shorthaul truckload carrier, has
acquired Schrader Trucking Company, Inc. (Schrader). Schrader, a Jefferson City, Tenn.based dry van truckload carrier,
will become a fullyintegrated part of Brown Trucking Schrader, with 95 trucks and 201 trailers, operates across the
Southeast as well as in the Midwest, MidAtlantic, Texas and Canada. The companys primary commodities are vinyl films,
retail, building materials and industrial machinery parts. Current President Phil Schrader will exit the business, while
CoOwner and ViCEPresident Tom Hodge will remain and act as director of business development. [Press Release,
James Brown Contracting, 9/14/10]
Panton On Schrader Acquisition: We Are Confident This Move Will Make Brown Trucking A Stronger
Player. Identifying the right strategic acquisition opportunities is a key part of our growth strategy for Brown
Trucking, said David Panton, board director of Brown Trucking and NCP partner. Schraders a wellrespected
company, and theres a synergy with Brown on multiple levels. We are confident this move will make Brown Trucking
a stronger player. [Press Release, James Brown Contracting, 9/14/10]
November 2010: Navigation Partner David Panton Worked On A Deal To Help James Brown Contracting Acquire
NC-Based West Brothers Companies. Navigation Capital Partners' James Brown Contracting, a Georgiabased trucking
company, will buy Durham, North Carolinabased West Brothers Companies, a provider of transportation, logistics and
leasing of commercial fleet services in the Southeast. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but the West deal will add
warehousing, contract leasing and maintenance and brokerage services In 2008, Navigation acquired James Brown
Contracting and affiliated subsidiaries and, partnering with Atlantabased PE firm VVS Capital, formed James Brown
Holdings. Earlier this year, Brown acquired Schrader Trucking in Tennessee, adding 95 trucks and 201 trailers with the
deal David Panton, partner with Navigation, also worked on the transaction. He also serves as chairman of Brown
Trucking. [Mergers & Acquisitions Report, 11/8/2010]
PANTON SERVED ON THE BOARD OF BROWN TRUCKING AND ASSISTED WITH ITS ACQUISITIONS
Panton Served As Chairman Of The Board Of Brown Trucking. David Panton, partner with Navigation, also worked
on the transaction. He also serves as chairman of Brown Trucking. [Mergers & Acquisitions Report, 11/8/2010]
2009: NCP ACQUIRED PREPAID SOLUTIONS, INC., WITH PANTON SERVING ON ITS BOARD
2009: Navigation Capital Acquired Prepaid Solutions, Inc., A Former Division Of Chicago-Based West Suburban
Bancorp. Prepaid Solutions, Inc. was formed in late 2009 as a result of an asset purchase. Navigation Capital Partners,
an Atlantabased private equity firm, purchased the assets and liabilities of Prepaid Solutions USA, a former division of
West Suburban Bancorp, a Chicago based regional bank. According to Mr. Goins, Navigation Capital Partners identified
Prepaid Solutions USA as a desirable acquisition after analyzing a number of other opportunities in the prepaid space.
[TendersInfo, 1/23/10]
Prepaid Solutions, Inc. Offered A Niche Maritime Payroll Card That Allowed Employees Of Cruise Lines To
Receive Pay On Cards That Facilitated Currency Exchanges. One niche product is in the maritime area, where
Prepaid Solutions is providing payroll cards to the U.S. cruise line industry. The maritime payroll cards allow
employees of cruise lines to receive their pay on payroll cards which are designed to allow employees to easily move
funds from one currency to another (a must have for workers who routinely visit multiple countries in a single cruise).
[TendersInfo, 1/23/10]
Prepaid Solutions, Inc. Transitioned Its Card-Issuing Partnership From West Suburban Bancorp To Center
State Bank Of Florida. Prepaid Solutions, Inc. currently issues cards in partnership with West Suburban Bank, but is
transitioning some of the card issuing to a new partnership with Center State Bank of Florida. [TendersInfo, 1/23/10]
At The Time Of NCPs Acquisition, PPS Had Locations In Darien, Illinois And Hartland, Wisconsin. With the
partnership and involvement of NCP, PPS is poised to capitalize on opportunities to expand current relationships,
enhance product offerings and enter new markets. PPS currently has two locations in Darien, Ill., and Hartland, Wis.
[Press Release, Navigation Capital Partners, 12/10/09]
David Panton Joined The Prepaid Solutions, Inc. Board Of Directors. The acquisition resulted in a number of
management changes at the newly formed company. While Dan Grotto, who previously lead Prepaid Solutions USA,
remains as the President, Goins is joined by a number of other Navigation Capital executives, including Eric Ohlhausen
as CFO. The founder of Navigation Capital Partners, Larry Mock, will join the company s board of directors along with
Navigation Capital partner David Panton, vice president Zuri Briscoe and O.G. Greene. [TendersInfo, 1/23/10]
In Explaining The Value Of NCPs Acquisition Of PPS, Panton Cited A Shrinkage In Access To Traditional
Credit Thanks To Regulations And Market Changes. Market conditions and regulatory changes continue to
shrink access to credit and contribute to the increased acceptance of alternative banking solutions such as the use of
prepaid/debit solutions in place of checks or cash, said Panton. NCP looks forward to a close collaboration with PPS
as we work together to grow the business amid the current landscape. [Press Release, Navigation Capital Partners,
12/10/09]
FOLLOWING ITS ACQUISITION OF PREPAID SOLUTIONS, INC., NCP INSTALLED A NEW CEO AND CFO
Upon Acquiring Prepaid Solutions, Inc., Navigation Capital Installed A New CEO And CFO, Added Its Own
Executives Including Panton To The Companys Board. Navigation Capital Partners, the Atlanta based private equity
firm, will buy the assets and liabilities of Prepaid Solutions USA, a former division of West Suburban Bancorp, a Chicago
firm Ken Goins and Eric Ohlhausen were installed as the chief executive and finance chief, respectively, of Prepaid
Solutions. Dan Grotto, formerly the head of West Suburban Bancorp's Prepaid Solutions USA division, will remain on
board as president of the firm. Ohlhausen, an executive in residence with Navigation for its electronic transactions sector,
was prior to that a partner and principal in Elkmont Group. Goins, who, prior to the deal, held the same title with
Navigation as Ohlhausen, is cofounder and board member of AssureCheck, a background screener, and was also partner
and principal with Elkmont Group. Navigation founder Larry Mock, as well as Navigation partner David Panton, vice
president Zuri Briscoe and O.G. Greene, also of Navigation, will all join the company's board of directors. [Mergers &
Acquisitions Report, 12/21/09]
Navigation Initially Partnered With New CEO Ken Goins And CFO Eric Ohlhausen Through The Firms
Executive In Residence Program, Which Identifies Experienced Leadership And Then Works As A Team To
Identify Acquisition Targets. NCP has appointed Ken Goins and Eric Ohlhausen as the new CEO and CFO of
PPS, respectively. Dan Grotto, the head of WSBs Prepaid Solutions USA division prior to the transaction, will serve
as president of PPS. NCP partnered with Goins and Ohlhausen through the firms ExecutiveinResidence program to
source the opportunity. NCPs ExecutiveinResidence program is the firms approach of identifying experienced
leadership within an industry attractive for investment, and then searching for the right company to acquire as a team.
[Press Release, Navigation Capital Partners, 12/10/09]
2008: NCP PARTNERED WITH GOLDMAN SACHS TO INVEST $20 MILLION IN EXETER FINANCE CORP.
February 2008: Navigation Capital Partners Invested $20 Million In Texas-Based Exeter Finance Corp. Navigation
Capital Partners, an Atlantabased private equity firm that invests in lower middle market niche manufacturing and services
businesses primarilybased in the Southern U.S., today announced an equity investment of up to $20 million in Exeter
Finance Corp., a Dallas, Texas corporation engaged in the purchase and servicing of nonprime automobile installment
sales contracts. [Press Release, Navigation Capital Partners, 2/5/08]
NCP: Exeter Finance Corp. Thrived, Even In The Face Of Turmoil Created By National Subprime Issues.
The auto finance industry has seen many changes recently and turmoil created by national subprime issues has
added to the volatility of the market. Despite this uncertainty, Exeter thrived during 2007 and created a great deal of
momentum for 2008. With a newly established scalable infrastructure, Exeter validated its business model last year
while maintaining its focus on providing bestinclass service to dealers and consumer borrowers with 24hour account
information access and without adjustable rate loans or prepayment penalties. [Press Release, Navigation Capital
Partners, 2/5/08]
Exeter Finance Corp. Primarily Focused On The Purchase And Servicing Of Nonprime Automovile Installment
Sales Contracts. Navigation Capital Partners, an Atlantabased private equity firm that invests in lower middle market
niche manufacturing and services businesses primarilybased in the Southern U.S., today announced an equity
investment of up to $20 million in Exeter Finance Corp., a Dallas, Texas corporation engaged in the purchase and
servicing of nonprime automobile installment sales contracts A core company of Navigation, Exeter is committed to
local underwriting, local funding and building local relationships with dealers and customers in the nonprime auto
lending industry. [Press Release, Navigation Capital Partners, 2/5/08]
Panton: NCP Would Help Exeter Finance Corp. Realize Its Full Potential. Navigation works with its core companies,
like Exeter, to create productive partnerships by providing the financial and operational support necessary to realize their
full potential, said David Panton, a Partner at Navigation Capital Partners. The management of Exeter brings the
tremendous wealth of experience and discipline that is critical to success in this market, and were looking forward to
working together closely as Exeter joins our portfolio of high quality service organizations. [Press Release, Navigation
Capital Partners, 2/5/08]
Already Holding A Majority Stake, NCP Planned To Invest An Additional $40 Million In Exeter Finance Corp.s
Expansion Strategies. Navigation now holds a majority stake in Exeter and plans an additional equity investment of up
to $40 million to support Exeter's expansion strategies, specifically, the growth of its loan portfolio. [Press Release,
Navigation Capital Partners, 2/5/08]
Goldman Sachs Vintage Fund Co-Invested With NCP In Its Exeter Finance Corp. Transaction. Navigation now
holds a majority stake in Exeter and plans an additional equity investment of up to $40 million to support Exeter's
expansion strategies, specifically, the growth of its loan portfolio. The Goldman Sachs Vintage Fund has also coinvested
with Navigation in this transaction. [Press Release, Navigation Capital Partners, 2/5/08]
With NCPs Investment, Exeter Finance Corp. Planned To Establish 11 Branch Locations Throughout The U.S.
Over 2 Years. Working closely with Navigation, Exeter plans to expand into major markets across the United States, with
plans to establish at least 11 branch locations in several major cities over the next two years because of this infusion of
capital. [Press Release, Navigation Capital Partners, 2/5/08]
2011: NCP BOUGHT UP A NUMBER OF ENERGY SERVICES COMPANIES UNDER AN UMBRELLA COMPANY
KNOWN AS METADIGM
2011: NCP Created Metadigm And Hired Robert Shively As An Executive In Residence To Acquire And Run
Electricity Grid Firms. NCP created Metadigm in 2011 after hiring energy executive Robert Shively as an executive-inresidence to acquire and then run electricity grid firms, according to court records. The private equity firm then bought up
several other energy services companies, branding them with the Metadigm name. During the process, four out of the six
seats on Metadigms board were held by NCP executives, according to Hampton's suit. [Law360, 4/29/13]
2013: A FORMER METADIGM SERVICES EMPLOYEE SUED NCP AND ALLEGED THAT IT HAD DE FACTO
CONTROL OVER METADIGM COMPANIES, DROVE THE COMPANY INTO BANKRUPTCY, AND SHOULD
THEREFORE BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESULTING MASS LAYOFFS ACROSS METADIGM COMPANIES
HEADLINE: PE Firm Navigation Hit With WARN Suit Over Bankrupt Unit. [Law360, 4/29/13]
April 2013: Former Employee Of Metadigm Services Filed A WARN Act Suit Against Navigation Capital
Partners, Alleging That NCP Drove Metadigm To Bankruptcy And Was Responsible For The Resulting Mass
Layoffs That Occurred Without 60-Days Notice. A former employee at a bankrupt Atlanta-based utility-grid
services firm filed a class action against the companys private equity parent Friday, alleging that Navigation Capital
Partners Inc. ultimately made the decision that led to mass layoffs without the 60 days' notice required by law. Daniel
Hampton, a former data analyst for Metadigm Services Inc., filed his claim in the U.S. District Court for the District of
Delaware, accusing NCP of violating the U.S. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act when more than 150
Metadigm employees were let go on March 18, days before it filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. Hampton
previously sued Metadigm in the district court in Georgia for a WARN Act violation shortly after the layoffs occurred,
but filed the additional action against NCP on Monday because the private equity firm, the lawsuit alleges, was the
controlling entity of the utility grid operator The case is Hampton v. Navigation Capital Partners Inc., case number
1:13-cv-00747. [Law360, 4/29/13]
U.S. District Court Judge Denied NCPs Motion To Dismiss, Saying The Laid-Off Workers Persuasively Alleged In
Their Complaint That NCP Disregarded The Separate Legal Personality Of Metadigm. The WARN claimants
argue that NCP created the Metadigm brand and used companies with that name as an alter ego to dominate a particular
sector of the energy market by buying several targets and folding them into one corporate chain, creating a holding
company to manage them, and then having several of its executives become directors and hold key positions in the chain,
according to court records. Judge Stark wrote Tuesday that the former employees had put forward a tenable argument
that NCP disregarded the separate legal personality of Metadigm. In context, this alleged pattern of branding,
acquisition, and control, is sufficient to render plausible the allegation that the relationship between Metadigm and NCP
was not at arm's length, the judge's opinion said. The court will deny defendants motion to dismiss for failure to state a
claim on the theory of single employer liability. [Law360, 4/29/13]
In His WARN Act Suit, David Hampton Alleged That Over 150 Employees Were Let Go Days Before Metadigm
Filed For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Protection. The dispute stems over a lawsuit Daniel Hampton, a former Metadigm
data analyst, filed in April 2013 claiming more than 150 employees were let go from the Atlanta-based utility grid operator,
days before it filed for Chapter 7 protection in Georgia. The layoffs took place without the required 60-day notice period for
cuts of a certain size, and Hampton alleged that Delaware-organized NCP was liable because it was the controlling entity
over the Metadigm family of companies, according to the lawsuit. [Law360, 4/29/13]
Law360: During Pleading In The Case, NCP Did Not Dispute That It Had Common Ownership And Common
Management With Metadigm, But Bristled At The Allegations Of De Facto Control. During pleading in the case,
NCP did not dispute that it had common ownership and common management with Metadigm, but bristled at the
allegations of de facto control. NCP argued that while many of the same people comprised the boards of the two
companies, the directors were not wearing their NCP hats when they decided to terminate the Metadigm employees,
according to the opinion. The private equity firm also contended that the lawsuit should be tossed because Hampton filed
it in the wrong venue. While NCP is a Delaware corporation, it does not conduct business in the First State and the
alleged violations took place in Georgia, the opinion states. But Judge Stark disagreed, writing that NCP actually resides
in Delaware because of where it is organized, and the private equity firm never presented any evidence that the WARN
Act's venue provision is meant to eliminate the district of residence. [Law360, 4/29/13]
Cruzs Personal Life

Finances
Caribbean Equity Partners
CARIBBEAN EQUITY PARTNERS WAS A PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENT FIRM THAT FOCUSED ON MERGERS,
BUYOUTS, AND ACQUISITIONS
Bloomberg: Caribbean Equity Partners (CEP) Is A Private Equity Investment Firm Specializing In The Caribbean
And Central America. Caribbean Equity Partners (CEP) is a private equity investment firm specializing in the
Caribbean and Central America. The firm invests across all sectors and does not specialize in any particular industry.
[Bloomberg, accessed 5/11/15]
Bloomberg: Caribbean Equity Partners Invested Primarily In The Caribbean Community Countries Of
Antigua And Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St.
Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent And The Grenadines, Suriname And Trinidad & Tobago. CEP invests
primarily in the CARICOM countries of Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada,
Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad
& Tobago. The firm can also invest in non-CARICOM countries in Central America and the Caribbean. [Bloomberg,
accessed 5/11/15]
2003: David Panton Said That Caribbean Equity Partners LTD Focused On Buyouts, Mergers And Acquisitions In
The Caribbean Basin And Had $100 Million In Investments Under Management. Cruzs relationship with Caribbean
Equity Partners LTD stems from his long-time friendship with [David] Panton, who was Cruzs debating partner and
roommate at Princeton and Harvard. Panton and Cruz co-founded the company in 1998, and Cruz took a large minority
share in the company, according to the firms articles of associationIn 2003, Panton told an established Jamaican
newspaper, the Gleaner, that the firm focused on buyouts and mergers and acquisitions in the Caribbean basin and had
$100 million in investments under management. [TIME, 10/18/13]
1999: CARIBBEAN EQUITY PARTNERS ACQUIRED OVER 8 MILLION SHARES OF CARIBBEAN METAL
PRODUCTS, LTD.
1999: CEP Acquired 8,100,272 Shares Of CMP Ltd. As David Panton, Nigel Clarke And Jeffrey Hall Joined The
Companys Board. Caribbean Equity Partners (CEP), the management agent of Caribbean Investment Fund (CIF) has
acquired 8,100,272 shares of CMP on behalf of its investors. This strategic share purchase has been made with the
intention of creating long-term value for CMPs stakeholders. CEP does not intend to increase its stake at this time. The
new Chief Operating Officer of the company is Neville Scott (the current Group Financial Director) and CMPs new board
of directors consists of Mrs. Joy Mahfood, Mr. Neville Scott, Dr.Nigel Clarke, Mr. Jeffery Hall and Dr. David Panton.
[Jamaica Stock Exchange, 1999; Accessed 12/6/15]
August And September 2003: Panton, Clarke And Hall Resigned From The Board Of CMP Industries
Following Its Acquisition By CMP Holdings. Subsequent to the acquisition by CMP Holdings Ltd. of the major
shareholding in CMP Industries Ltd on August 28, 2003, the following changes in Directors have taken place:
Resignations from the Board: Dr. Nigel Clarke August 28, 2003 Mr. Jeffrey Hall August 28, 2003 Mr. Noel Levy
August 28, 2003 Mrs. Joy Mahfood August 28, 2003 Mr. Gordon Sharp August 28, 2003 Dr. David Panton
September 1, 2003 Appointment to the Board: Mr. Kuntesh Chandaria August 28, 2003 Mr. Raj Chandaria August
28, 2003 Mr. Pancha Sankaran August 28, 2003 However, Mr. Noel Levy was reappointed to the Board of Directors
on January 15, 2004. [Jamaica Stock Exchange, 2/13/04]
2001 SURVEY OF CEPS JEFFERY HALL: CEP PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, BUSINESS PLANNING AND
MANAGEMENT RECRUITMENT SERVICES TO THE BRANDED MANUFACTURING, HOTELS, IT AND FOOD
SERVICE SECTORS
CEPs Mission, According To Managing Director Jeffery Hall: Build Value By Taking Equity Stakes In Caribbean
Businesses. [National Feasibility Study: Jamaica, Preparatory Assistance Project UNDP/SPPD, 12/31/01]
Jeffery Hall On CEPs Sector Focus: Branded Manufacturing & Distribution, Hotels, IT And Food Service.
[National Feasibility Study: Jamaica, Preparatory Assistance Project UNDP/SPPD, 12/31/01]
Jeffery Hall: CEP Had Nothing To Report On Export Promotion Activities, Development Of Innovative Business
Ideas, Community Outreach, Or Marketing And Sales. [National Feasibility Study: Jamaica, Preparatory Assistance
Project UNDP/SPPD, 12/31/01]
Jeffery Hall On CEPs Business Extension And Advice/Assistance Activities: Assistance In Developing
Business Plans As Well As Financial Assistance. Recruit Management For Clients. [National Feasibility Study:
Jamaica, Preparatory Assistance Project UNDP/SPPD, 12/31/01]
Jeffery Hall On CEPs Business Finance Activities: CEP Provides Only Equity Investments. Investments Range
From US$500,000 To US$3 Million In Each Portfolio Company. [National Feasibility Study: Jamaica, Preparatory
Assistance Project UNDP/SPPD, 12/31/01]
2002: CARIBBEAN EQUITY PARTNERS WON A BID TO MANAGE THE US$21 MILLION TIONA FUND,
THEREAFTER RENAMED CARIBBEAN INVESTMENT FUND II
David Panton Announced Caribbean Equity Partners Beat Out Four Other Firms To Manage The US$21 Million
Tiona Fund, Thereafter Renamed The Caribbean Investment Fund II. At the same time, managing director, Dr. David
Panton, announced Wednesday that the four-year-old CEP last year emerged the successful bidder, selected from a
shortlisted field of five, to take over management of a US$21 million fund called Tiona now renamed the CIF II. The
closed-end equity fund was started in 1999 by the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) as the fourth in a
series of investment funds under the Commonwealth Private Investment Initiative. But CDC opted out after the fund failed
in its mandate to create long-term sustainable businesses in emerging economies while achieving commercial returns.
The remaining partners gave PriceWaterhouseCoopers the job of finding a fund manager to run it. Panton told the
Financial Gleaner that the Tiona funds, from which no disbursements have yet been made, will be rolled into the original
CIF. Together, he said, they push the total Caribbean fund portfolio to US$50 million. [Jamaica Gleaner, 3/14/03]
MARCH 2003: DAVID PANTON CLAIMED CEPS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO CONSISTED OF FIVE BUYOUT DEALS
WORTH US$100 MILLION
HEADLINE: CEP Investment Portfolio Now Worth US$100 Million. [Jamaica Gleaner, 3/14/03]
March 2003: Caribbean Equity Partners Managed Five Buyout Deals, Bringing The Worth Of Its Investment
Portfolio To US$100 Million. CARIBBEAN Equity Partners (CEP) is wrapping up the deals on two new buyouts, its
largest investments to date, pushing the company's total drawdowns from the Caribbean Investment Fund (CIF) to
US$27.2 million over its two years of operation The CIF operates in two investing categories - buyouts, which are
investments in established companies that have perceived growth potential and which CEP takes a hand in managing,
and the provision of venture capital. The buyouts, which range across industries, cover US$3 million in Industrial Gases
Limited (IGL), the second largest distributor of liquid petroleum gas in Jamaica; US$3.5 million in Salada, a big distributor
of coffee, also Jamaican; and US$3 million in the Trinidad-based manufacturing holding company that has majority
interest in Jamaican-based construction supply companies Jalex, which makes aluminum extrusions, and Tropicair, a
specialist in windows. The latter deal is also being finalised. Salada, which owns the Mountain Peak brand, will have three
new managers installed as of next week, and the company is now looking to diversify, said Panton, who was recently
appointed chairman. The other two buyout deals being finalised are a US$5 million investment in the largest all-inclusive
hotel chain in Barbados; and US$6 million in 'Atlantis', the largest tour attraction company in the Caribbean. Together they
account for more than half the total US$20.5 million plowed into buyouts. Taken together, Panton said, those five
investments are now worth a combined US$100 million, having outlined the details of the fund's operations to a luncheon
meeting of AmCham members in Kingston. The 'Atlantis' deal, he told the Financial Gleaner, is worth US$20 million, and
CEP has had to go seeking the other $14 million. [Jamaica Gleaner, 3/14/03]
March 2003: Caribbean Equity Partners Buyout Deals Included US$3 Million In Industrial Gases Limited (IGL),
US$3.5 Million In Salada, US$3 Million In The Holding Company Behind Jalex and Tropicair. The CIF operates
in two investing categories - buyouts, which are investments in established companies that have perceived growth
potential and which CEP takes a hand in managing, and the provision of venture capital. The buyouts, which range
across industries, cover US$3 million in Industrial Gases Limited (IGL), the second largest distributor of liquid
petroleum gas in Jamaica; US$3.5 million in Salada, a big distributor of coffee, also Jamaican; and US$3 million in the
Trinidad-based manufacturing holding company that has majority interest in Jamaican-based construction supply
companies Jalex, which makes aluminum extrusions, and Tropicair, a specialist in windows. [Jamaica Gleaner,
3/14/03]
March 2003: Caribbean Equity Partners Was Finalizing A US$5 Million Buyout Of The Largest All-Inclusive
Hotel Chain In Barbados. The other two buyout deals being finalised are a US$5 million investment in the largest
all-inclusive hotel chain in Barbados; and US$6 million in 'Atlantis', the largest tour attraction company in the
Caribbean. [Jamaica Gleaner, 3/14/03]
March 2003: Caribbean Equity Partners Was Finalizing A US$6 Million Buyout Of Atlantis, A Tourist
Attraction Company. The other two buyout deals being finalised are a US$5 million investment in the largest allinclusive hotel chain in Barbados; and US$6 million in 'Atlantis', the largest tour attraction company in the
Caribbean The 'Atlantis' deal, he told the Financial Gleaner, is worth US$20 million, and CEP has had to go seeking
the other $14 million. [Jamaica Gleaner, 3/14/03]
MARCH 2003: CEPS CHALLENGING VENTURE CAPITAL PORTFOLIO INCLUDED DEALS WITH A HOTEL
CHAIN, A CALL CENTER AND A RESTAURANT
Caribbean Equity Partners Had A Venture Capital Portfolio That Included Deals With Cara Hotels, Helen IT And
JamRock. At the same time, managing director, Dr. David Panton, announced Wednesday that the four-year-old CEP
last year emerged the successful bidder, selected from a shortlisted field of five, to take over management of a US$21
million fund called Tiona now renamed the CIF IIThe company's venture capital portfolio so far comprises US$3 million
in a corporate hotel chain called Cara Hotels; US$1.5 million in a call centre operation in St. Lucia called Helen IT; US$1.2
million in Jamrock, a restaurant operation in Kingston; and US$1 million in a Bahamian tea company called Island Rose.
[Jamaica Gleaner, 3/14/03]
DAVID PANTON ACKNOWLEDGED THE VERY CHALLENGING NATURE OF ITS VENTURE CAPITAL PORTFOLIO
Panton In 2003: Venture Capital Portfolio Was Very Challenging But The Performance Of The Total Investment
Portfolio Was Now Strong. Noting that the venture capital portfolio has been very challenging and that six months
ago CEP had considered writing off its Jamrock investment, Panton now says the performance of the total investment
portfolio is strong. [Jamaica Gleaner, 3/14/03]
2003: THE CARIBBEAN INVESTMENT FUND REPORTEDLY COMPRISED A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF CEPS
EARNING BASE
CEP Received A Management Fee From The Caribbean Investment Fund, And CIF Represented Its Substantial
Earning Base. Though CEP's operations are not confined to the CIF, the fund is its substantial earning base. It gets a
management fee, but its real earnings from the CIF will come at the back end when CEP exits the respective investments.
The equity managers are looking for annualised returns of no less than 25 per cent on each of the deals, said Panton.
1999: CARICOM GOVERNMENTS EXPECTED THE CARIBBEAN INVESTMENT FUND TO BEGIN PURSUING
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
HEADLINE: Caribbean Investment Fund To Be Used For Public, Private Sector Investment.
[Caribbean Media Corporation News Agency, 7/4/99]
July 1999: CARICOM Leaders Were Informed That The Insurance Company Of The West Indies Had Meet Its
Initial Target Of Raising US$40 Million, Expected To Meet New Target Of US$150 Million By 2000. Caribbean
Community (Caricom) leaders, now converging on this twinisland republic for their 20th annual heads of government
summit, have received the good news that about US40m have been firmly mobilized for a Caribbean Investment Fund
(CIF) and that it is now likely to reach a new target of US150m in early 2000. The money, to be used for investment
opportunities by the region's public and private sector, has been raised by the Insurance Company of the West Indies
(ICWI) which has communicated its progress with the project to the Caricom secretariat, Cana was informed Saturday
[3rd July]. The CIF project, which has been on the agenda of Caricom for some years, was significantly reviewed at
last year's 19th Caricom summit in St Lucia when a new agreement was forged with the ICWI. [Caribbean Media
Corporation News Agency, 7/4/99]
CARICOM Governments Signed Agreements With ICWI To Enact Legislation Extending Incentives And
Facilities To Operationalize CIF, With Many Interested In Mimicking Jamaicas Legislation. The Caricom
governments are committed under the agreements signed with the ICWI to enact relevant legislation extending
incentives and facilities for the operationalization of the CIF. To date, the governments of Jamaica and
Dominica have enacted legislation while Barbados has issued an order that provides for fiscal incentives for
the fund. A number of other governments are reported to be in the process of considering the Jamaica
legislation as the model for their domestic legislation on the CIF. [Caribbean Media Corporation News Agency,
7/4/99]
July 1999: CIF Considered To Be Now In A State Of Readiness To Pursue Investment Opportunities In
The Region. [Caribbean Media Corporation News Agency, 7/4/99]
CARICOM Governments Expected CIF To Make Its First Investment In Mid-July 1999. Heads of
government were pleased to receive the report that the Caribbean Investment Fund had achieved its first
target in the mobilization of resources. The Caribbean Investment Fund is a private equity fund managed by
the Insurance Company of the West Indies (ICWI), pursuant to the agreement between ICWI and the
Caribbean Community to mobilize resources and make investments in the member states. They released a
press statement which, inter alia, stated their expectation that the fund would make its first investment soon
after midJuly. [Communique of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads Of Government Annual Summit
In Trinidad, 7/9/99]
2000: CARIBBEAN EQUITY PARTNERS FORMED A JOINT PARTNERSHIP TO LAUNCH AND MANAGE THE
CARIBBEAN INVESTMENT FUND
2000: Caribbean Equity Partners (CEP) Joined With Caribbean Basin Investors Limited (CBIL) To Launch And
Manage The Caribbean Investment Fund. CARIBBEAN EQUITY Partners Limited (CEP) and Caribbean Basin
Investors Limited (CBIL) have recently formed the Caribbean Investment Fund to make investments in the 14 member
countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). As the first mover in the Caribbean private equity, the Fund has
raised US$50 million to be invested in influential equity stakes in select business opportunities in the Caribbean region. By
employing the best practices of emerging markets private equity firms, the Fund seeks to become a premier investment
vehicle through which international capital can participate in the region's investment opportunities. Caribbean Equity
Partners will manage the Fund on behalf of CBIL and the Fund's investors. [Jamaica Gleaner, 5/7/00]
Citibank N.A. Jamaica Branch And Citibank (Trinidad and Tobago) Limited Agreed To Provide Debt Financing
For The Companies That CIF Planned To Invest In. Caribbean Equity Partners will manage the Fund on behalf of
CBIL and the Fund's investors. Citibank N.A. Jamaica Branch and Citibank (Trinidad and Tobago) Limited have
agreed to work with the Fund to provide debt financing to companies that the Fund invests in, up to an aggregate
amount of US$30 million. The arrangement will be structured to complement equity investments made by the Fund
that meet the credit criteria jointly established with Citibank. [Jamaica Gleaner, 5/7/00]
2000-2005: During CIFs Initial Five Year Investment Period, Nine Entities Put Up Capital For The Fund, Including
Affiliates Of The Inter-American Development Bank, The European Investment Bank, The Caribbean Development
Bank, Delta Airlines, And AIC Limited. But, the Insurance Company of the West Indies (ICWI)-controlled facility, which
only began operations in 2000, started divesting its shares from as early as 2005 - five years ahead of schedule - having
invested only US$17.7 million in companies across Caricom However, in 2003, ICWI, citing contractual differences,
ended the arrangement with CEP, which had by then raised most of what capital the fund has been able to garner. Capital
for the CIF was put up by nine entities, led by Multilateral Investment Fund, the investment arm of the Inter-American
Development Bank (IDB), which provided just over 21 per cent, followed by the European Investment Bank with 20 per
cent. Other investors included another IDB affiliate, the Inter-American Investment Corporation; Caribbean Development
Bank; Delta Airlines; and mutual fund company AIC Limited, owned by Michael Lee Chin. During its five-year investment
phase, the CIF utilised buyouts and venture capital to acquire equity in companies. [Jamaica Gleaner, 1/28/09]
Daily Beasts Lloyd Green: CEP Could Have Been Called Jamaicas Version Of Fannie Mae And Freddie
Mac CEP Managed An Investment Fund Established By The Jamaican Government. Heres what I mean.
CEP seemed to be about as crony-capitalist an arrangement as it could get. For all intents and purposes, CEP could
have been called Jamaicas version of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. CEP managed an investment fund established
by the Jamaican government, which received investment backing from the Caribbean Development Bank and the
Inter-American Development Bank, according to The Gleaner, a Jamaican newspaper. Also according to The
Gleaner, in 2000 CEP and Caribbean Basin Investors Limited (CBIL) recently formed the Caribbean Investment
Fund to make investments in the 14 member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Caribbean Equity
Partners will manage the Fund on behalf of CBIL and the Funds investors. [Lloyd Green, Daily Beast, 5/5/15]
Delta Airlines And The Inter-American Development Bank Contributed To An Investment Fund Managed By
Caribbean Equity Partners. Among the firms additional sources of capital, according to the paper, were
international development organizations, including the Inter-American Development Bank and the Caribbean
Development Bank, which contributed to an investment fund established by the Jamaican government that was
managed by Caribbean Equity Partners. Other investors included Delta Airlines, according to the paper. [TIME,
10/18/13]
THE CARIBBEAN INVESTMENT FUND ENJOYED FREEDOM FROM ALL TAXES IN CARICOM COUNTRIES AND
AIMED FOR A GROSS COMPOUND ANNUAL INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN OF 35%
The 14 Member Countries Of CARICOM Agreed To Exempt The Fund's Investments, Distributions, And Income
(Including Capital Gains, Dividends, And Interest Income) From All Taxes Of Any Kind. The Caribbean Investment
Fund, L.P. (the Fund) is being formed to make investments within the 14 member countries of the Caribbean Community
(CARICOM) All 14 member countries of CARICOM have agreed to exempt the Fund's investments, distributions, and
income (including capital gains, dividends, and interest income) from all taxes of any kind. In addition, the CARICOM
governments have also agreed to exempt the Fund from all exchange controls or foreign investment restrictions that may
be contained in any legislation or statutory order that may be in force in any of the CARICOM countries. The CARICOM
governments have made the Fund exclusive beneficiary of these investments incentives. [Inter-American Development
Bank, Captured 1/2/02; Accessed via Archive.org, 11/30/15]
The Caribbean Investment Fund Targeted A Gross Compound Annual Internal Rate Of Return Of 35%*. The
Caribbean Investment Fund, L.P. (the Fund) is being formed to make investments within the 14 member countries of the
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) The Fund is targeting a gross compound annual internal rate of return of 35%* *
There can be no guarantee that the Fund will meet this objective. [Inter-American Development Bank, Captured 1/2/02;
Accessed via Archive.org, 11/30/15]
EARLY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT CIFS MEMBERSHIP INCLUDED THE POSSIBILITY OF EXPANDING PARTICIPATION
TO OTHER NATIONS, INCLUDING CUBA
Prior To CIFs Launch, CARICOM Officials Considered Expanding Participation In The Fund To Include Nations
Such As Cuba. Caricom, as the Caribbean Community trading organization is known, has been planning to create the
Caribbean Investment Fund for eight years in hopes of raising dlrs 50 million U.S. to refinance small and medium-sized
businesses and stimulate economic growth. Jamaica and Guyana, the site of Caricom headquarters, both signed
agreements this week committing their countries to participating in the fund. Five countries had previously signed up.
Meanwhile, Caricom officials said they are considering whether to widen participation to include the 24 founding members
of the Association of Caribbean States, including Cuba. If that is done, the name would be changed to the Caribbean
Basin Investment Fund The fund is already registered in the Bahamas, which plans to sign a participation agreement
later this month. [Associated Press International, 9/10/98]
CIF WAS SUPPORTED BY A FOUR-MEMBER BOARD
The Management Of CIF Was Supported By A Four-Member Board Comprised Of Oliver Holmes,
Geoffrey Cobham, Bevon Francis And Noel Levy. Two persons have been appointed to plan executive
roles in the management of the fund -- another Rhodes Scholar and lawyer, Eleanor Brown as executive vicepresident; and chartered accountant, Steve Holland. They will be supported by the four-member board
appointed by Lalor: * investment banker, Oliver Holmes; * former NCB CEO, Geoffrey Cobham; * Bevon
Francis; and * Noel Levy, senior partner at the legal firm Myers Fletcher and Gordon. [Jamaica Observer,
9/19/03]
CIF RELIED ON BUYOUTS, WHICH WERE MANAGED BY CEP
Caribbean Investment Fund Relied On Buyouts, Which Were Managed By Caribbean Equity Partners, And
Venture Capital. The CIF operates in two investing categories - buyouts, which are investments in established
companies that have perceived growth potential and which CEP takes a hand in managing, and the provision of venture
capital. [Jamaica Gleaner, 3/14/03]
The Caribbean Investment Fund Relied Heavily On Buyouts And Did Not Have Much Success With Venture
Capital. During its five-year investment phase, the CIF utilised buyouts and venture capital to acquire equity in
companies. According to [Patrick Williams, chief executive officer of fund operator Caribbean Basin Investors Limited
(CBIL], however, only a small percentage of CIF funds went into venture capital, which did not work well. Plans for
CIF to help raise equity for companies by taking them public also fizzled, a failure Williams blames on the constraint of
the enterprises' small size. [Jamaica Gleaner, 1/28/09]
THROUGH ITS CONTRACT WITH CIF, CEP RECEIVED A TWO-PERCENT COMMISSION ON COMMITTED FUNDS
AND BEGAN WITH A 30-PERCENT STAKE IN CIF
After Lawlor Lobbied Regional Governments To Form The Caribbean Investment Fund, He Offered The
Three Main Owners Of Caribbean Equity Partners A Combined 30 Percent Share In CIF And A
Management Contract. The Caribbean Equity Fund is the brainchild of Lalor, the owner of the Insurance
Company of the West Indies (ICWI) and former majority shareholder in Life of Jamaica. In 1998, Lalor
convinced the governments of the region of the economic wisdom of supporting a large venture capital fund
that could be a catalyst for investment in the region. Once they bought into it, Lalor created a vehicle called
Caribbean Basin Investors Limited to oversee and manage the fund. He then offered the three owners of
Caribbean Equity Partners a combined 30 per cent stake in his investment vehicle, and the exclusive contract
to manage the fund. The team was paid an annual commission of two per cent on the total pool of funds that
were committed by the investors -- in this case, US$45 million. [Jamaica Observer, 9/19/03]
Over The Course Of Its Management Of CIF, CEPs Stake In The Fund Increased To 38 Percent From 30
Percent. He then offered the three owners of Caribbean Equity Partners a combined 30 per cent stake in his
investment vehicle, and the exclusive contract to manage the fund CEP's stake in Lalor's company eventually
increased to 38 per cent. [Jamaica Observer, 9/19/03]
Under The Terms Of CEPs Original Management Contract With CIF, They Received A Two Percent
Annual Commission On The US$45 Million In Committed Funds. He then offered the three owners of
Caribbean Equity Partners a combined 30 per cent stake in his investment vehicle, and the exclusive contract
to manage the fund. The team was paid an annual commission of two per cent on the total pool of funds that
were committed by the investors -- in this case, US$45 million. [Jamaica Observer, 9/19/03]
CEPs Three Primary Partners Were Responsible For Soliciting And Raising Fund Commitments And
Investments For CIF. The team was paid an annual commission of two per cent on the total pool of funds
that were committed by the investors -- in this case, US$45 million It was the three partners who actually
solicited and raised investment or commitment for the fund - from various government bodies and private
investors across the region, including Jamaica's National Insurance Fund (NIF). They were appointed
managers with two roles, explained Lalor. To get the investors to agree to invest in the fund, then to manage
the fund and find deals to invest the money in. [Jamaica Observer, 9/19/03]
OVER THE LIFE OF ITS CONTRACT WITH CIF, CEP SECURED US$45 MILLION FROM INVESTORS
While Managing CIF, Caribbean Equity Partners Secured US$45 Million In Commitments From
Investors. To date, the former fund managers were able to secure commitment of US$45 million from
investors around the region, Panton said yesterday. About U$30 million of this amount had been called upon,
though not all of that had been actually invested, he said. Some of it is awaiting investment, he explained.
2003: THE CARIBBEAN INVESTMENT FUND REPORTEDLY COMPRISED A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF CEPS
EARNING BASE
CEP Received A Management Fee From The Caribbean Investment Fund, And CIF Was Its Substantial Earning
Base. Though CEP's operations are not confined to the CIF, the fund is its substantial earning base. It gets a
management fee, but its real earnings from the CIF will come at the back end when CEP exits the respective investments.
The equity managers are looking for annualised returns of no less than 25 per cent on each of the deals, said Panton.
Press Release: IIC Participates In Investment Fund To Support Small And Medium-Size Companies In
The Caribbean. [Press Release, Inter-American Investment Corporation, 5/12/99]
1999: Inter-American Investment Corporation Approved A $7.5 Million Equity Investment In The Caribbean
Investment Fund. On May 3, 1999, the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC)
approved a $7.5 million equity investment in The Caribbean Investment Fund L.P. The fund's objective is to invest via
equity and equity-related instruments in private companies located in the Caribbean region. The fund has a target
capitalization of between $50 million and $150 million. IIC's funding will provide long-term capital support to small and
middle-market private companies in the Caribbean region, where there is a shortage of equity capital. [Press
Release, Inter-American Investment Corporation, 5/12/99]
IIC: The Caribbean Investment Fund Was Expected To Reach Approximately 25 Beneficiaries During Its
Lifespan And Create 750 New Jobs. Given its diversification strategy, the fund will reach several economic sectors,
as well as different countries in the region. Also, the fund is expected to reach some 25 final beneficiaries during its
expected life, creating about 750 new jobs, an estimated $125 million in annual export earnings, and contributing
about $250 million annually to the region's GDP after the fund is fully invested. [Press Release, Inter-American
Investment Corporation, 5/12/99]
CIFs External Investment Committee, Comprised Of Sandy Maier, Wendell Mottley, Joe Mounsey And
Hugh Henry-May, Planned To Continue Following The End Of CEPs Management. Lalor added that the
external investment committee would continue in operation. The members are: * Sandy Maier from Citibank; *
Wendell Mottley, former minister of finance in T&T, now an investment banker in New York; * Joe Mounsey,
who was the investment vice-president for Manufacturers Life worldwide investment portfolio; and * Hugh
Henry-May, who used to work with the world bank's subsidiary, IFC, with responsibility for Caribbean and
Central America. [Jamaica Observer, 9/19/03]
CARIBBEAN EQUITY PARTNERS INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CARIBBEAN INVESTMENT FUNDED ENDED IN 2003
FOLLOWING A CONTRACT DISPUTE
2003: Caribbean Equity Partners Management Of The Caribbean Investment Fund (CIF) Ended Following A
Contract Dispute With The Insurance Company Of The West Indies (ICWI). The CIF, operated as a limited liability
partnership, was initially managed by Caribbean Equity Partners (CEP), a company led by David Panton, Nigel Clarke
and Jeffery Hall under contract to ICWI. However, in 2003, ICWI, citing contractual differences, ended the arrangement
with CEP, which had by then raised most of what capital the fund has been able to garner. [Jamaica Gleaner, 1/28/09]
September 2003: Denis Lalor Terminated Caribbean Equity Partners Contract For Management Of The Fund.
Among his business interests was Caribbean Equity Partners, in which he was the major shareholder. CEP at one time
managed major accounts such as the US$45-million Dennis Lalor-created Caribbean Equity Fund, until September 2003
when Lalor terminated the contract and handed over the fund's management to Caribbean Basin Investors Ltd. But
despite his business committments, Panton found time to campaign vigorously for the JLP in the run-up to the 2002
elections, particularly in the central region of the island where the party had lost a lot of ground. [Jamaica Observer,
3/3/04]
HEADLINE: Lalor Terminates Caribbean Equity Partners Fund Management Contract. [Jamaica Observer,
9/19/03]
2003: Caribbean Investment Funds Principal Shareholder Announced The Termination Of CIFs Contract
With Caribbean Equity Partners. DENNIS Lalor yesterday terminated the contract that the David Panton-led
Caribbean Equity Partners (CEP) had for the management of the US$45-million Caribbean Equity Fund which Lalor
himself was instrumental in creating three years ago. The fund, which has a stake in firms like IGL, Salada, and
Jamrock, will now be managed by Caribbean Basin Investors Limited (CBI), Lalor confirmed yesterday. Lalor is the
principal shareholder in CBI To effectuate the termination of the contract yesterday, Lalor acquired Panton's 30 odd
per cent interest in CIB. Neither of them would say how much money was involved in this transaction, or if indeed any
actual cash changed hands. [Jamaica Observer, 9/19/03]
THE DEPARTURE OF TWO OF CEPS THREE MAIN PRINCIPALS AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGERED THE END OF ITS
MANAGEMENT CONTRACT WITH CIF
The Departure Of Two Of CEPs Three Major Shareholders Triggered The Automatic Termination Of Its
Management Contract With The Caribbean Investment Fund. Lalor explained yesterday that the departure
of two of the three principals of CEP had triggered a clause in the funds management contract for its automatic
termination. The agreement was for them to have exclusive management of the fund but if any two left, the
agreement would be terminated, said Lalor. Two of the three have gone separate ways leaving David alone.
So David and ourselves agreed that it was appropriate to invoke the particular clause. [Jamaica Observer,
9/19/03]
PANTON BOUGHT OUT HALL AND CLARKES SHARES OF CEP
By September 2003 David Panton Was Essentially The Only Substantial Shareholder In CEP, Having
Bought Out Dr. Nigel Clarke And Jeffrey Hall. At the time the contract was brought to an end, Dr Panton, a
Rhodes Scholar turned entrepreneur, was essentially the only substantial shareholder in CEP. He had bought
out the other two shareholders - Rhodes Scholar, Dr Nigel Clarke, and Jeffrey Hall - with whom he had
partnered to create the investment vehicle in 2000. [Jamaica Observer, 9/19/03]
Jeffrey Hall Departed CEP And Moved To The United Kingdom To Take A Position At A Subsidiary Of His
Fathers Company, The Jamaica Producers Group. He had bought out the other two shareholders - Rhodes
Scholar, Dr Nigel Clarke, and Jeffrey Hall - with whom he had partnered to create the investment vehicle in 2000. Hall,
the son of Dr Marshall Hall, the CEO of Jamaica Producers Group, migrated last year to the UK to take up a posting
with a Producers' subsidiary in that country. [Jamaica Observer, 9/19/03]
Dr. Nigel Clarke Departed CEP And Moved On To Work For NCB. He had bought out the other two shareholders Rhodes Scholar, Dr Nigel Clarke, and Jeffrey Hall - with whom he had partnered to create the investment vehicle in
2000 Clarke was recruited by NCB's billionaire owner, Michael Lee Chin, but this year left the bank to join the
Seprod Group. [Jamaica Observer, 9/19/03]
WHEN THE CEP-CIF CONTRACT ENDED, INVESTMENTS IN SALADA, IGL AND MALIKA COMPRISED 80
PERCENT OF THE FUND
Upon Termination Of The CEP Management Contract, Investments In Salada, IGL And Malika
Comprised Approximately 80 Percent Of The Funds Portfolio. Lalor told the Observer that the new funds
managers would be immediately mandated to review the portfolio of investments to see if it makes sense to
continue in these (marginal) investments, and we will take that decision within a month. Among the portfolio,
he said, were some strong investments like Salada and IGL, along with some marginal assets. The fund has
some good investments like IGL, Salada, and Malika, said Lalor. Those three investments represent the bulk
of the portfolio -- about 80 per cent. [Jamaica Observer, 9/19/03]
ELEANOR BROWN, WHO HAD WORKED WITH CEP, AND STEVE HOLLAND ASSUMED EXECUTIVES ROLES WITH
CIF FOLLOWING THE TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT
Following The Termination Of CEPs Management Contract With CIF, Eleanor Brown And Steve
Holland Assumed Executive Roles With The Fund. Two persons have been appointed to plan executive
roles in the management of the fund -- another Rhodes Scholar and lawyer, Eleanor Brown as executive vicepresident; and chartered accountant, Steve Holland. [Jamaica Observer, 9/19/03]
Eleanor Brown Was Originally Brought Into CIF By Caribbean Equity Partners To Oversee Its Investment In
JamRock. Brown is not new to the fund. She was brought into CEP by Panton around the time that the fund began
to take a stake in Jamrock restaurant and sports bar in New Kingston. She was placed in charge of that operation.
PANTON SAID CEP WAS PLEASED WITH CIF AND PLANNED TO LOOK FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES
FOLLOWING THE TERMINATION OF ITS MANAGEMENT CONTRACT
Panton Said His Firm Was Quite Pleased With Its Investment In CIF And Would Examine Other
Options. Panton stressed yesterday that CEP is quite pleased with the investment and that his firm was now
looking at a variety of options. [Jamaica Observer, 9/19/03]
Lawlor And Panton Declined To Comment On Whether Any Cash Changed Hands Upon Termination Of
The CIF/CEP Contract, Though Lawlor Provided Funds To Cover Any CEP Liabilities Resulting From
The Change. To effectuate the termination of the contract yesterday, Lalor acquired Panton's 30 odd per cent
interest in CIB. Neither of them would say how much money was involved in this transaction, or if indeed any
actual cash changed hands. Lalor did say, however, that recognising that the change would leave them (CEP)
with liabilities, like redundancies and statutory payments...we provided money to cover that and acquired some
of the fixed asset. [Jamaica Observer, 9/19/03]
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE WEST INDIES, WHICH CONTROLLED CIF, ENDED THE FUND IN 2009 AS IT
FELL SHORT OF ITS GOALS
HEADLINE: ICWI Winds Up Carib Equity Fund Falls Short Of 10-Year Target. [Jamaica Gleaner, 1/28/09]
2009: CIF Held A 40 Percent Stake In IGL, Sold It To Ramco Industries. The Jamaican investments included 40
per cent stakes in IGL and Salada Foods. The CIF interest in IGL was sold to Ramco Industries, a Trinidadian firm
with which they partnered in the joint venture, while the Salada holding was offloaded to the Ideal Group of
Companies, owned by Donovan Lewis. [Jamaica Gleaner, 1/28/09]
2009: CIF Held A 40 Percent Stake In Salada Foods, Offloaded It To Donovan Lewis Ideal Group Of
Companies. The Jamaican investments included 40 per cent stakes in IGL and Salada Foods. The CIF interest in
IGL was sold to Ramco Industries, a Trinidadian firm with which they partnered in the joint venture, while the Salada
holding was offloaded to the Ideal Group of Companies, owned by Donovan Lewis. [Jamaica Gleaner, 1/28/09]
BY MARCH 2003, CARIBBEAN EQUITY PARTNERS PORTFOLIO INCLUDED A US$1.5 MILLION INVESTMENT IN
HELEN IT, A CALL CENTER
March 2003: Caribbean Equity Partners Said Its Venture Capital Portfolio Included A $1.5 Million Investment In
Helen IT. CARIBBEAN Equity Partners (CEP) is wrapping up the deals on two new buyouts, its largest investments to
date, pushing the company's total drawdowns from the Caribbean Investment Fund (CIF) to US$27.2 million over its two
years of operation. At the same time, managing director, Dr. David Panton, announced Wednesday that the four-year-old
CEP last year emerged the successful bidder, selected from a shortlisted field of five, to take over management of a
US$21 million fund called Tiona now renamed the CIF II The company's venture capital portfolio so far comprises US$3
million in a corporate hotel chain called Cara Hotels; US$1.5 million in a call centre operation in St. Lucia called Helen IT;
US$1.2 million in Jamrock, a restaurant operation in Kingston; and US$1 million in a Bahamian tea company called Island
Rose. Combined, the venture capital deals account for 24.6 per cent of total funds invested to date. [Jamaica Gleaner,
3/14/03]
2001: CEP Managing Director Jeffery Hall Said CEP Focused On The Sectors Of Branded Manufacturing &
Distribution, Hotels, IT And Food Service. [National Feasibility Study: Jamaica, Preparatory Assistance Project
UNDP/SPPD, 12/31/01]
2001: Helen IT, A Subsidiary Of HTS Communications Group, Began Operations With Approximately 600
Employees. Local television station Helen Television Service (HTS) Thursday stated that it was reliably informed
that the company had written government indicating that they may very well terminate their operations as early as the
next few months. The news report stated that Cable and Wireless had cited a number of reasons for its imminent
departure, among them the recent granting of a TV Satellite licence to Helen IT call centre operation. Helen IT
Systems, a subsidiary of HTS Communications Group of Companies this week began operations with a staff of just
under 600 persons. The television report stated that in its letter Cable and Wireless expressed its disappointment with
the granting of the licence, describing it as a breach of the current telecommunications licence which Cable and
Wireless holds. [Caribbean News Agency Release, 2/9/01]
EARLY 2001: HELEN IT FORMED AS ST. LUCIA LIBERALIZED ITS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR AND
GRANTED IT A LICENSE
Telecommunications Provider Cable & Wireless, Which Had For Many Years Enjoyed A Monopoly In St.
Lucia, Threatened To Cut Off Services After The Government Granted Helen IT Services A License To
Set Up A Call Center. St Lucia remains open to doing business with Cable & Wireless but does not intend to
back off from key principles to get the British telecommunications giant to reverse its threat to cease operations
here after 31 March 2001, Prime Minister, Dr Kenny D. Anthony, said [on] Sunday [18 February] night Dr
Anthony said St Lucia had proved an extremely lucrative market for Cable & Wireless during its 30year
monopoly Now, in St Lucia's case, it was opposing government's decision to grant Helen IT Services, a St
Luciaowned media company, a communications licence to set up a call centre, while contending it was not
against liberalization, Anthony said. Noting Helen IT in one swoop had created 600 jobs for St Lucians, he said
it was an example of benefits to be gained from a liberalized market for telecoms services. I will not allow
Cable and Wireless to stand in the way of providing jobs for the people of St Lucia, he told the nation. If this
government has to issue other licences to provide jobs for St Lucians, this government will do so again.
[Caribbean Media Corporation, 2/20/01]
St. Lucias Prime Minister In 2001: Liberalizing The Telecommunications Market Allowed Helen IT To
Immediately Create 600 Jobs For The Nation. Now, in St Lucia's case, it was opposing government's
decision to grant Helen IT Services, a St Luciaowned media company, a communications licence to set up a
call centre, while contending it was not against liberalization, [Prime Minister] Anthony said. Noting Helen IT in
one swoop had created 600 jobs for St Lucians, he said it was an example of benefits to be gained from a
liberalized market for telecoms services. [Caribbean Media Corporation, 2/20/01]
HELEN IT WAS PART OF THE SPHAERO ALLIANCE, WHICH FORMED IN 2002 TO ENCOURAGE THE
OUTSOURCING OF U.S.-BASED CUSTOMER SUPPORT SERVICES
HEADLINE: Caribbean-Based Call Centers Target Local Firms. [South Florida Business Journal, 6/12/03]
Helen IT Was An Initial Member Of The Sphaero Alliance, An Effort To Lure U.S. And Multinational Corporations
To The Caribbean For The Outsourcing Of Technical And Customer Service Support Services. As U.S. firms
increasingly contract call centers in Canada, India and Ireland to outsource technical and customer service support,
Caribbean centers are fighting back for a share of the business. Eight commercial call centers have joined forces with
telecom technology providers Nortel Networks (NYSE: NT) and Avaya (NYSE: AV) to launch the Sphaero Alliance, named
after the world's smallest reptile, which is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The group has set up
www.sphaeroalliance.com for U.S. companies to request proposals and is initially targeting multinational companies with
operations in South Florida. ICT GROUP, AllianceOne, Technion Caribbean, DirecOne, St. Kitts SKG, Helen IT and
Atlantic Tele-Center, a subsidiary of Atlantic Teleservices, operate the call centers in Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad,
Guyana, St. Lucia and St. Kitts. [South Florida Business Journal, 6/12/03]
The Sphaero Alliance Formed After Zagada Markets And Nortel Commissioned A Study On Caribbean Call Center
Infrastructure. Eight commercial call centers have joined forces with telecom technology providers Nortel Networks
(NYSE: NT) and Avaya (NYSE: AV) to launch the Sphaero Alliance, named after the world's smallest reptile, which is
found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti The alliance resulted from a Zagada Markets and Nortel study on the
region's call center infrastructure and the challenges it faces, Peters said. One of the challenges is improving the image of
the region and making U.S. businesses aware of the advantages of contracting call centers in the West Indies, he said.
[South Florida Business Journal, 6/12/03]
2002: Nortel/Zagada Issued An Applied Report On Its Study Of Call Centers That Resulted In The Branded
Solution Of The Sphaero Alliance. This study, from its outset, aimed to be an applied report, to aid U.S.
corporations and global businesses in the call center decision-making process. The concept of an applied report
entails the analysis, assessment, and evaluation of data with the intent of creating and launching a branded solution
for both public and private sector stakeholders. The Sphaero Alliance is this branded solution. [Caribbean Call
Center Report, Zagada Institute (Sponsored by Nortel Networks (CALA), 2002]
Nortel/Zagada Released Its Caribbean Call Center Report In October 2002. The Nortel sponsored, Zagada
Institute Caribbean Call Center Report 2002 released in October 2002 is perhaps the best comprehensive report on
the regions emerging call center industry to date. [Sphaero Alliance, Accessed 12/6/15]
2002: Nortel/Zagada Call Center Report Noted That Its Research Had Been Used In Identifying, Selecting, And
Inviting The Ten Best Call Centers Into The Sphaero Alliance. A questionnaire was electronically distributed to
call center management with a follow up telephone interview with senior call center executives. The interview process also
sought to extract information relative to the call centers commitment to sustain and grow business. The report attempted
to substantiate each centers commitment by inquiring about four critical factors: years in business, parent company and
investor backing, Fortune 1000 client accounts and technical infrastructure. Responses to these questions were used as
key elements in identifying, selecting, and inviting the ten best call centers into the Sphaero Alliance. [Caribbean Call
Center Report, Zagada Institute (Sponsored by Nortel Networks (CALA), 2002]
2002 Zagada/Nortel Report Noted That Only One Call Center Existed In St. Lucia And Employed 600 Agents.
[Caribbean Call Center Report, Zagada Institute (Sponsored by Nortel Networks (CALA), 2002]
As Of 2006, Helen IT Was Listed As The Only Call Center In St. Lucia And Mainly Served The North American
Market With Approximately 220 Employees. Helen IT is the only call centre in St Lucia. It is locally owned and
operated and serves primarily the North American market. It is also set up to service clients in the Europe. It currently
employs about 220 people who work in two 8-hour shifts and are paid at an equivalent of a bank clerks salary The
center accesses clients databases in the US, and uses a Virtual Private Network and firewalls to ensure data
security. [Promoting Investment in Information and Communication Technologies in the Caribbean, Inter-American
Development Bank, May 2006]
THE SPHAERO ALLIANCE TARGETED FIRMS IN SOUTH FLORIDA FOR OUTSOURCING OPPORTUNITIES
The Sphaero Alliance Targeted Multinational Companies With Operations In South Florida And Commercial Call
Centers Servicing Third-Party Clients. The group has set up www.sphaeroalliance.com for U.S. companies to request
proposals and is initially targeting multinational companies with operations in South Florida The new group focuses on
commercial call centers servicing third-party clients, in contrast with corporate call centers, which are owned and operated
by corporations handling their own customer service needs, said Philip Peters, CEO of the Zagada Markets consulting
firm in Coral Gables, an alliance member. [South Florida Business Journal, 6/12/03]
2002 Nortel/Zagada Call Center Report: Florida Will Play A Key Role In The Initial Success Of The Sphaero
Alliance. Florida, the fourth most populous state and an emerging leader in IT, will play a key role in the initial success
of the Sphaero Alliance. Relationships are being forged with Enterprise Florida, the Florida International Affairs office,
Florida Trend (the states leading monthly business magazine), as well as Herald Custom Publishing (publishers of
Latitude American Eagles in-flight magazine). [Caribbean Call Center Report, Zagada Institute (Sponsored by Nortel
Networks (CALA), 2002]
The Sphaero Alliance Planned To Target Its Marketing To Companies With A Presence In South Florida, Including
Ryder System, American Express, Federal Express Corp., IBM Corp. And Chevron-Texaco. Eight commercial call
centers have joined forces with telecom technology providers Nortel Networks (NYSE: NT) and Avaya (NYSE: AV) to
launch the Sphaero Alliance, named after the world's smallest reptile, which is found in the Dominican Republic and
Haiti... In the next 90 days, the group will start marketing its service to major public companies with an office in South
Florida, such as cruise lines, Ryder System, American Express, Federal Express Corp., IBM Corp. and Chevron-Texaco,
he said. The idea is to invite corporation officials familiar with the Caribbean and hope they will transmit the message to
those who make the decisions. [South Florida Business Journal, 6/12/03]
The North American Headquarters For The Sphaero Alliance Was Located In Coral Gables, FL. We are located at
the Caribbean Commercial Building, 145 Grand Avenue, Coral Gables Florida, 33133, straddles the village of Coconut
Grove(Miami) and the Southern tip of Coral Gables, East of US 1. Most of Zagadas executives reside in Coconut Grove.
The village of Coconut Grove is symbolically important because it was founded by Caribbean immigrants. A senior
Zagada associate currently serves as partner in a local Coconut Grove real estate development firm engaged in the
revitalization and re-development of the Bahamian portion of the Grove being rebranded as the "Island District". Zagada is
currently helping with re-branding the area. This Grove project won the Harvard University 2000 AASU Business Plan
competition. [Sphaero Alliance, Accessed 12/6/15]
OCTOBER 2002: ZAGADAS WEBSITE LINKED TO INFORMATION ABOUT THE CARIBBEAN INVESTMENT FUND
October 2002: Zagadas Website Linked To The Inter-American Development Banks Information Page On The
Caribbean Investment Fund. [Zagada Projects, Captured by Archive.Org 10/4/02]
NOVEMBER 2002: THE SPHAERO ALLIANCE LAUNCHED AN ONLINE RFP PROCUREMENT MARKETPLACE TO
CONNECT ITS VENDOR PARTNERS WITH BUYERS
Sphaero Alliances eRFP Procurement Marketplace Connected Its Vendors, Which Were Primarily U.S. Call
Center Companies Who Have Expanded Their Operation To The Caribbean With Buyers. The launch of the
Sphaero Alliances eRFP procurement marketplace offers our buying partners a secure and transparent platform for
viewing our vendor partners capabilities. This platform also facilitates and accelerates the procurement and contracting
process with our vendor partners. Most of our vendor partners are U.S. call center companies with well established
businesses who have expanded their operation to the Caribbean. The number of agents per center range between 150 to
400 agents. [Sphaero Alliance, Accessed 12/6/15]
To Access The Sphaero Alliances eRFP Marketplace, Vendor Partners Pay An Annual Fee As Well As A
Percentage Of Deals Signed Through Sphaero. Partners have contributed varying amounts of investments as well as
their technology and expertise to make sphaero a reality. Vendor partners pay an annual fee as well as a percentage of
deals signed through Sphaero. Buyer partner participation is by invitation but there are no fees required for initially using
the RFP/Q marketplace to post. [Sphaero Alliance, Accessed 12/6/15]
November And December 2002: Sphaero Alliances eRFP Marketplace Sent Out Invitations To Buyers, Planned
To Formally Launch In January 2003. Are there special requirements for buyer partners to use the RFP/Q
marketplace? Yes. Similar to our Vendor participation process, we have targeted invitations to a select group of Fortune
1000, midsize, outsourcing companies and call center companies to use our marketplace during our November-December
2002 launch. Sphaeros marketplace will formally launch in January 2003. [Sphaero Alliance, Accessed 12/6/15]
BY 2004, ZAGADA BOASTED THAT THE SPHAERO ALLIANCE WAS THE TOP GOOGLE SEARCH RESULT FOR
CARIBBEAN OUTSOURCING AND CARIBBEAN CALL CENTER
Touting Its 2003 Successes, Zagada Promoted The Sphaero Alliances Position As The Top Google Search Hit
For Caribbean Outsourcing And Caribbean Call Center. During 2003 Sphaeros vendor partners have been
quietly and strategically winning substantial contracts from Fortune 1000 companies who are driving the almost US$ 50
billion global outsourcing trend. Sphaero has also achieved a first page search result on Google.com for Caribbean
Outsourcing and Caribbean Call Center search queries. Zagada has also recently secured a contract with
BusinessWeek, a publication of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP) to write and produce, Being Nearshore-A
Caribbean Outsourcing Primer, for inclusion in the publications May 17th, 2004 Outsourcing Performance Management
Special Advertising Section. [Press Release, Zagada Markets Inc., 3/19/04]
BY 2005, HELEN IT FORMED A JOINT PARTNERSHIP WITH A U.S.-BASED CALL CENTER
2005: Helen IT Systems Formed A Joint Partnership With KM2, A U.S.-Based Contact Center. KM2 Solutions, a
leading US-based Contact Centre company has won the coveted award of Contact Centre of the Year for 2012,
Caribbean Business Awards (CBA) Also on hand for the ceremony was Linford Fevrier a KM2 partner and the founder
of Helen IT Systems, the company through which KM2 started its regional operations in a joint venture partnership in
2005. Today, the KM2 regional operations have grown from its first account of just a handful of agents with then fortune
top-50 company, America Online (AOL) that at the time was the biggest player in online connectivity media and was a
significant account to land for the new company KM2 has three contact centres in the Caribbean the largest centre in
St. Lucia, a centre in Bridgetown Barbados and a third in Grenville, Grenada. [St. Lucia News Online, 12/14/12]
2006: A U.S. CASE ON PREDATORY TELEMARKETING ALLEGED THAT HELEN IT PROVIDED CALLING
SERVICES FOR THE TELEMARKETERS
2006: A U.S. District Court Judge Rejected Payment Processing Center, LLCs Attempt To Name Telemarketers
As Its Co-Defendants In A Case Brought Against Them By The U.S. Government Under The Anti-Fraud Injunction
Statute. On February 17, 2006, the Government brought this civil action under the Anti-Fraud Injunction Statute, 18
U.S.C. 1345, against Defendants Payment Processing Center, LLC ("PPC"), Donald M. Hellinger, Michael Weisberg,
Randy D. Trost, Jami M. Pearlman, Michelle O'Keefe Quigley, Ronald Hellinger, and Robert De-boyace. The Government
seeks to enjoin allegedly fraudulent conduct by Defendants based on violations of federal mail fraud and wire fraud
statutes, 18 U.S.C. 1341 and [*4] 1343, respectively, and federal banking law as defined by 18 U.S.C. 3322(d). The
Government seeks injunctive and other equitable relief to enjoin the commission of criminal fraud offenses by Defendants,
to prevent continuing and substantial injury to the victims of fraud, and to prevent the alienation and disposition of
Defendants' assets derived from the alleged fraudulent conduct so that such assets will be available for distribution to the
alleged victims of fraud. On February 21, 2006, we entered an Amended Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO") pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. 1345, enjoining PPC's business operations and freezing approximately $ 10.1 million For the reasons
stated above, we find that the absent telemarketers are not necessary parties, and, there-fore, Defendants' request that
the Amended Complaint be dismissed for failure to join necessary and indis-pensable parties pursuant to Rule 12(b)(7),
or, in the alternative, for an order requiring the Government to join necessary and indispensable parties pursuant to Rule
19, is denied. Defendants' request that the Amended Complaint be dismissed for failure to plead fraud with particularity
pursuant to Rule 9(b) is granted with respect to the allegations asserted upon information and belief in paragraph 335.
[United States of America v. Payment Processing Center, LLC et al.; Civil Action No. 06-0725, Opinion, Decided 10/18/06]
Payment Processing Center LLC Argued That The Amended Complaint Should Be Dismissed For Failure To
Join The Telemarketers Who Participated In The Allegedly Predatory And Fraudulent Direct Marketing
Schemes As Parties Under Rule 19. Defendants Ask, In The Alternative, That The Unnamed Telemarketers Be
Joined As Additional Defendants In This Action. [United States of America v. Payment Processing Center, LLC
et al.; Civil Action No. 06-0725, Opinion, Decided 10/18/06]
Amended Complaint Against Payment Processing Center LLC Stated That Helen IT Systems Provided Boiler
Room Cold-Call Services To Fraudulent Telemarketers Who Prey On Victims In The United States. Paragraph
383 states: 'Upon information and belief, Helen IT Systems is a St. Lucia-based company providing boiler room cold-call
services to fraudulent telemarketers who prey on victims in the United States.' (Id. P 383.) [United States of America v.
Payment Processing Center, LLC et al.; Civil Action No. 06-0725, Opinion, Decided 10/18/06]
NOTE: This case appears to have concluded in April 2015 and has over 400 docket entries. Some documents are
available on CourtLink but they have yet to be fully reviewed for additional mentions of HelenIT.
2001: CEP INVESTED APPROXIMATELY US$1 MILLION IN JAMROCK SPORTS BAR AND HELD A 51% STAKE
2001: JamRock Sports Bar & Grill Formed An Alliance With Caribbean Equity Partners And Received An
Approximately US$1 Million Infusion Of Cash. [JamRock's managing director of JamRock, Christopher Chin Loy] said
the company's recent alliance with Caribbean Equity Partners is focused on developing the JamRock product, which the
parties believe has a great deal of potential. JamRock has received an approximately US1 million infusion from Caribbean
Equity Partners to execute a number of plans, which should come on stream during this year. It is expected that four
additional express locations for take-out service will be established in downtown Kingston, Liguanea, Manor Park and
Portmore. There are also plans to open a full-service sports bar on the north coast next year. [Caribbean Today, 7/31/01]
Managing Partner Nigel Clark Likened CEPs Role To That Of A Parent In The JamRock Deal. The managing
director of Caribbean Equity Partners, Nigel Clarke, said: What we are doing is similar to the role of a parent. ... Our
commitment here is to provide financial and developmental assistance for JamRock until they have matured and no
longer require our assistance. [Caribbean Today, 7/31/01]
CEP Relied On The Chin-Loy Family To Manage JamRocks Operations. JamRock was founded and operated
by the partnership of Brian Chung and Chris Cargill, of 5C's Entertainment. Due to a difference in management
approaches with their partners, (The Chin-Loy family, headed by Frank) they sold their stake in the popular New
Kingston eatery, located on Knutsford Boulevard.Caribbean Equity Partners (CEP) then headed by Dr. David Panton,
Dr. Nigel Clarke and Jeffery Hall acquired an intetrest in the restaurant for the sum of 45 million and employed the
Chin-Loys to manage the operation. A year later CEP parted ways with the Chin-Loy's acrimoniously, citing the
family's failure to maintain profitability targets in a company that has a US2 million revenue potential. [Weekly
Gleaner, 5/12/04]
Prior To CEPs Involvement, JamRock Had Declining Monthly Sales Figures, Going From $8 Million At Its
Peak To $5 Million, When Original Owner 5Cs Entertainment Walked Away. JamRock was founded and
operated by the partnership of Brian Chung and Chris Cargill, of 5C's Entertainment. Due to a difference in
management approaches with their partners, (The Chin-Loy family, headed by Frank) they sold their stake in the
popular New Kingston eatery, located on Knutsford Boulevard At its peak when Brian Chung and Christopher
Cargill were at the helm, JamRock generated sales of 8 million a month. They pulled out when sales dipped to 5
million. In more recent times JamRock has not managed to maintain earlier sales targets. [Weekly Gleaner, 5/12/04]
October 2002: Caribbean Equity Partners Reportedly Held A 51% Stake In JamRock Sports Bar And Grill And
Invested JMD$45 Million In 2001. JamRock Express had 20 employees housed in a 3,200 square foot building. The
plan was to target the downtown business community and offer a breakfast and take-away service. CEP which now holds
a 51 per cent stake, last year invested J45 million into Jamrock with the express purpose of growing the brand. [Weekly
Gleaner, 10/2/02]
AUGUST 2002: FALLING SALES PROMPTED CEP TO INSTALL A NEW MANAGER AT JAMROCK
2002: Amidst JamRocks Falling Sales, Caribbean Equity Partners Brought In A New Operations Manager From
The United States. Last month with falling sales, CEP replaced JamRock's operations manager Sandra Sachs and
brought in an American specialist with the hope of turning things around. [Weekly Gleaner, 10/2/02]
August 2002: CEP Hired American Dan Andros To Manage JamRock. In August of 2002, CEP installed a new
manager, American Dan Andros, a 20-year veteran of the restaurant business. [Weekly Gleaner, 5/12/04]
Panton Said CEP Had Considered Pulling Out Of Its Investment In JamRock Earlier In 2002. Noting that the
venture capital portfolio has been very challenging and that six months ago CEP had considered writing off its Jamrock
investment, Panton now says the performance of the total investment portfolio is strong. [Jamaica Gleaner, 3/14/03]
OCTOBER 2002: JAMROCK CLOSED ITS RECENTLY-OPENED EXPRESS OUTLET
October 2002: JamRocks Express Outlet Closed Its Unprofitable Express Outlet On King Street, Which It
Opened Less Than Five Months Prior. JAMROCK Sports Bar and Grill is all set to be acquired from Caribbean Equity
Partners (CEP) by a local interest, The Weekly Gleaner understands from a source close to the deal. It has also closed its
Express outlet located on downtown's King Street. It appears that the interested party - one of a number of suitors is
only keen on the Knutsford Boulevard operation, and with the downtown outlet proving to be already unprofitable, CEP is
prepared to divest itself of its Beechwood Avenue commissary, the downtown Express restaurant and confront the task of
a write-down of payables in order to make JamRock an attractive proposition. JamRock's chief executive officer, Eleanor
Brown, would not venture an explanation as to why Jamrock had to close down the recently-opened restaurant and it
appears unclear at this point in time as to whether it has merely suspended operations or has permanently terminated the
venture. In May of this year, JamRock expanded its operations by opening an outlet in downtown Kingston at a cost of
J10 million. [Weekly Gleaner, 10/2/02]
Spring 2002: The Kingston And St. Andrew Corporation Ordered The Newly-Opened JamRock Express Outlet
On King Street To Cease Operations, Claiming It Did Not Have The Proper Building Permits For Its
Refurbishment. However the downtown store has been plagued by misfortune. Within days of its opening the
Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) issued a stop order on the new outlet demanding it immediately cease
operations. The KSAC contended that the new building was refurbished and opened without its owners and operators
properly applying for building approval from the KSAC. Commenting on the closure by the KSAC, Miss Brown said
she was unaware that the previous management (5C's Entertainment) had not complied with the building code and
that when the new management became aware of the situation made every effort to rectify it. [Weekly Gleaner,
10/2/02]
Weekly Gleaner: Things Took A Turn For The Worse With Jamrock When CEP Took The Decision To Expand Its
Operations By Opening A Jamrock Restaurant On King Street, Downtown Kingston. Things took a turn for the
worse with JamRock when CEP took the decision to expand its operations by opening a JamRock restaurant on King
Street, downtown Kingston. This new venture was shut down less than two weeks after opening by the Kingston and St.
Andrew Corporation (KSAC) for non-compliance with its regulations. [Weekly Gleaner, 5/12/04]
FALL 2002: CEP ESCALATED A DISPUTE WITH JAMROCKS FORMER MAJORITY-STAKE INVESTOR BY
PURSUING LEGAL ACTION
Fall 2002: Caribbean Equity Partners Served JamRocks Former Majority-Stake Investor, The Chin-Loy Family,
With Two Summons Concerning Fraudulent And Negligent Misrepresentation And Breach Of Fiduciary Duty.
Earlier this month the Chin-Loy family who formerly held a majority stake in JamRock, was served with two summons by
CEP in an ongoing battle over the popular eatery. One pertains to fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation and the
other for a breach of fiduciary duty. It is understood that CEP exercised its right to convert preference shares thus taking a
controlling interest in JamRock. However the Chin-Loy family disputes this and maintain they still hold a 51 per cent
stake. [Weekly Gleaner, 10/2/02]
The Chin-Loy Family Disputed Caribbean Equity Partners Claim Of A Controlling Stake In JamRock Sports
Bar And Grill. It is understood that CEP exercised its right to convert preference shares thus taking a controlling
interest in JamRock. However the Chin-Loy family disputes this and maintain they still hold a 51 per cent stake.
[Weekly Gleaner, 10/2/02]
OCTOBER 2002: CEP PREPARED TO SELL JAMROCK

HEADLINE: JamRock To Be Sold. [Weekly Gleaner, 10/2/02]
October 2002: A Local Interest Reportedly Planned To Acquire JamRock Sports Bar And Grill From Caribbean
Equity Partners. JAMROCK Sports Bar and Grill is all set to be acquired from Caribbean Equity Partners (CEP) by a
local interest, The Weekly Gleaner understands from a source close to the deal. It has also closed its Express outlet
located on downtown's King Street. It appears that the interested party - one of a number of suitors is only keen on the
Knutsford Boulevard operation, and with the downtown outlet proving to be already unprofitable, CEP is prepared to divest
itself of its Beechwood Avenue commissary, the downtown Express restaurant and confront the task of a write-down of
payables in order to make JamRock an attractive proposition. [Weekly Gleaner, 10/2/02]
Weekly Gleaner: CEP Is Prepared To Divest Itself Of Its Beechwood Avenue Commissary, The Downtown
Express Restaurant And Confront The Task Of A Write-Down Of Payables In Order To Make Jamrock An
Attractive Proposition. [Weekly Gleaner, 10/2/02]
A Year After Its Initial Involvement With Jamrock, CEP Parted Ways With The Chin-Loy's Acrimoniously.
Caribbean Equity Partners (CEP) then headed by Dr. David Panton, Dr. Nigel Clarke and Jeffery Hall acquired an
intetrest in the restaurant for the sum of 45 million and employed the Chin-Loys to manage the operation. A year later
CEP parted ways with the Chin-Loy's acrimoniously, citing the family's failure to maintain profitability targets in a company
that has a US2 million revenue potential. [Weekly Gleaner, 5/12/04]
May 2004: Patricia Issacs-Greene Set To Acquire And Manage JamRock Sports Bar And Grill. PATRICIA
ISSACS-GREENE who formerly operated the McDonald's franchise in Jamaica, is set to acquire and manage local fast
food restaurant JamRock Sport Bar and Grill, The Weekly Gleaner understands. [Weekly Gleaner, 5/12/04]
CARIBBEAN METAL PRODUCTS, LTD.
1999: CEP Acquired 8,100,272 Shares Of CMP Ltd. (Caribbean Metal Products, Ltd.) As David Panton, Nigel
Clarke And Jeffrey Hall Joined The Companys Board. Caribbean Equity Partners (CEP), the management agent of
Caribbean Investment Fund (CIF) has acquired 8,100,272 shares of CMP on behalf of its investors. This strategic share
purchase has been made with the intention of creating long-term value for CMPs stakeholders. CEP does not intend to
increase its stake at this time. The new Chief Operating Officer of the company is Neville Scott (the current Group
Financial Director) and CMPs new board of directors consists of Mrs. Joy Mahfood, Mr. Neville Scott, Dr.Nigel Clarke, Mr.
Jeffery Hall and Dr. David Panton. [Jamaica Stock Exchange, 1999; Accessed 12/6/15]
August And September 2003: Panton, Clarke And Hall Resigned From The Board Of CMP Following Its
Acquisition By CMP Holdings. Subsequent to the acquisition by CMP Holdings Ltd. of the major shareholding in
CMP Industries Ltd on August 28, 2003, the following changes in Directors have taken place: Resignations from the
Board: Dr. Nigel Clarke August 28, 2003 Mr. Jeffrey Hall August 28, 2003 Mr. Noel Levy August 28, 2003 Mrs.
Joy Mahfood August 28, 2003 Mr. Gordon Sharp August 28, 2003 Dr. David Panton September 1, 2003
Appointment to the Board: Mr. Kuntesh Chandaria August 28, 2003 Mr. Raj Chandaria August 28, 2003 Mr.
Pancha Sankaran August 28, 2003 However, Mr. Noel Levy was reappointed to the Board of Directors on January
15, 2004. [Jamaica Stock Exchange, 2/13/04]
INDUSTRIAL GASES LIMITED/CARIBBEAN PETROLEUM MARKETING

2002: Caribbean Equity Partners Formed A Consortium Known As Caribbean Petroleum Marketing, Aimed At
Acquiring A Former Enron Caribbean Holdings Entity Called Industrial Gases Limited (IGL). Last year, CEP
invested $45 million in the popular JamRock Sports Bar and Grill to give it a 51 per cent stake in the Kingston and St.
Andrew-based fast food outlet. Earlier this year, it joined with a consortium of regional investors to form Caribbean
Petroleum Marketing (CPM) in order to acquire all the shareholding of local energy company Industrial Gases Limited
(IGL), which was previously owned by Enron Caribbean Holdings. [Weekly Gleaner, 11/20/02]
SALADA FOODS
HEADLINE: CEP Takes Stake In Salada Foods. [Weekly Gleaner, 11/20/02]
November 2002: Caribbean Equity Partners Reportedly Took A Significant Stake In Salada Foods.
CARIBBEAN Equity Partners (CEP) is believed to have taken a significant stake in Salada Foods following a recent
rights issue to raise $48 million to fund the instant coffee company's debt and expansion plans. The rights issue of
more than two million shares was underwritten by CEP, but up to November 7 it was unclear just how much of the
offer had been taken up by shareholders at the time of closing on October 31 Although it was not clear just how
much of the shares in Salada Foods CEP would be controlling, its managing director, Dr. David Panton, has already
signalled the firm's interest in the coffee company by taking a seat on the board. [Weekly Gleaner, 11/20/02]
Through An Affiliated Entity, Caribbean Equity Partners Underwrote A Rights Issue For Salada Foods, Giving
The Company $48 Million. During the quarter a Rights issue was successfully underwritten by Caribbean Equity
Partners (through an affiliated entity) from which the company received $48.00M, and persuant to which, the issued share
capital was increased from 7,564,800 ordinary shares to 10,388,330 ordinary shares. [Report for Quarter Ending
December 31, 2002, Jamaican Stock Exchange; Accessed 12/6/15]
CARA HOTELS
The Weekly Gleaner: Caribbean Equity Partners Made A $24 Million Equity Investment In Island Rose, A
Bahamian Based Exporter Of Specialty Teas, As Well As Cara Holdings, An Eastern Caribbean Hotel Chain. Last
year, CEP invested $45 million in the popular JamRock Sports Bar and Grill to give it a 51 per cent stake in the Kingston
and St. Andrew-based fast food outlet. Earlier this year, it joined with a consortium of regional investors to form Caribbean
(IGL), which was previously owned by Enron Caribbean Holdings. It has also made a $24 million equity investment in
Island Rose, a Bahamianbased exporter of specialty teas, as well as Cara Holdings, an Eastern Caribbean Hotel chain
operating in St. Lucia, Trinidad and Guyana. [The Weekly Gleaner, 11/20/02]
ISLAND ROSE
The Weekly Gleaner: Caribbean Equity Partners Made A $24 Million Equity Investment In Island Rose, A
Bahamian Based Exporter Of Specialty Teas, As Well As Cara Holdings, An Eastern Caribbean Hotel Chain. Last
year, CEP invested $45 million in the popular JamRock Sports Bar and Grill to give it a 51 per cent stake in the Kingston
and St. Andrew-based fast food outlet. Earlier this year, it joined with a consortium of regional investors to form Caribbean
(IGL), which was previously owned by Enron Caribbean Holdings. It has also made a $24 million equity investment in
Island Rose, a Bahamianbased exporter of specialty teas, as well as Cara Holdings, an Eastern Caribbean Hotel chain
operating in St. Lucia, Trinidad and Guyana. [The Weekly Gleaner, 11/20/02]
JALEX AND TROPICAIR
March 2003: Caribbean Equity Partners Buyout Deals Included US$3 Million In Industrial Gases Limited (IGL),
US$3.5 Million In Salada, US$3 Million In The Holding Company Behind Jalex and Tropicair. The CIF operates in
two investing categories - buyouts, which are investments in established companies that have perceived growth potential
and which CEP takes a hand in managing, and the provision of venture capital. The buyouts, which range across
industries, cover US$3 million in Industrial Gases Limited (IGL), the second largest distributor of liquid petroleum gas in
Jamaica; US$3.5 million in Salada, a big distributor of coffee, also Jamaican; and US$3 million in the Trinidad-based
manufacturing holding company that has majority interest in Jamaican-based construction supply companies Jalex, which
makes aluminum extrusions, and Tropicair, a specialist in windows. [Jamaica Gleaner, 3/14/03]
RAMCO
Caribbean Equity Partners Formed A Joint Venture With Ramco, A Cooking Gas Company In Trinidad
And Tobago. The other industry to note here is cooking gas. Here, Ramco of Trinidad and Tobago has
entered Jamaica in a joint venture with the Jamaican based, but B.V.I registered form Caribbean Equity
Partners. [Caribbean Economic Integration: what Is Happening Now; What Needs To Be Done, by Dr. Trevor
Farrell; Inward Visions: Caribbean Governance and Development, 2013]
AVENUES FOR FOLLOW UP RESEARCH ON CARIBBEAN EQUITY PARTNERS
Potential avenues for follow-up research on Caribbean Equity Partners include:
Track down local papers for additional information about Industrial Gases Limited, Salada Foods, Cara Hotels and
Island Rose. There may also be some more information available on Caribbean Metal Products (CMP), as it appears
that the Jamaican Stock Exchange has some quarterly reports, audits, and even press releases about major losses in
2003 (need to be careful about CMP vs. its many subsidiaries, though)
Check business filings in Jamaica and British Virgin Islands for any new developments since TIME checked in 2013.
As of that date they claimed that the last filing occurred in 2001, meaning Cruz was still considered a preferential
partner.
Review the legislation that established the Caribbean Investment Fund generally, and in each nation, to determine
whether Patons family and political connections played any role in CEPs management of the fund, as well as the
terms for the fund and its investments.
Review one or two proposals that mentioned CIF/CEP. It does not appear that they panned out but could provide
additional details.
Search court filings in the U.S. for mentions of CEP, CIF, and any other investment, particularly Helen IT. As noted
above, the latter appears to have been mentioned in a U.S. District court case. Though it does not appear that the
allegation (which was intended to bring Helen ITs clients into the case as co-defendants with a payment processing
center) was accepted by the judge, a court filing read: "Upon information and belief, Helen IT Systems is a St. Luciabased company providing boiler room cold-call services to fraudulent telemarketers who prey on victims in the United
States."
If wed like to expand our scope beyond November 2002, when Cruz pulled out of CEP, we could potentially build out
more information on Helen IT/outsourcing, provided that we can figure out the full timeframe of CEPs investments
and gain access to additional local news sources beyond Nexis/Newsbank.
Consider netting in some other 2016ers, like Carly Fiorina. For example, by 2004 one of the members of Sphaero
Alliance served as Hewlett Packards Caribbean technical support partner.
Flesh out the biographical information on David Panton (particularly his divorce filing for any further information about
his custody dispute and personal finances) and look for additional dealings with Cruz or his family. As noted above,
his firm partnered with Goldman Sachs in Texas to invest in subprime auto loans, so it would be worth exploring
whether this intersected with any of Heidi Cruzs responsibilities at GS. Additionally, the Daily Beast article references
Pantons relationship with the Jamaica Labour Party and its alleged involvement in drugs and violence, which could
be a fruitful area to explore.
Track down additional information on the usual address listed for Cruz on the 2000 CEP report. The only place it
pops up in a Google search is as the address for a minister who was formerly associated with the New Testament
Church of God (unclear if Rafael Cruz has any connections). He received some local press coverage in 2010 for
resisting a push to ordain women bishops.
On the formation of CIF and the early discussions about extending participation to Cuba, it could be interesting to ask
Cruz what his level of involvement was, did he know about the talks at the time, did he weigh in at all?
Do a full vetting of the CIF investment committee and CEP/CIF directors if we can get access to local press.
Member Of The Elite

TED CRUZ: IF YOU GO TO WALL STREET, IF YOU GO TO THOSE WITH WEALTH AND POWER WHO WALK THE
CORRIDORS OF POWER IN THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, THE CONVENTIONAL VIEW IS, EASY MONEY IS
GREAT
Ted Cruz: If You Go To Wall Street, If You Go To Those With Wealth And Power Who Walk The Corridors Of
Power In The Obama Administration, The Conventional View Is, Easy Money Is Great. [Ted Cruz Remarks,
Heritage Action Policy Summit, 1/12/15, VIDEO]
Net Worth
TED CRUZS AVERAGE NET WORTH WAS $3.1 MILLION
New York Times: Ted Cruzs Average Net Worth Was $3.1 Million. Potential Republican presidential candidates
appear to have comfortable nest eggs. Senator Ted Cruzs average net worth was $3.1 million, and Senator Rand Pauls
was $1.3 million. Meanwhile, Senator Marco Rubios net worth was a more modest $443,508. [New York Times, 1/12/15]
Ted Cruzs Networth Was Placed At $3.1 Million. Republican Sen. John Cornyn's average net worth was estimated at
$698,511 - considerably less than that of his freshman colleague, Ted Cruz, whose average net worth was pegged at $3.1
million. [Houston Chroncile, 1/10/14]
Ted Cruz Had A Minimum Net Worth Of $1.1. Million. The senator [Cruz] has a minimum net worth of about $1.1
million [] [The Hill, 6/24/14]
July 2012: Houston Chronicle: Cruz's Net Worth Adds Up To About $1.5 Million. Cruz, Dewhurst's Tea Partybacked opponent, reported a relatively modest financial portfolio. Cruz's net worth adds up to about $1.5 million,
according to the analysis. He reported holdings in financial firms like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, along with
stocks in the Coca Cola Company, AT&T and the drug-maker Pfizer. [Houston Chronicle, 7/11/12]
JUNE 2014: TED CRUZ HAD $25,000 IN CREDIT CARD DEBT AND A MORTGAGE WORTH ANYWHERE BETWEEN
$250,000 AND $500,000
June 2014: Ted Cruz Had $25,000 In Credit Card Debt And A Mortgage Worth Anywhere From $250,000 And
$500,000. The senator has a minimum net worth of about $1.1 million, including at least $25,000 in credit card debt and a
mortgage worth anywhere from $250,000 and $500,000, the disclosure forms show. [The Hill, 6/24/14]
TED CRUZ AND HIS WIFE HEIDI INVESTED 1.2 MILLION INTO CRUZS 2012 U.S SENATE CAMPAIGN
The Cruzes Invested Their Entire $1.2 Million Net Worth Into Teds 2012 Campaign. In a glimpse into their marriage
that Mr. Cruz called illustrative, he recalled saying to his wife in the weeks before his Senate primary, when he was still
behind in the polls, Sweetheart, Id like us to liquidate our entire net worth, liquid net worth, and put it into the campaign.
What astonished me, then and now, was Heidi within 60 seconds said, Absolutely, with no hesitation, said Mr. Cruz,
who invested about $1.2 million which is all we had saved, he added into his campaign. [New York Times,
10/23/13]
Ted Cruz Gave His Own Senate Campaign $1.43 Million Between 2011 And August 2012. Records with the Federal
Election Commission show he [Cruz] gave his campaign $1.43 million between 2011 and August 2012, before winning
election to the Senate. [The Hill, 6/24/14]
Ted Cruz Donated $470,000 To His Campaign. Cruz donated $470,000 to his own campaign but has received millions
from national tea party groups that have targeted Dewhurst as too moderate. During his own news conference in Houston
shortly after Dewhurst's, Cruz said his donations in Texas and across the country have spiked since he forced the runoff.
TED CRUZS HEALTH CARE WAS COVERED UNDER HIS WIFES GOLDMAN SACHS HEALTH CARE PLAN THAT
WAS WORTH 20,000 DOLLARS
Ted Cruz Uses His Wifes Health Insurance Plan, A Benefit Worth At Least $20,000 A Year. And if her husband
was evasive about where he got his health coverage, Mrs. Cruz was blunt. Ted is on my health care plan, said Mrs.
Cruz, who has worked in Goldmans investment management division for eight years. Catherine Frazier, a spokeswoman
for the senator, confirmed the coverage, which Goldman said was worth at least $20,000 a year. The senator is on his
wifes plan, which comes at no cost to the taxpayer and reflects a personal decision about what works best for their
family, she said. [New York Times, 10/23/13]
Ted Cruz Receives Health-Care Coverage From His Wife's Employer, Goldman Sachs. -And what about
prospective 2016 Republican presidential candidates serving in Congress? Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep. Paul Ryan
(R-Wis.) are joining the D.C. exchange, while Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) hadn't announced his plans by Monday morning.
Cruz, as mentioned above, receives health-care coverage from his wife's employer, Goldman Sachs. [Washington Post,
12/9/13]
TED CRUZS ANNUAL INCOME SURPASSED $1 MILLION WHILE HE WORKED IN PRIVATE PRACTICE AS A TOP
APPELLATE LAWYER
Dallas Morning News: Ted Cruz Took A Huge Pay Cut When He Left Private Practice Where His Annual Income
Easily Surpassed $1 Million Even In 2012, The Year He Won The Senate Seat. Federal lawmakers face severe
restrictions on outside income, and Cruz, a top tier appellate lawyer, took a huge pay cut when he left private practice,
where his annual income easily surpassed $1 million even in 2012, the year he won the Senate seat. Book deals are one
of the few ways for senators and U.S. House members to make serious money though of course, for an ambitious
politician, exposure is probably a far higher priority. [Dallas Morning News, 4/2/14]
TED CRUZ LISTED A LOAN AS AN ASSET TO TED CRUZ FOR SENATE, VALUED UP TO A MILLION
DOLLARS
HEADLINE: Sen. Ted Cruz Reports Half-Million In Assets That May Not Be Obtainable. [Roll Call, 6/3/13]
Roll Call: Ted Cruz Has Listed As An Asset On His Personal Financial Wealth Statement Over A Half-Million
Dollars That May Never Be Legally Obtainable. [Roll Call, 6/3/13]
Roll Call: As Of The End Of 2012, Cruz Listed A Loan To Ted Cruz For Senate As An Asset Valued At $500,001
To $1 Million. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has listed as an asset on his personal financial wealth statement over a halfmillion dollars that may never be legally obtainable. As of the end of 2012, Cruz listed a Loan to Ted Cruz For Senate as
an asset valued at $500,001 to $1 million. However, because of the 2002 changes to campaign finance law, the
committee is limited to making loan repayments to the candidate (1) from funds received before an election, or (2)
$250,000 from funds received after an election. Because of earlier loan repayments, as of the end of 2012, the committee
could only legally repay the candidate $298,000. This includes $48,000 for his outstanding primary election loans, and
$250,000 for his outstanding runoff election loans. [Roll Call, 6/3/13]
Ted Cruz Listed A Loan Of $500,000 To $1 Million To His Campaign. In his assets, Cruz lists a loan of $500,000 to $1
million to his campaign. [The Hill, 6/24/14]
BUT COULD ONLY REPAY 298,000 MAXIMUM TO HIMSELF
Roll Call: In The First Quarter Of 2013, The Ted Cruz For Senate Committee Repaid Cruz The $298,000 Maximum
Permitted On The Loans. In the first quarter of 2013, the Ted Cruz for Senate committee repaid Cruz the $298,000
maximum permitted on the loans. However, the committee is still carrying $545,000 on its books as a debt owed to Cruz.
This includes $395,000 in loans for the primary and $150,000 in loans for the runoff election. Perhaps Cruz and his
committee are hoping the law will change, or it will be struck down, or that his spouse may craft a new angle. Heidi Cruz is
an investment banker and vice president with Goldman Sachs and previously worked at JPMorgan. [Roll Call, 6/3/13]
Roll Call: Cruz Does List On His Personal Financial Disclosure Report As Liabilities Two Loans Received In
2012. Cruz does list on his personal financial disclosure report as liabilities two loans received in 2012. One was a
margin loan of $250,001 to $500,000 from Goldman Sachs. The other was a line of credit of $250,001 to $500,000
obtained from Citibank. [Roll Call, 6/3/13]
Ted Cruz Paid Himself $300,000 Back From His 2012 Senate Campaign. In 2013, he [Cruz] paid himself back about
$300,000. [The Hill, 6/24/14]
JANUARY 2012: TED CRUZ WOULD ONLY AGREE TO RELEASE HIS TAX RETURNS IF HIS OPPONENTS DID
January 2012: Ted Cruz Would Only Agree To Release His Tax Returns If His U.S Senate Opponents Did. As for
Cruz, who is a partner at a law firm, if Dewhurst and Leppert would release their returns, Ted would be happy to do so as
well, said James Bernsen, communication director for Cruz's campaign. [Star-Telegram, 1/27/12]
TED CRUZ HAD STOCKS IN CHEVRON AND EXXONMOBIL
Ted Cruz Had Stocks In Chevron And ExxonMobil. Cruz also has hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in the oil
and gas industry. Financial disclosure records filed last year show that Cruz or his family purchased at least $50,000 in
Chevron stock and at least $15,000 in ExxonMobil stock in 2013, among other energy-related investments. Just last
month, Cruz disclosed a purchase of at least $50,000 in stock of Plains GP Holdings, an energy company that transports
and stores both crude oil and natural gas liquids. [Politico, 3/23/15]
CRUZ SPOKESMAN RICK TYLER SAID THAT TED CRUZ WOULD FILE HIS TAX RETURNS IN MAY 2015 AND
RELEASE HIS RETURN PUBLICLY
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz Filed For IRS Extension, Pledges To Release His Tax Return. [Dallas Morning News,
4/17/15]
April 2015: Ted Cruz Filed An Extension For His Tax Returns. Millions of Americans scrambled to get their tax returns
to the IRS this week. Countless others filed for an extension including Sen. Ted Cruz. [Dallas Morning News, 4/17/15]
Cruz Spokesman Rick Tyler Said That Ted Cruz Would File His Tax Returns In May 2015 And Release His Return
Publicly. Millions of Americans scrambled to get their tax returns to the IRS this week. Countless others filed for an
extension including Sen. Ted Cruz. The presidential candidate plans to file next month, and he will release his return
publicly then, said campaign spokesman Rick Tyler. Its just busy, and taxes are complicated, Tyler said. [Dallas
Dallas Morning News: In January 2012, During His Bid For The Senate Nomination In Texas, Cruz Released Five
Years Worth Of Tax Returns That Showed That He And Wife Heidi Nelson Cruz Donated 1 Percent Of Their
Income To Charity. [Dallas Morning News, 4/17/15]
Dallas Morning News: In 2010, Ted Cruz And His Wife Made Just Over $2 Million. In January 2012, during his bid
for the Senate nomination in Texas, Cruz released five years worth of tax returns that showed that he and wife Heidi
Nelson Cruz donated 1 percent of their income to charity. In 2010, the most recent year released, they made just over $2
million. [Dallas Morning News, 4/17/15]
TED CRUZS BOOK DEAL BOOSTED HIS NETWORTH
HEADLINE: Book Deal Boosts Net Worth Of GOP 2016 Candidate Ted Cruz. [NBC DFW, 8/3/15]
NBC DFW: A New Financial Disclosure From Texas Sen. Ted Cruz Estimates The Republican Presidential
Candidate Is Worth Between $2 Million And $4.5 Million, Aided By An Advance Of Roughly $319,000 For His BestSelling Memoir. [NBC DFW, 8/3/15]
Ted Cruz Received $318,750 For His Book, A Time For Truth And Also Reported Making Royalties Between
$100,000 And $1 Million. Cruz's disclosure said he received a payment of $318,750 in June 2014 for his book, A Time
for Truth. Cruz also reported making royalties as of July 30 of between $100,000 and $1 million on the book. [NBC DFW,
8/3/15]
Associated Press: Ted Cruz Is Worth Between $2 Million And $4.5 Million. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is worth between
$2 million and $4.5 million, a total aided by the roughly $319,000 advance the Republican presidential candidate received
to write his best-selling memoir, according to a financial disclosure report released Monday. The report shows Cruzs
overall wealth only increased slightly from his most recent disclosure, which he filed in 2013 as a member of the Senate.
Associated Press: Along With His $174,000 Annual U.S. Senate Salary, Cruzs Income Comes Mostly From An
Assortment Of Mutual Funds, Stocks And Securities. [Associated Press, 8/3/15]
CREDIT CARD DEBT
Washington Post: Cruz Reported Owing Between $15,001 And $100,000 On An American Express Card At 15.24
Percent Interest And Between $10,0001 And $15,000 On A Citi Card At $17.99 Percent Interest. The FEC does not
require presidential candidates to list the value of their homes on financial disclosure forms, and neither Cruz nor Walker
did so. In 2010, Cruz's tax returns list the couple making an adjusted gross income of $2 million; Heidi Cruz was promoted
to managing director in 2013 and is on leave as her husband runs for president. Ted Cruz makes $174,000 as a United
States senator. Cruz reported owing between $15,001 and $100,000 on an American Express card at 15.24 percent
interest and between $10,0001 and $15,000 on a Citi card at $17.99 percent interest. He also reports having a margin
loan from Goldman Sachs of between $50,001 and $100,000. [Washington Post, 8/3/15]
2012: HEIDI AND TED CRUZ LIQUIDATED THEIR ENTIRE NET WORTH INTO CRUZS SENATE CAMPAIGN
When Ted Cruz Started His Campaign For The U.S. Senate, Heidi Cruz Allowed The Couple To Liquidate Their
Entire Net Worth Into The Campaign. When Ted did eventually embark on a long-shot bid for the U.S. Senate in 2012,
he suggested to Heidi, Sweetheart, Id like us to liquidate our entire net worth more than $1 million and put it into
the campaign. The way he would tell it to the New York Times, his steadfast rock of a wife astonished him when she
said without hesitating, Absolutely. But in her version of the story, she reacted to her husbands proposal more like the
savvy banker that she was. As she would recall to Politico, she proposed not investing any of their own money in the
campaign unless it made the difference between winning and losing. Really, she wanted to test the viability of his
campaign by seeing if he could drum up funds from other donors. As she put it, it was just common investment sense.
[Buzzfeed, 3/18/15]
TED CRUZ: I WORKED AND SAVED TO BUILD A SOLID FINANCIAL FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE FOR MY
CHILDREN."
Ted Cruz: I Worked And Saved To Build A Solid Financial Foundation To Provide For My Children." Cruz said he
and his wife have two young children. After returning to a law practice after serving as the state's solicitor general, Cruz
said, he worked and saved to build a solid financial foundation to provide for my children. [Houston Chronicle, 2/26/12]
Homes
Current Address:
3333 Allen Pkwy Unit 1906
Houston, TX 77019-1846
TED CRUZ SAID HE DID NOT OWN ANY VACATION PROPERTIES
October 2013: Ted Cruz Said He Did Not Own Any Vacation Properties. Q. Do you have any vacation properties? A.
We do not. [Des Moines Register, 10/24/13]
TED CRUZ AND HIS WIFE BOUGHT A CONDOMINIUM IN THE HOUSTON AREA FOR MORE THAN $800,000 IN
2008
Ted Cruz And His Wife Bought A Condominium In The Houston Area For More Than $800,000 In 2008. The main
change was that Cruz has paid down a mortgage valued from $250,000 to $500,000. Cruz owns a condominium in the
Houston area, which he and his wife bought for more than $800,000 in 2008. [Associated Press, 8/3/15]
Ted Cruzs 2015 Personal Financial Disclosure Showed That He Paid Down His Mortgage. Cruz's financial report
shows his overall wealth changed little from his most recent disclosure, which Cruz filed in 2013 as a member of the
Senate. The main change was that Cruz has paid down a mortgage valued from $250,000 to $500,000. [NBC DFW,
8/3/15]
Prior Romantic Relationships

INFORMATION ON OTHER ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
Ted Cruz Spent One Night In The Harvard Dorm Room Of Stacy Kilroy. When Mr. Cruz spent one night in the
Harvard dorm room of Stacy Kilroy, he prompted some eye rolling by insisting on debating her roommate about abortion.
Ted Cruz Dated A Younger Princeton Teammate Who Declined To Comment For The Article. Eventually, though,
several of his teammates said he dated a younger Princeton teammate. Reached by phone, she declined to comment.
Ted Cruzs Princeton Debate Teammate Stephen Wunker: Ted Was On The Quest For A Girlfriend For Quite
Some Time Before He Found One. But he also found time for recreation. According to Stephen Wunker, a Princeton
teammate who arranged the trip, Mr. Cruz and another teammate got stuck overnight in Red China with no money and no
place to go. [] Ted was on the quest for a girlfriend for quite some time before he found one, Mr. Wunker said. [New
Religion
Background
TED CRUZS HOME CHURCH WAS THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
Ted Cruzs Home Church Was The First Baptist Church In Houston, Texas. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz told congregants of
his home church Thursday that the city of Houston abused power by subpoenaing sermons and other documents from
pastors who publicly opposed a local ordinance banning discrimination against gay and transgender residents. Cruz,
standing among more than a dozen clergy at First Baptist Church in Houston, described the subpoenas as an abuse of
government power and another illustration of the indefensible assault by the government on religious liberties.
Ted Cruz Said That When President Obama Announced His Support For Gay Marriage, The Pastor Of His Home
Church Cancelled His Planned Sermon And Spent The Morning On His Knees Praying With The Congregation.
Cruz told the story about how when President Obama announced his support for gay marriage, the pastor of his
Southern Baptist church in Houston ditched his planned sermon, and the entire congregation instead spent the morning
on their knees in prayer over the direction of the country. [The Hill, 4/1/15]
Christian Post: Ted Cruz And His Wife Heidi Cruz Had Been Members Of First Baptist Church For 10 Years. Cruz,
whose father is a pastor, and his wife, Heidi, who is the daughter of missionaries, have been members of the First Baptist
Church of Houston for about 10 years. The Texas senator is an outspoken conservative Christian who chose to announce
his bid for the White House at Liberty University, the largest evangelical university in the world, on Monday. During the
Union League Club event, he revealed that he had a whirlwind week that included having 140,000 visits to his website
and raising $1 million in a single day. [Christian Post, 3/29/15]
TED CRUZ IS A BORN-AGAIN BAPTIST CHRISTIAN
Ted Cruz Was A Born-Again Baptist. A 44-year-old born-again Baptist and the son of a preacher, Cruz told advisers
early on of his intent to pursue the evangelical vote as part of a plan to break through in a crowded field. In February, Cruz
gave the green light to begin planning for the official announcement. After considering several possible venues, the Cruz
team settled on the Lynchburg, Virginia, university founded in 1971 by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell. [Politico, 4/4/15]
Ted Cruz: Im A Christian, And The Scripture Commands Us To Love Everyone, And To Love Everyone, And All
Of Us Are Sinners. [Hugh Hewitt Show, 4/16/15; AUDIO]
HEADLINE: 5 Interesting Facts About Ted Cruz's Christian Faith. [Christian Post, 5/19/15]
TED CRUZ: I WAS RAISED IN THE CHURCH AND I CAME TO CHRIST WHEN I WAS 8
Ted Cruz: I Was Raised In The Church And I Came To Christ When I Was 8. [New Christian Voices Series: Ted
Cruz, World Magazine Media, 5/3/13; VIDEO]
Ted Cruz Was Baptized By Pastor Gaylon Wiley When He Was Eight. Republican presidential candidate and Texas
Senator Ted Cruz reunited for the first time in decades with the pastor who baptized him and led his father to Jesus in the
1970s, during a campaign stop in Tennessee this week. For Cruz, he saw his stop through Murfreesboro on Monday to
speak at a campaign rally as being more than just an opportunity to share his conservative views with potential voters. As
Cruz took the stage to speak to the crowd, he had just one question for the audience. I was told Pastor Gaylon Wiley was
here. Is that right? Cruz asked. As it became apparent to Cruz that Wiley was in the audience, the conservative politician
smiled and remarked, I haven't seen brother Wiley since I was a kid. Brother Wiley led my dad to the Lord, which was
followed by a huge cheer from the crowd. Brother Wiley baptized me when I was eight years old as a Christian, Cruz
continued, followed by another cheer from the crowd. So, I am really glad to be here in Tennessee. Cruz credits Wiley,
who has preached for over 40 years and moved to Tennessee 12 years ago, with not just baptizing him, his parents and
leading his father, Rafael Cruz, to the Lord but also also credits Wiley for helping save the Cruz family from permanent
separation. [Christian Post, 8/15/15]
TED CRUZ: BEING A CHRISTIAN, HAVING A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST AS MY LORD
AND SAVIOR, ITS AN INTEGRAL OF WHO I AM
Ted Cruz: Being A Christian, Having A Personal Relationship With Jesus Christ As My Lord And Savior, Its An
Integral Of Who I Am. [New Christian Voices Series: Ted Cruz, World Magazine Media, 5/3/13; VIDEO]
TED CRUZ: IN POLITICS YOUVE GOT A SPECIAL OBLIGATION TO AVOID BEING A PHARISEE, TO AVOID
OSTENTATIOUSLY WRAPPING YOURSELF IN YOUR FAITH
Ted Cruz: In Politics Youve Got A Special Obligation To Avoid Being A Pharisee, To Avoid Ostentatiously
Wrapping Yourself In Your Faith. In college, Cruz began to connect the Constitution with his Christian faith. His
mentor, Princeton professor and conservative Christian Robby George helped him embrace the concept of natural law.
Life, liberty, and property, the fundamental natural rights of man are given to every one of us by God, and the role of
government fundamentally is to protect those rights, Cruz said. That philosophy became central to Cruz's political core.
But while it dominates his political life, his strong faith is central to his entire life. Cruz is a Southern Baptist and doesn't
shy away from talking about his faith. At the end of the day, faith is not organized religion; it's not going to a church. It is
a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, Cruz told CBN News. But he's determined not to use
his faith as a weapon. I think anyone in politics you've got a special obligation to avoid being a Pharisee, "to avoid
ostentatiously wrapping yourself in your faith, Cruz said. Because I think in politics, it's too easy for that to become a
crutch, for that to be politically useful. [700 Club, CBN, 2/20/13; VIDEO]
TED CRUZ: FAR TOO MANY CANDIDATES WEAR THEIR FAITH ON THEIR SLEEVE
Ted Cruz: Far Too Many Candidates Wear Their Faith On Their Sleeve. CRUZ: I think far too many candidates
wear their faith on their sleeve and they stand up and say God told me to run. And Ill tell you, my view as a voter
whenever I hear some politicians say that is thats great! When God tells to vote for you, well be on the same page.
[New Christian Voices Series: Ted Cruz, World Magazine Media, 5/3/13; VIDEO]
TED CRUZ SAID THAT WITHOUT GOD, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN RAISED BY A SINGLE MOTHER
Ted Cruz Said That Without God, He Would Have Been Raised By A Single Mother. In a personal moment, Cruz
highlighted his Christian faith, revealing the story of how his parents' marriage nearly dissolved before they found God.
While he was growing up in Calgary, Canada, he said, neither of his parents were religious. Both of my parents drank far
too much, Cruz said. When I was 3 years old, my father decided he didn't want to be married anymore. And he didn't
want a 3-year-old son. So he got on a plane and left. Back in Houston, his father found his way to a Baptist church and
gave his life to Jesus, returning to Calgary. Without God, Cruz said, he would have been raised by a single mother.
[National Journal, 9/26/14]
Ted Cruz: I Can Tell You If It Were Not For My Father Giving His Life To Christ, I Would Have Been Raised By A
Single Mother Without Having My Dad In The Home. So when anyone asks, Is faith real, is a relationship with Jesus
real? I can tell you if it were not for my father giving his life to Christ, I would have been raised by a single mother without
having my dad in the home, the first-term senator said. Every one of us, we have seen first-hand that in utter darkness,
hope remains. [Politico, 9/26/14]
Ted Cruz: I Can Tell You, In My Family Theres Not A Second Of Doubt, Because Were It Not For The
Transformative Love Of Jesus Christ I Would Have Been Raised By A Single Mom Without My Father In The
Household. There are people who wonder if faith is real. I can tell you, in my family theres not a second of doubt,
because were it not for the transformative love of Jesus Christ I would have been raised by a single mom without my
father in the household. [Star-Telegram, 4/1/15]
TED CRUZ SAID HIS PARENTS WERE NOT PEOPLE OF FAITH
Ted Cruz Said His Parents Were Not People Of Faith. Cruzs address offered deeply personal ruminations on
religion. He said that at one point, his parents were not people of faith. They drank far too much and had serious
problems with alcohol, Cruz said, His father, Rafael Cruz now a fixture on the conservative speaking circuit briefly
left the family when the senator was 3. But he returned, Cruz continued to applause, after beginning to attend church.
[Politico, 9/26/14]
Ted Cruz On His Mother And Father: Imagine A Young Married Couple, Living Together In The 1970s, Neither
One Of Them Has A Personal Relationship With Jesus. Sen. Cruz, who is married and has two young daughters,
speaks often about the importance of his father in his life. In the Liberty University announcement, he recalled how close
he came to living without him. Imagine a young married couple, living together in the 1970s, neither one of them has a
personal relationship with Jesus. They have a little boy and they are both drinking far too much. They are living a fast life,
the senator said. [Star-Telegram, 4/1/15]
America As Christian Nation

Ted Cruz: America Remains A Fundamentally Center-Right Country With Judeo-Christian Values. Cruz has
shaken up Washington, the political class, and the media establishment by essentially proving since his announcement
that contrary to inside-the-beltway elitist belief, he is in fact a very viable candidate for president of the United States. I
think we are certainly trying to do everything possible to energize and mobilize the grassroots, to energize and mobilize
millions of courageous conservatives, Cruz said in an interview with Breitbart News. The greatest trick the left has ever
played is to convince the world that America doesnt share our values, Cruz added. America remains a fundamentally
center-right country with Judeo-Christian values. And these are common sense principles that America was built upon,
and just like in 1980 it took millions of men and women across this country to come together and become the Reagan
Revolution. [Breitbart, 4/6/15]
Spanish Language
TED CRUZ SAID HE SPOKE LOUSY SPANISH
Ted Cruz Said He Spoke Lousy Spanish. Cruz defies the stereotype of the Texas Hispanic as one of Catholic
Mexican ancestry. He was born in Canada, raised Baptist and speaks lousy Spanish, by his own admission. His father
was the teenage leader of a Cuban rebel cell that built and hurled bombs on the side of Fidel Castro in the mid-1950s.
HEADLINE: How Ted Cruz Is Using Spanish In His Presidential Campaign. [TIME, 3/23/15]
2012: Ted Cruz Refused To Debate His Opponent In Spanish Because He Was A Lousy Spanish Speaker. In
2012, then-Senate candidate Ted Cruz refused to debate his opponent in Spanish. Aside from being a lousy Spanish
speaker, Cruz argued it was a bad idea: Most Texans speak English [My opponent] wants to do a debate in a
language where the vast majority of primary voters dont understand it, because he doesnt want them to hear about his
record. [TIME, 3/23/15]
Ted Cruz Spokeswoman On His Spanish Speaking Skills: Like Many Second-Generation Hispanic Immigrants,
He Is Conversational, Though Not Fluent In Spanish. Cruz is the first Hispanic senator from Texas, where many
residents are native Spanish speakers. He struggles with the language, however, and nixed a proposal for a debate in
Spanish in his 2012 Senate campaign. Like many second-generation Hispanic immigrants, he is conversational, though
not fluent in Spanish, Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said. But that will not hinder his efforts to build a robust
Hispanic outreach operation. [Associated Press, 4/29/15]
Board & Group Affiliations

Living Water International
LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL GAVE THOUSANDS IN GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S., MANY WITH
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS
Living Water International Gave $32,000 To By Provision In Birmingham, Alabama For General Support In 2013.
[Living Water International, IRS Form 990, 7/8/14]
Living Water International Gave $60,000 To Fenton Moorehead Assoc. In Simpsonville, South Carolina For
Church Planting Evangelism Africa In 2013. [Living Water International, IRS Form 990, 7/8/14]
Living Water International Gave $24,000 To Heritage Baptist Church In Missouri City, Texas For Water Pure
Equipment In 2013. [Living Water International, IRS Form 990, 7/8/14]
Living Water International Gave $129,517 To Integrated Community Dev Int In Winona Lake, Indiana For General
Support In 2013. [Living Water International, IRS Form 990, 7/8/14]
Living Water International Gave $20,000 To Me To You Missions In Florence, North Carolina For General
Support In 2013. [Living Water International, IRS Form 990, 7/8/14]
Living Water International Gave $5,600 To Water Is Life Intl In Winter Park, Florida For General Support In 2013.
[Living Water International, IRS Form 990, 7/8/14]
Yes Prep Charter Schools

YES PREP WAS A RESPECTED CHARTER SCHOOL COMPANY OPERATING IN TEXAS, PRAISED FOR ITS
SUCCESS AMONG POOR AND MINORITY CHILDREN
Houston Chronicle: In 2012, YES Won The Prestigious Broad Prize For Public Charter Schools, An Award For
Standout Student Performance And Progress, Particularly Among Poor And Minority Children. [Houston
Chronicle, 5/7/15]
Houston Chronicle: YES Prep Won The Broad Prize In Part Because Its Poor, Hispanic And Black Students
Generally Performed Better Than Their Peers Statewide. The Houston-based charter school YES Prep won a
coveted national award Thursday for its success at educating mostly poor, minority students. The award, from the Eli and
Edythe Broad Foundation of California, comes with $250,000 for YES to use toward efforts to prepare its students for
college. This is the first year the foundation has given an award, called the Broad Prize, honoring a charter school
operator. Charter schools are publicly funded but are exempt from some state regulationsThe prize was based on
students scores on state and national exams. YES drew accolades in part because its poor, Hispanic and black students
generally performed better than their peers statewide. [Houston Chronicle, 6/21/12]
Chalkbeat Tennessee: YES Prep Is Known For Its Work Of Getting Hundreds Of Poor Students Into College. The
Organization Has More Than 9,000 Students In Houston And Another 6,000 Youngsters On The Waiting List.
[Chalkbeat Tennessee, 3/25/15]
Education Week: YES Prep Was Considered High-Performing. The latest setback in the ASD's attempt to improve
schooling in Memphis took place late last month when the high-performing Houston-based YES Prep Public Schools
suddenly scrapped plans two years in the making to take over Airways Middle School in August, and said it would leave
Memphis altogether. Last fall, the Knowledge Is Power Program, or KIPP, and California-based Green Dot Public
Schools, also scaled back plans to take over troubled schools in the ASD, although they weren't as far along in the
process. Both groups remain active in Memphis, are running other schools through the ASD, and plan to expand.
[Education Week, 4/21/15]
Education Secretary Arne Duncan Praised YES Prep In 2010. For all the educational challenges we face, I am
actually extremely optimistic. We have many more examples of schools today that beat the odds than ever before. And no
system of schools testifies to that fact more powerfully than KIPP's 82 schools and 21,000 students. Earlier today, I spoke
at Senior Signing Day at Yes Prep, another extraordinary school network headed by Mike Feinberg's friend and coconspirator, Chris Barbic. Every year, 100 percent of graduating seniors at Yes Prep are accepted into four-year collegesand this is despite the fact that almost all seniors are low-income minority students, raised by parents who not lucky
enough to attend college themselves. [Remarks by Secretary Duncan, KIPP Annual Dinner, 4/30/10]
TED CRUZ DONATED HIS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN SALARY OF $7,627 TO YES PREP IN 2013
Ted Cruz Donated His Salary During The 2013 Shutdown To YES Prep. Sen. Cruz Communications Director Sean
Rushton released the following statement regarding the Senators decision to donate his salary to YES Prep for each day
of Harry Reids government shutdown: Sen. Cruz has decided to donate his salary during the partial government
shutdown to YES Prep (http://www.yesprep.org/), a group of charter schools providing an excellent education to lowincome children in the Houston area. Sen. Cruz and his wife, Heidi, are long-time supporters of YES Prep. [Press
Ted Cruz Donated $7,627.40 To YES Prep To Fulfill His Pledge Of Donating His Salary From The 2013 Shutdown.
Cruz followed through on his promise, donating $7,627.40, representing his full pay for the 16 days, to YES Prep, a
Houston charter school system he and his wife, Heidi, have long supported. [Office of Senator Cruz, accessed 12/14/15]
A YES PREP TEACHER PRAISED THE SCHOOLS FOR BEING OPEN TO PEOPLE OF ALL SEXUAL
ORIENTATIONS
Daily Cougar: A YES Prep Teacher Said The School Was Committed To Opening The Doors Of The College
Experience To All Of Our Students, Regardless Of Background, Economic Status, Social Privilege, Sexual
Orientation Or Ethnic Origin. YES Prep teacher Gabriel Barbieri's eighth-grade Spanish III class was in for a treat
when three UH students from the Spanish for the Health Professions course visited several times to discuss health habits,
self-esteem and how to achieve goals Barbieri said he feels YES Prep is a campus inclusive to all students. We are a
campus that is committed to opening the doors of the college experience to all of our students, regardless of background,
economic status, social privilege, sexual orientation or ethnic origin, Barbieri said. [University of Houston Daily Cougar,
4/17/14]
YES PREP FOUNDER CHRIS BARBIC CREDITED A NEW TYPE OF BOND CREATED BY THE 2009 STIMULUS FOR
ENABLING YES PREPS FINANCIAL SOLVENCY
The Bond Buyer: According To YES Prep Founder Chris Barbic, A New Type Of 15-Year Bond Established By The
2009 Stimulus Helped YES Prep In Overcoming One Of The Charter Movement's Key Challenges: Paying For
Facilities. Faced with the borrowing constraints that often hamper growth of charter schools, the Houston area's Yes
Prep Public Schools used a new type of bond financing that has never been done in Texas. In a $22.1 million deal that
closed last week, Yes Prep did a private placement with Capital One Bank using a federal bond program authorized under
stimulus legislation to reduce interest costs by several million dollars. We are overcoming one of the charter movement's
key challenges: paying for facilities, said Yes Prep chief executive Chris Barbic. In most states, including Texas, even
though charter schools are public schools, they do not receive facility funding or have taxing authority to raise additional
revenue. To secure the financing, Capital One Bank maximized the use of both qualified zone academy bonds and
qualified school construction bonds. The bonds were created under a provision in the federal stimulus bill passed in April
2009. Unlike a traditional 30-year bond, these bonds have a 15-year term, which enables Yes Prep to retire the debt in
half the time of many school-bond issues. [The Bond Buyer, 4/13/10]
A MEMPHIS SCHOOL REFORM PROGRAM WAS SUED BY A RIVAL CHARTER COMPANY FOR ALLEGEDLY
RIGGING THE PROCESS FOR CHOOSING A CHARTER SCHOOL PARTNER IN FAVOR OF YES PREP
The Commercial Appeal: A Rival Charter Company Sued The Memphis Special School District That Awarded A
Contract To YES Prep, Alleging The Process Was Not Objective And That YES Prep Received A Leg Up. A
lawsuit filed late last month alleges that the state-run Achievement School District's process for evaluating charter school
applications in 2013 was not objective, and that YES Prep, the charter organization founded by ASD Supt. Chris Barbic,
received a leg up in its application. Rodney O. Ursery and Clara Denise West are suing state Education Commissioner
Kevin Huffman and the Tennessee Education Department, Barbic, the National Association of Charter School Authorizers
and YES Prep Public Schools in Shelby County's Chancery Court for a slate of charges including civil conspiracy and
unfair business practices. West and Ursery had applied to open a charter school, which would have been called Global
Generation Charter School, as part of the ASD in 2014-15. Their application was denied The suit contends that the ASD
approved YES Prep to open schools in 2015-16 during a process that had been publicly advertised for schools opening in
2014-15. The release says that Barbic, founder and former Chief Executive Officer of YES Prep, illegally authorized YES
Prep to seize nearly 6,000 elementary school students in Memphis, TN. [The Commercial appeal, 9/11/14]
The Head Of The Memphis School Reform Program That YES Prep Had Committed To Taking Over, ASD
Superintendent Chris Barbic Was A Founder Of YES Prep. YES Prep is known for its work of getting hundreds of
poor students into college. The organization has more than 9,000 students in Houston and another 6,000 youngsters on
the waiting list. Theyre one of the best charter management organizations in the country. Thats why we wanted them
to be here, ASD Superintendent Chris Barbic told Chalkbeat. But theyve done this in open-enrollment environments.
This turnaround work is different. Not every charter organization is cut out to do this work. Barbic, among the founders of
YES Prep before coming to Tennessee in 2011 to oversee the ASD, said he was frankly angry about the timing of YES
Preps decision. This story is about YES Prep having two years to plan a single-grade school, and making a decision two
months before to pull out, he said. [Tennessee Chalkbeat, 3/25/15]
YES PREP ABRUPTLY PULLED OUT OF A PLANNED TAKEOVER OF A MEMPHIS SCHOOL REFORM PROGRAM
IN 2015
Chalkbeat: In March 2015, YES Prep Announced It Was Pulling Out Of Memphis, Where It Had Been Scheduled
To Begin Taking Over A Struggling Middle School This August. YES Prep Public Schools, a nationally known
charter management organization based in Houston, Texas, is pulling out of Memphis, where it had been scheduled to
begin taking over a struggling middle school this August, the states Achievement School District (ASD) announced
Wednesday. ASD officials received word Tuesday from YES Prep leaders about their decision to withdraw from launching
a single-grade, phase-in school at Airways Middle School in south Memphis, beginning with a class of sixth-graders this
fall. About 100 students were enrolled to participate. [Tennessee Chalkbeat, 3/25/15]
YES Preps CEO Stepped Down In May 2015 After The Company Abruptly Announced It Was Pulling Out Of A
Planned Takeover Of A Memphis School Reform Program. The chief executive officer of the popular Houston charter
school network YES Prep has announced his resignation. Jason Bernal, who started as a teacher with YES in 1998, sent
an email to his staff Thursday to say he will step down at the end of this school yearBernal's announcement comes
about a month after he recommended that YES Prep abandon its plans to expand outside Houston for the first time, to
join a nationally watched school reform effort in Tennessee. The YES board approved the exit in late March, but the
surprise move by the high-profile charter drew criticism from the YES Prep founder, Chris Barbic, who had left the
organization to run Tennessee's reform initiative Bernal said in an interview Thursday that his call to exit Memphis was
not the catalyst for his decision to step down. He had said that the political climate in Tennessee had changed and that
YES leaders worried about being able to recruit enough students in Memphis without having to change its model.
YES PREP HAD A HISTORY OF TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND AFFILIATED EMPLOYEES ENGAGING IN ILLEGAL
BEHAVIOR
A YES Prep Assistant Principal Was Arrested On Drug Possession Charges In June 2014. An assistant principal
arrested for drug possession is expected to face a judge. Hugh Guill, 28, was taken into custody after a traffic stop. He is
charged with possession of a controlled substance for having between one and four grams of cocaine. Guill was the
assistant principal at Yes Prep Academy on Gulton off DeMoss. He is currently on administrative leave. Yes Prep says it's
cooperating in the investigation. [KTRK, 6/9/14]
Within One Week In 2015, Two Teachers At Two Different YES Prep Schools Were Fired For Allegedly Having
Improper Sexual Relationships With Students. KPRC 2 has learned that a second YES Prep teacher has been fired in
a week for allegedly having an improper relationship with a female student. This latest case is at the YES Prep North
Forest campus. It entailed more than just ill-suited text messages, according to school administrators. Administrators said
the male social studies teacher, who is in his early 20's, and the female student, who is 18, were having a sexual
relationship The teacher was placed on administrative leave and fired that same day. That's two teachers at two
different YES Prep schools in one week. [KPRC 2, 4/22/15]
A YES Prep Teacer Was Charged With Sexual Assault Of A Child In 2012. A former Yes Prep High School East End
teacher has been accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student last fall. Ajay Kumar Mangal, 24, is charged with
improper relationship with a student and sexual assault of a child, said Donna Hawkins, spokeswoman for the Harris
County District Attorney's Office. Mangal was arrested on the charges in Pascagoula, Miss., on Tuesday, Pascagoula
police said. Houston police said investigators had information that Mangal could be in the Pascagoula area and requested
that authorities arrest him. He is expected to be extradited to Houston. Yes Prep officials said Mangal has resigned from
the school. He had been placed on administrative leave, meaning he was removed from campus, when the allegations
surfaced. Police said Mangal had been a teacher at the school since June 2010. [Houston Chronicle, 2/1/12]
A YES Prep Teacher Was Reprimanded For Taking An 11-Year-Old Student Off-Campus To Lunch Without
Permission. Former Mayor Bill White's son, a teacher, is under fire for taking a sixth-grade student out to lunch without
permission. William White, a 25-year-old Teach for America corps member at YES Public's North Forest ISD campus,
took an 11-year-old student to a Pappas Bar-B-Q restaurant on Jan. 17 without getting permission from the school or the
child's parents, according to the Millions More Movement Ministry of Justice, a community activism group. He walked right
out the front door with my child, mother Phyllis Johnson said. This was not a role model. YES Prep issued a statement
saying that it had reprimanded the teacher and reminded the teacher that it is appropriate to obtain a parent's permission
before taking a student off-campus during the school day. White, a second-year teacher, said he regrets the decision, but
had the best of intentions. [Houston Chronicle, 2/16/12]
Houston Chronicle: In October, A YES Prep School Bus Driver Was On Her Way To Pick Up Students When She
Fatally Struck A Bicyclist. The Driver Later Was Charged With Failure To Stop And Render Aid. [Houston
Chronicle, 4/14/15]
A Bus Driver Who Struck And Killed A Pedestrian While Driving To A YES Prep School Worked For A Private
Bus Company Contracted By YES Prep. Three weeks ago, Phyllis Ann Booker, 54, was on her way to pick up
students who attend YES Prep Southeast when she allegedly hit and killed a bicyclist, YES Prep's communications
and marketing director Trisha Cornwell said MondayBooker was driving for First Student, a private bus company,
and has been charged with failure to stop and render aid. A 56-year-old man, Bobby Brooks, was killed YES Prep
Southeast serves students in grades 6 through 12 and is about 4 miles from the site of the crash, 9000 Airport
Boulevard. The charter school system has been contracting with First Student for at least three years, Cornwell said.
Houston Chronicle: Eleven Sixth-Graders At The Highly Touted Southeast Campus Of YES Prep Public School
Were Expelled Last Month For Placing Bets On Each Other During Organized Fights In The Boys' Bathroom.
Eleven sixth-graders at the highly touted southeast campus of YES Prep Public School were expelled last month for
placing bets on each other during organized fights in the boys' bathroom. School officials said they're not sure how much
money changed hands among the 11- and 12-year-olds, but said no students were seriously injured. Other fights were
probably held before the students were caught on Feb. 16. [Houston Chronicle, 3/12/09]
Free Enterprise Institute

CHARLES MURRAY DEFENDED HIS WIDELY CONDEMNED BOOK ON RACE TO THE FREE ENTERPRISE
INSTITUTE IN 1994
Houston Chronicle: Charles Murray Went To The Free Enterprise Institute In 1994 To Defend His Book The Bell
Curve. CHARLES Murray comes on beguilingly mild. Somewhat bald, somewhat gray, he slides his controversial
theories on class and race and IQ into the conversation gently, seductively. But the soft sell is useless. They still fall like
bombs. The bell curve, he says, of his book by the same name, simply expresses the national distribution of intelligence.
And it doesn't make much difference whether it's from genes or from environment. The fact is that by the time kids are 17
years old, you have some real smart kids and you have some real dumb ones.In town to address supporters of the
Free Enterprise Institute, Murray paused long enough to say he is badly misunderstood. I'm convinced this book, for a
great many of the people who write columns for newspapers and magazines, is a Rorschach test in so far as they project
all their own varied anxieties. The fact that we talk about race is breaking the taboo that is so scary that they attribute to
us a lot of their own problems, says Murray. [Houston Chronicle, 11/5/94]
THE ONLINE JOURNAL OF THE FREE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE PUBLISHED ARTICLES ON MANY
CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS, INCLUDING A BAN ON MUSLIMS ENTERING THE U.S., NEW COLLEGE CONSENT
POLICIES, AND THE ECONOMICS OF THE CIVIL WAR
The Free Enterprise Institutes Online Journal Published An Article Called TIC Science Update: Gay Caveman
Identified. [The Imaginative Conservative, 4/15/11]
The Free Enterprise Institutes Online Journal Published An Article Called The Natural End of Liberation:
Contracting for Sex. [The Imaginative Conservative, 7/27/15]
The Free Enterprise Institutes Online Journal Published An Article Called A New Look at the Economics Behind
the Civil War. [The Imaginative Conservative, 2/19/12]
The Free Enterprise Institutes Online Journal Published An Article Called Elusive Coalition: Racial & Ethnic
Challenges for the Christian Right. [The Imaginative Conservative, 9/10/15]
The Free Enterprise Institutes Online Journal Published An Article Called Should We Keep Muslims Out of
America? [The Imaginative Conservative, 12/11/15]
THE FREE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE HAD 7 EMPLOYEES WHO TOGETHER RECEIVED OVER $340,000 IN
SALARY AND OTHER COMPENSATION
The Free Enterprise Institute Had 7 Employees And 20 Volunteers In 2013. [The Free Enterprise Institute, IRS Form
990, 7/22/14]
The Free Enterprise Institute Spent $341,297 On Salaries, Other Compensation, And Benefits In 2013. [The Free
Enterprise Institute, IRS Form 990, 7/22/14]
TED CRUZS BOOK CALLED THE FREE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE ONE OF HIS MOST IMPORTANT INFLUENCES
IN HIGH SCHOOL
In His Book, A Time For Truth, Ted Cruz Wrote: Probably The Biggest Academic Influence On My Life In High
School, And Well Beyond, For That Matter, Came From My Involvement In...The Free Enterprise Institute. [The
Free Enterprise Institute, Facebook, 6/30/15]
Washington Examiner: As A 13-Year Old, Ted Cruz Spent His Time Reading Milton Friedman And Friedrich
Hayek, Burying Himself In The Study Of Free-Market Economics And The U.S. Constitution. On the third floor of a
nondescript office building alongside Interstate 10 sits the Free Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank that is
arguably as responsible for Sen. Ted Cruz as the voters who elected him. While other 13-year-olds were passing time
doing what 13-year-olds typically do, a teenaged Cruz spent his free time reading Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek,
burying himself in the study of free-market economics and the U.S. Constitution offered by programs for adolescents that
are still run by the institute. [Washington Examiner, 7/9/13]
TED CRUZ WAS STILL AN UNPAID DIRECTOR ON THE BOARD OF THE FREE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE IN 2013
Ted Cruz Was An Unpaid Director On The Board Of The Free Enterprise Institute In 2013. [The Free Enterprise
Institute, IRS Form 990, 7/22/14]
Ted Cruz Sat For A 2013 Interview With The Washington Examiner At The Free Enterprise Institute Offices In
Houston. During the July 4 congressional recess, the Washington Examiner spent some time with Cruz, 42, at the
offices of the Free Enterprise Institute to discuss his first six months in the Senate and the Republican Party's Hispanic
dilemma. At the conclusion of the interview, Cruz, unprompted, made one final point about Hispanics and the GOP. The
Hispanic community is a profoundly conservative community, he said. The values that resonate in our community are
faith, family, patriotism... and hard work. [Washington Examiner, 7/9/13]
Texas Supreme Court Historical Society

THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY SUPPORTED A TEXTBOOK FOR TEXAS STUDENTS THAT
SEEMED TO GLOSS OVER THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF NATIVE AMERICANS AND THE INJUSTICES
PERPETRATED AGAINST THEM
The Texas Supreme Court Historical Society Fellows Supported The Development Of Taming Texas: How Law
And Order Came To The Lone Star State. [Taming Texas, Texas Supreme Court Historical Society, accessed
12/15/15]
Texas Supreme Court Historical Society: Taming Texas: How Law And Order Came To The Lone Star State Was
Developed As A Textbook For Texas Seventh-Grade Classes. Written specifically for seventh-grade Texas history
classes, this new book shows students how the state's court system fits into the larger picture of Texas history: its roots,
heroes, growing pains, and milestones, from the days of Stephen F. Austin to the present. The book's opening stories
help students place themselves in an early Texas in which there was no law or order, and challenge them to think about
how a society begins to organize itself. Subsequent chapters show how laws were made and tested in the courts over the
next 150 years, with an emphasis on the aspects of the Texas experience that are uniquely our own. [Taming Texas,
Texas Supreme Court Historical Society, accessed 12/15/15]
Taming Texas Introduction: Indian Peoples Governed All Of What Is Now Texas Before Europeans Arrived. As
Spain, Mexico, The Republic Of Texas, And Then The State Of Texas, The Confederate State Of Texas, And Once
Again The State Of Texas Extended Their Rule, Indian Societies Passed From The Scene. Texas has a very
complicated history. Indian peoples governed all of what is now Texas before Europeans arrived. As Spain, Mexico, the
Republic of Texas, and then the State of Texas, the Confederate State of Texas, and once again the State of Texas
extended their rule, Indian societies passed from the scene. Because of this checkerboard history, and especially with the
change from Spanish-Mexican law to American law, the law in Texas is different from anywhere else in the country. As
you read this book, you may be surprised to discover that when we became independent from Mexico, we decided that
many of their laws actually worked better for us than American laws on the same subject, and we kept them! [Taming
Texas, Texas Supreme Court Historical Society, accessed 12/15/15]
Taming Texas Introduction: As You Read This Book, You May Be Surprised To Discover That When We Became
Independent From Mexico, We Decided That Many Of Their Laws Actually Worked Better For Us Than American
Laws On The Same Subject, And We Kept Them! Texas has a very complicated history. Indian peoples governed all
of what is now Texas before Europeans arrived. As Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, and then the State of Texas,
the Confederate State of Texas, and once again the State of Texas extended their rule, Indian societies passed from the
scene. Because of this checkerboard history, and especially with the change from Spanish-Mexican law to American law,
the law in Texas is different from anywhere else in the country. As you read this book, you may be surprised to discover
that when we became independent from Mexico, we decided that many of their laws actually worked better for us than
American laws on the same subject, and we kept them! [Taming Texas, Texas Supreme Court Historical Society,
accessed 12/15/15]
Taming Texas Introduction: This Book Has Its Own Story Of How The People Of Texas Took Charge Of Taming
The LandAnd ThemselvesBy Creating And Enforcing These Laws. Today the U.S. government maintains a
system of federal courts in Texas to handle federal matters. But Texas, like the other states, has its own constitution, its
own legislature, and its own system of courts to hear state criminal and civil cases. It also has its own story of how the
people of Texas took charge of taming the landand themselvesby creating and enforcing these laws. This book tells
the story of how that happened and why it matters." [Taming Texas, Texas Supreme Court Historical Society, accessed
12/15/15]
Cruzs Top Video Clips By Issue

ABORTION
General
Choice/
Roe v. Wade
Cruz: I Think That Every Human Life Is A Precious Gift From God And Should Be
Protected In Law From Conception Until Natural[2] Death. Cruz would allow abortion only
in cases in which the mothers life is in jeopardy: I think that every human life is a precious gift
from God and should be protected in law from conception until natural death. [Houston
Chronicle, 10/31/12]
Cruz: We Need To Defend Life, And Life At Every Stage, From Conception Until Natural
Death. We need to defend life, and life at every stage, from conception until natural death, he
said, drawing cheers of Amen from the crowd. [U.S News and World[3] Report, 11/4/13]
Cruz On Abortion: We Should End It. Abortion is the stain on our nations modern history.
We should end it. [Ted Cruz, The Iowa Republican 7/21/15[4] ]
Contraceptiv
es and
Employer
Sponsored
Health Plans
Cruz Called The Hobby Lobby Decision A Phenomenal Nominal Victory For Religious
Liberty. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Values Voter Summit, 9/26/14,VIDEO]
Defund
Planned
Parenthood
Cruz: Cut Off Every Penny Of Taxpayer Funds To Planned Parenthood. Ted Cruz,
working to woo to evangelicals in his Republican bid for president, is releasing an online video
about his calls to cut off every penny of taxpayer funds to Planned Parenthood and prosecute
the organization. The video, shared first with The Daily Caller, is mostly made up of footage of the
Texas senators appearance last weekend at the Family Leadership Summit at Iowa State
University. It has been posted on his campaigns YouTube channel and will be sent to
supporters. [Daily Caller, 7/22/15][BN7]
Cruz Said He Would Absolutely Defund Planned Parenthood. Republican presidential
candidate Ted Cruz reiterated to Newsmax TV on Tuesday his vow that he would immediately
defund Planned Parenthood if he were elected to the White House next year. Absolutely, the
first-term Texas senator said in response to the question from The Hard Line host Ed Berliner. I
will instruct the United States Department of Justice to open an investigation into Planned
Parenthood and to prosecute any and all criminal violations by that organization. [Newsmax,
8/25/15; VIDEO]
Cruz: I'm Urging Republicans To Actually Follow Through On Our Commitments And
Defund Planned Parenthood. [Fox Hannity, Fox News, 9/9/15, VIDEO]
Exceptions
for Rape and
Incest
Cruz Opposed Abortion In Cases Of Rape Or Incest. Cruz would allow abortion only in cases
in which the mothers life is in jeopardy: I think that every human life is a precious gift from God
and should be protected in law from conception until natural death[8] . [Houston Chronicle,
10/31/12]
Planned
Parenthood
Shooting
Cruz, When Discussing The Planned Parenthood Shooting, Said The Overwhelming
Majority Of Violent Criminals Are Democrats. HUGH HEWITT: Senator Cruz, I begin with
this, because theres obviously a concerted effort, its an Orwellian effort, to delegitimize criticism
of Planned Parenthood. And I brought up on Meet The Press yesterday the name Floyd Lee
Corkins. Thats the man who went down to the Family Research Council with the intention of
murdering many people because of the opposition of the Council to same sex marriage. . TED
CRUZ: You know, every time you have some sort of violent crime or mass killing, you can almost
see the media salivating, hoping, hoping desperately that the murderer happens to be a
Republican so they can use it to try to paint their political enemies. Now listen, heres the simple
and undeniable fact. The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats. The media
doesnt report that. What they report, and theres a reason why the Democrats for years have
been viewed as soft on crime, because they go in and they appoint to the bench judges who
release violent criminals. [Hugh Hewitt, 11/30/15][BN10]
CIVIL RIGHTS
Black Lives
Matter
Cruz: If You Look At The Black Lives Matter MovementMore Than One Of Their Protests
Have Embraced Rabid Rhetoric, Rabid Anti-Police Language, Literally Suggesting And
Embracing And Celebrating The Murder Of Police Officers. When ThinkProgress asked
Cruz if hed be willing to sit down for a meeting with Black Lives Matter activists, he said sure, Im
happy to meet with just about anybody. But then he elaborated that the activists were threatening
police officers. If you look at the Black Lives Matter movement, one of the most disturbing things
is more than one of their protests have embraced rabid rhetoric, rabid anti-police[11] language,
literally suggesting and embracing and celebrating the murder of police officers, the Texas
senator said. That is disgraceful. [Think Progress, 10/14/15]
Cruz Suggested That The Black Lives Matter Movement Played A Role In More Black
Deaths Because Of The Police Were Afraid Of Protestors. To illustrate his point, Cruz
echoed popular conservative rhetoric, saying that crime rates have spiked across the country
because police officers are afraid of protesters. The month of July was especially bloody in
Baltimore with the murders of 50 people, including 45 African Americans, because murderers
and rapists were encouraged by the lack of law enforcement, he said. If you want to talk about
Black Lives Matter, thats 45 dead black lives, he continued. Because of the rise in crime, it was
the bloodiest month since the 1960s in BaltimoreThe best way to protect black lives is to keep
them safe from murderers and criminals who would prey on them. [Think Progress, 10/14/15]
Voting
Rights
Cruz Touted Defending Voter ID Laws. Voter fraud is a serious problem threatening the
integrity of our democratic process. Ted Cruz has successfully defended laws requiring voters to
show identification and other voter fraud prevention laws that are vital to preserve[13] the
integrity of our elections. [Ted Cruz for Senate, accessed 8/13/12]
Paycheck
Fairness
Cruz On The Paycheck Fairness Act: A Show Vote. CRUZ: This has nothing to do with
actually improving the situation of women in the workplace. This has everything to do with a
political show vote for the Democrats and paying off the trial lawyers, who are among the biggest
funders of the Democratic Party. [Ted Cruz Interview, Your World With Neil Cavuto, Fox News,
4/8/14, VIDEO]
Cruz Called The Senate Vote On The Paycheck Fairness Act A Show Vote. The upcoming
vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act in the Senate is nothing more than the latest in a series of
show votes, says Ted Cruz. [National Review, 4/8/14, VIDEO]
Criminal
Justice
Reform
Cruz: Congress Should Pass Laws That Would Eliminate Redundant Crimes And Convert
Regulatory Crimes Into Civil Offenses, Take Steps To Give Judges More Sentencing
Flexibility, And Require Prosecutors To Disclose Material Exculpatory Evidence During
Plea Negotiations. [Ted Cruz Essay, Brennan Center for Justice, 4/27/15[18] ]
CLIMATE CHANGE
Believe/ Not
Believe
Cruz: In The Last 17 Years, Satellite Data Shows Theres Been No Warming Whatsoever.
The radical left loves attacking people as anti-science when anyone dares question their
computer models on global warming, Cruz told about a thousand activists during an agriculture
summit on the state fairgrounds. They scream, youre anti-science, when someone points out,
for example, that in the last 17 years, satellite data shows theres been no warming whatsoever.
[Politico, 3/7/15] [VIDEO]
Cruz On Whether Global Warming Is Real: Im Saying That Data And Facts Dont Support
It. MIKE ALLEN: Senator, youre not saying that global warming isnt real? CRUZ: Im saying the
data and facts dont support it. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Freedom Partners Interview, 8/2/15; VIDEO]
ECONOMY
Minimum
Wage
Cruz Said Raising The Minimum Wage Was Wrongheaded. Cruz said his father, a Cuban
immigrant who didn't speak English, got his first job as a dishwasher, making 50 cents an hour. If
President Obama had had his way, the minimum wage would have been raised from 50 cents to
$2 and they wouldnt be able to hire my dad, Cruz said. It would have cost him the first job that
let him pay his way through college that led him to eventually building a small business. Every
one of these policies tonight makes it harder on those struggling to achieve the American Dream.
And I think they are wrongheaded solutions that dont serve the best interests of the American
people. [CNS News, 2/13/2013; VIDEO]
Cruz: I Think The Minimum Wage Consistently Hurts The Most Vulnerable. CRUZ:
JONATHAN KARL: Okay, but-- and I wanna-- I wanna move off this. I-- I just very sh-- do you
think there should be a minimum wage at all? SENATOR TED CRUZ: I think-- JONATHAN
KARL: $7.25, is that the magic number? Is that where we are? I mean, you-- SENATOR TED
CRUZ: --I think the minimum wage consistently hurts the most vulnerable. [Ted Cruz Remarks,
Freedom Partners Forum, 1/25/15]
Family Leave
Net
Cruz On Maternity And Paternity Leave: I Dont Think The Federal Government Should Be
In The Business Of Mandating Them. CRUZ: I think maternity leave and paternity leave are
wonderful things, I support them personally, but I dont think the federal government should be in
the business of mandating them. [The Ed Schultz Show, MSNBC, 8/24/15, VIDEO]
HEADLINE: Ted Cruz: Net Neutrality Will Harm Innovation. [KXAN, 11/14/14]
Neutrality
Cruz: What Happens When Government Starts Regulating Something? Adding It
Freezes It In Place. Cruz explained that a sales tax on internet purchases would cripple small
retailers who rely on online shoppers for revenue. He also called for the preservation of ICANN
and for stopping foreign governments from controlling and censoring the internet. The senator
went on to say the U.S. should be stopped from regulating commerce online. The proposed, so
called net neutrality legislation would limit the growth and competition the internet is known for.
What happens when government starts regulating something? he asked. It freezes it in place.
[KXAN, 11/14/14; Ted Cruz Remarks, Internet Taxation Speech, 11/14/14, VIDEO]
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Citizens
United
Cruz: As For The Idea That The Supreme Court Got It Wrong In Citizens United Because
Corporations Have No First Amendment Rights, That Too Is Demonstrably False. As for
the idea that the Supreme Court got it wrong in Citizens United because corporations have no
First Amendment rights, that too is demonstrably false. The New York Times NYT -0.07% is a
corporation[20] . The television network NBC is a corporation. Book publisher Simon & Schuster
is a corporation. Paramount Pictures is a corporation. Nobody would reasonably argue that
Congress could restrict what they sayor what money they spend distributing their views, books
or moviesmerely because they are not individual persons. [Ted Cruz op-ed, Wall Street
Journal, 6/1/14]
FINANCIAL REFORM
Dodd-Frank/
Wall Street
Reform
Cruz: We Need To Repeal Dodd-Frank. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Conservative Political Action
Conference (CPAC), 3/6/14; VIDEO]
GUN CONTROL
Background
Checks
Cruz: The Long-Term Objective Of Extending Background Checks To Private Citizens Is

The Creation Of A National Gun Registry. Even more ominously, the long-term objective of
extending background checks to private citizens is the creation of a national[26] gun registry, a
federal government list of every firearm owned by every American. To be sure, the latest Senate
legislation purports to prohibit a gun registry, but the Obama Justice Department has been
explicit about its ultimate objective. In January 2013, Greg Ridgeway, deputy director of DOJs
National Institute for Justice, wrote, effectiveness (of universal background checks) depends on
the ability to reduce straw purchasing, requiring gun registration and an easy gun transfer
process. And gun registration has historically been the predicate for gun confiscation. Senate
Democrats reply that gun confiscation is not their objective. But the record belies that claim. [Ted
Cruz Op-Ed, Houston Chronicle, 5/12/13]
Closing The
Gun Show
Loophole
Cruz Said The Gun Show Loophole Doesnt Exist. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) said Sunday
that the gun show loophole doesnt exist, pushing back against gun control advocates call for
background checks in all guns sales. You know, there actually isnt the so-called gun show
loophole, Cruz, a gun-rights advocate, said on NBC Newss Meet The Press. That doesnt
exist. Any licensed firearm dealer who sells at a gun show has to have a background check. Its
a requirement that applies to every licensed firearm dealer. What it doesnt apply to is personal
sales one on one. And thats true whether its at a gun show or not. []Cruz disputed a study
that suggested that about 40 percent of gun sales happen between private citizens and do not
involve licensed gun dealers. He also repeated his view that Obama exploited the mass shooting
at a Newtown, Conn., school last month to push for new gun control measures. [Washington
Post, 1/20/13; Meet the Press, NBC, 1/20/13; VIDEO]
Magazine
Limits
Cruz: Strict Gun Control Laws Don`t Work, And They`ve Never Worked Where They`ve
Been Applied. [Newshour, PBS, 6[33] /26/08]
Cruz On Limiting Magazine Limits: No Amount Of Stripping The Rights Of The Men And
Women Here To Defend Themselves And Defend Their Families Will Do Anything To
Prevent Violent Criminals From Carrying Out Horrific Acts. During his tour of LaRue
Tactical, which makes semiautomatic rifles, Cruz touted his support of gun rights. He said the
proposals to limit the size of gun magazines and ban semiautomatic weapons would infringe on
the rights of Americans. And he said nothing under consideration in Washington right now would
have prevented the Newtown, Conn., mass shooting at an elementary school. With workers
applauding his remarks, Cruz said: No amount of stripping the rights of the men and women here
to defend themselves and defend their families will do anything to prevent violent criminals from
carrying out horrific acts. [Dallas Morning News, 2/19/13[34] ]
FOREIGN POLICY
Iraq War?
Was It A
Mistake?
Cruz On Iraq And Afghanistan: I Think They Made Sense To Go In, And I Think We Stayed
There Too Long. [Ted Cruz Remarks, The Texas Debates: Race for U.S. Senate, 6/22/12;
VIDEO]
Cruz Would Not Say If He Would Have Opposed Invading Iraq. Cruz was less direct when
asked about the 2003 Iraq war. He could not bring himself to say that he would have opposed the
invasion of Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein. [The Daily Beast, 7[38] /29/14]
Syria
Cruz: We Have No Business Sticking Our Nose In Syria. Sen. Ted Cruz says the United
States should neither partner with Russia in the fight against ISIS in Syria nor work on ousting
the country's president, Bashar AssadThe Texas senator and Republican presidential
candidate took an isolationist stance towards Syria in an interview aired Sunday, suggesting the
United States should focus on ISIS but avoid allegiances within the Syrian civil war. Look, we
have no business sticking our nose in that civil war, Cruz said on NBC's Meet the Press. And
there are a lot of politicians, including Hillary Clinton on the left and including quite a few of the
Republicans running for president on the right, who want us to get in the middle of that civil war.
[CNN, 10/18/15]
Cruz Said Of Course The Middle East Would Be More Stable If Leaders Like Gadhafi
And Saddam Hussein Were Still In Place. Asked if he thought the Middle East would be more
stable if leaders like Iraq's Saddam Hussein and Libya's Moammar Gadhafi remained in place,
Cruz said, Of course it would. Of course it would. [CNN, 10/18/15]
HEALTHCARE
ACA Repeal
Cruz: We Will Repeal Every Word Of Obamacare. [Republican Primary Debate, Simi Valley
CA, 9/16/15, VIDEO]
Cruz: Election Should Be About Repealing Every Bloody Word Of Obamacare. Sen. Ted
Cruz on Tuesday forcefully argued that Obamacare is not here to stay and pledged that he would
continue working to dismantle the health care law in 2014 and 2016. I think those elections
should be about many, many things, the Texas Republican said, listing jobs and growth as
examples. But they should be about repealing every bloody word of Obamacare. [CNN, 7/29/14;
Ted Cruz Remarks, Young Americas Foundation, 7/29/14],VIDEO]
Medicaid
Expansion
Cruz Called Obamacares Medicaid Expansion Unconstitutional. Obamacares

unconstitutional, unfunded mandate to expand Medicaid in our state has gained some
attention. [Ted Cruz op-ed, Breitbart, 2/16/14]
IMMIGRATION REFORM
Comprehensi
ve
Immigration
Reform
Cruz On The Senates Comprehensive Immigration Bill: The Last Thing This Country
Needs Right Now Is Another 1,000-Plus Page Bill That, Like Obamacare, Was Negotiated
Behind Closed Doors With Special Interests. The last thing this country needs right now is
another 1,000-plus page bill that, like Obamacare, was negotiated behind closed doors with
special interests. We want immigration reform to pass, but only if it actually fixes the broken
system, rather than allowing the problems to grow and fester, says the letter, signed by Cruz and
Sens. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, Mike Lee of Utah, and Chuck Grassley of Iowa. All four sit on the
Judiciary Committee, which spent weeks debating amendments. Their letter lists dozens of
rejected amendments that, in their view, would have improved the bill. As we reported last week,
Cruz remains coy on whether he plans to filibuster the bill on the Senate floor. The letter doesnt
mention the possibility of that tactic. [Dallas Morning News, 6/4/13]
Cruz On Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Anyone Pushing That Right Now Should Go
Ahead And Put A Harry Reid For Majority Leader Bumper Sticker On The Back Of Their
Car. Anyone pushing that right now should go ahead and put a Harry Reid for majority leader
bumper sticker on the back of their car, Cruz told reporters early last week. Its a line hes used
with some frequency in recent days, and the implicit target is Boehner, with whom Cruz has
frequently sparred indirectly, if not directly, on the partys strategy. A few days later, amid fierce
pushback in his conference, Boehner was downplaying the idea that the House would act this
year on leaderships immigration principles, which would offer a pathway to legalization for illegal
immigrants. (Boehner blamed a lack of trust in President Barack Obama to carry out the law.)
[Roll Call, 2/10/14]
Ted Cruz Compared Comprehensive Immigration Reform To Being Swindled. You see,
when it comes to the problem of illegal immigration, the political class and the business classour
nations elitesare of one mind: they promise robust enforcement at some point in the future but
only on the condition that the American people accept a pathway to citizenship now for the
millions of illegal immigrants who are already in this country. Not wanting to be swindled, the
American people wisely rejected this deal, which the Washington class calls comprehensive
immigration reform. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Senate Floor Speech, 10/20/15; VIDEO]
Path To
Citizenship
Deferred
Action
Cruz: I Introduced An Amendment That Eliminated A Pathway To Citizenship For Those

Who Are Here Illegally. CRUZ: It was revealing, in the course of the Gang of Eight debate, I
introduced an amendment that eliminated a pathway to citizenship for those who are here
illegally. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 4/29/15; VIDEO]
Cruz Introduced Legislation That Would Defund And Repeal The Deferred Action For
Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today introduced
legislation to prevent the Obama Administration from using any taxpayer funds to expand DACA
(Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and from continuing to lawlessly grant amnesty and work
permits to new immigrants who enter the country illegally. He also outlined guiding principles that
Congress should keep in mind when considering reforms. [Press Release, Office of Senator
Cruz, 7/17/14]
Cruz: The Presidents Executive Amnesty It Is Wrong. It Is Unfair To Millions Of Legal
Immigrants Who Followed The Rules. And Its Patently Unconstitutional. Q: Here in
Massachusetts theres a lot of us worried about the illegal immigration problem, and now we got
the presidents amnesty to 5 million illegal immigrants to start off with. Has this ship sailed or
could a President Cruz do something about this? A: The presidents executive amnesty it is
wrong. It is unfair to millions of legal immigrants who followed the rules. And its patently
unconstitutional. [Boston Herald, 3/17/15; Ted Cruz Interview, Boston Herald Radio, 3/16/15;
AUDIO]
Cruz: When It Comes To Amnesty, Amnesty, The President's Executive Amnesty Is
Wrong, It's Illegal And It's Unconstitutional. [State of the Union, CNN, 2/8/15, VIDEO]
DREAM Act
Cruz: I Don't Support The DREAM Act And I Think We Need To Do Everything Possible To
Secure The Border #txsencon. [@TedCruz, Twitter, 5/3/12]
Services for
Undocument
ed
Immigrants
H-1B Visas
Cruzs Immigration Plan Would Suspend All H1B Visas For Six Months To Investigate
Allegations Of Abuse. Suspend the issuance of all H-1B visas for 180 days to complete a
comprehensive investigation and audit of pervasive allegations of abuse of the program: Initiate
an immediate 180-day investigation and audit of the H-1B visa program and enact fundamental
reforms of this program to ensure that it protects American workers. In recent months, more and
more reports have become public of companies replacing American workers with cheaper foreign
workers, contrary to the stated intent of the H-1B visa program. This will stop, and the H1-B
program will be suspended until we can be certain that the program is no longer being abused.
[Ted Cruz Immigration Plan, Retrieved, 12/1/15]
LGBT
Marriage
Equality
Cruz Introduced A Constitutional Amendment That Would Block Marriage Equality In

States That Define Marriage As Between One Man And One Woman. The Restoration of
Marriage Amendment amends the Constitution to guarantee the right of the people to define
marriage in their laws as the union of one man and one woman and to prevent the courts from
ever again misconstruing the Constitution to require that marriage or its benefits be extended to
Cruz: I Introduced In The United States Senate, A Constitutional Amendment To Preserve
The Authority Of The States To Define Marriage As The Union Of One Man And One
Woman. CRUZ: This week I introduced in the United States Senate, a constitutional
amendment to preserve the authority of the states to define marriage as the union of one man and
one woman. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition Summit, 4/25/15; VIDEO]
ENDA
Cruz Said The Decision To Make Sexual Orientation A Protected Legal Class Was A
Decision Best Left To The States Adding That Different Conclusions Have Been
Reached On That Question. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement
today concerning the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA): The decision whether or not
to make sexual orientation a protected legal class is a choice best left to the states, and elected
legislatures in all 50 states have reached different conclusions on that question. [Press Release,
Kim Davis
Cruz: I Stand With Kim Davis, Unequivocally. KELLY: It's good to see you. Some of the
republican candidates like Carly Fiorina came out today and said that if you're going to work for
the government, you're going to do the government's will and she said, this is not appropriate by
Ms. Davis. CRUZ: Well, what happened today is an outrage. It is fundamentally wrong. For the
first time we're seeing a Christian woman thrown in jail for standing up for her faith. I'll tell you. I
stand with Kim Davis, unequivocally. I stand with her and anyone else that the government is
trying to persecute for standing up for their faith. This is fundamentally wrong and it's inconsistent
with the First Amendment of the constitution. We are a nation that was formed by people fleeing
religious oppression and coming to seek a land where we could worship free of the government
getting in the way. And it is stunning what is happening here. [Kelly File, Fox News, 9/3/15,
VIDEO]
Cruz On Criticisms That Kim Davis Should Not Have Been In The Role Of Clerk: The
Consequence Of That Statement, That Standard Is That Christians Can't Hold Public Office
Or If They Do, They Must Be Willing To Violate Their Faith Or Go To Jail. KELLY: Sorry. So
the other side says that she can exercise her faith but she can't -- she shouldn't be in this role. Her
job is to issue marriage licenses. So it's an impossibility. She can't just not issue them now that
they're legal. CRUZ: Well, but that's fundamentally wrong. The consequence of that statement,
that standard is that Christians can't hold public office or if they do, they must be willing to violate
their faith or go to jail. That is not America. That is not how this country works. And let me point
out to all of the politicians, both Democrats and Republicans who are touting that if Miss Davis
doesn't want to follow this lawless judicial decree from the Supreme Court that she should resign
her office. Where have those voices been? Calling for the mayor of San Francisco to resign who
has declared San Francisco a sanctuary city. Defying immigration laws. American citizens have
been murdered by violent criminal illegal aliens because of the mayor's violation of the law or
where are those voices calling for President Obama to resign for six-and-a-half years, he has
defied the law, immigration law, he's defied welfare reform laws, he'd even defied his own
ObamaCare. When the mayor of San Francisco and President Obama resign, then we can talk
about Kim Davis. [Kelly File, Fox News, 9/3/15, VIDEO]
Cruz Suggested That Same-Sex Couples That Were Denied Marriage Licenses In A County
In Kentucky Could Go To Another County. KELLY: Well, it's an issue because the White
House came out today and said, no public official is above the law. And yet, you know, you had
people on line saying, what about the attorney general of California who is allowed the sanctuary
city of San Francisco to stand unchallenged and so on. And yet, let me ask you about this.
Because, you know, one of the most persuasive points I think her detractors have is, the Kentucky
clerk is that she was apparently offered according to The New York Times the chance to just have
her deputies do it. She wouldn't have to do it. Now, it would have to be under her authority. She
would have to allow them. And the deputies were prepared to do it. They issued a licenses. And
shed said, "No to that." So what are they supposed to do? What are same-sex couples supposed
to do if you've got, you know, the head clerk saying, no one can do it because of my religious
beliefs? CRUZ: Well, but Megyn that's not right under Kentucky law. Number one, her name
would be on it regardless and she's saying it's inconsistent with her faith to put her name to it, to
being part of it. Now, I would point out that under Kentucky law individuals can go in any other
county and get married. [Kelly File, Fox News, 9/3/15, VIDEO]
MEDICARE
Medicare
Privatization
Cruz Voted Against An Amendment That Would Protect Medicare's Guaranteed Benefits
And Prohibit Replacing Guaranteed Benefits With The House Passed Budget Plan To Turn
Medicare Into A Voucher Program. To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect
Medicare's guaranteed benefits and to prohibit replacing guaranteed benefits with the House
passed budget plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program. [S. Admt 432 to S.Con.Res. 8, Vote
48, 113th Congress, 3/21/13]
Retirement
Age
MISCELLANEOUS
Political
Correctness
Cruz: When Given The Choice Between Free Speech And The Political Correctness Of
Refusing To Acknowledge Radical Islamic Terrorism, It Is A Time For Choosing Where We
Stand. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Saturday weighed in on the shooting at a Muhammad cartoon
contest in Garland, Texas, while discussing how President Obama is unwilling to used the
phrase radical Islamic terrorism. We saw the ugly face of Islamic terrorism in my home state of
Texas in Garland, where two jihadists came to commit murder. Thankfully one police officer
helped them meet their virgins, Cruz said. But when given the choice between free speech and
the political correctness of refusing to acknowledge radical Islamic terrorism, it is a time for
choosing where we stand, he continued. [TPM, 5/19/15]
Cruz Criticized President Obama For Being Driven By Radical Ideology, By Political
Correctness. Presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told Fox News host Sean Hannity
Thursday night that President Barack Obama is willing to endanger the lives of Americans by
moving forward with his plan to relocate 10,000 Syrian refugees to the United States. This
president is so driven by radical ideology, by political correctness, Cruz told Hannity. The
president insists we have to endanger the safety and security of our nation. [The Blaze,
11/20/15 VIDEO]
PRIVACY
NSA Metadata
Collection
HEADLINE: Sen. Cruz: Congress Should Immediately Pass USA FREEDOM Act. [Press
Cruz: The USA FREEDOM Act Ends The NSA's Unfettered Data Collection Program Once
And For All. [Press Release, Office of Senator Cruz, 5/7/15]
RELIGION
Religious
Freedom
Restoration
Act (RFRA)
Cruz: We Look At The Jihad That Is Being Waged Right Now In Indiana And Arkansas
Going After People Of Faith Who Respect The Biblical Teaching That Marriage Is The Union
Of One Man And One Woman. [Ted Cruz Remarks, Iowa Homeschool Forum, 4/9/15; VIDEO]
SOCIAL SECURITY
Social
Security
Privatization
Cruz On President Bushs Social Security Reform Plan: It Was One Of The Most
Courageous Things President Bush Did Adding He Was Right To Do It. One particular
exchange seemed telling: When we met in his Hill office last October, he was giving an
impassioned take on his plans for fiscal discipline when he mentioned the need for entitlement
reform, saying that he wanted to ensure the viability of Social Security and Medicare over the long
term, rather than whittling away at them. Why do you think President Bushs effort to reform
Social Security got so little traction? I asked. Because Congressional Republicans ran for the
hills, Cruz said. It was one of the most courageous things President Bush did in his second term,
was taking on Social Security. He was right to do it, and unfortunately, on Capitol Hill he had
virtually no allies. Why did they run for the hills? Because the dominant instinct in Congress is
risk aversion, he said. [Politico, 2/21/14]
Cruz On Whether Social Security Is A Ponzi Scheme: Theres No Doubt Thats What It Is.
SMITH: So Im going to take that as a yes. That you believe that social security is a Ponzi
scheme. CRUZ: I think there is an effort to treat that as rhetoric, but theres no doubt thats what it
is. [Ted Cruz Interview, Texas Tribune Festival, 9/11/11,VIDEO]
Cruz On Social Security: We Ought To Allow Younger Workers To Keep A Portion Of Their
Tax Payments In A Personal Account. CRUZ: I`m 44. It`s hard to find someone my
generation who believes Social Security will be there for them. And I think that gives us an
opportunity for commonsense reforms. The reforms I would like to see -- and I`m campaigning on
fundamental reform to preserve entitlements. We ought to gradually increase the retirement age.
We ought to change the rate of increase in benefits so that it matches inflation, rather than
exceeding inflation, both of those for younger workers, people my age. And third -- and this is
critical -- we ought to allow younger workers to keep a portion of their tax payments in a personal
account that they own, that they control, that can grow at market rates, and that they can pass on
to their kids and grandkids. That`s the kind of bipartisan leadership we need. [Your World With
Neil Cavuto, Fox News, 6/4/15,VIDEO]
Retirement
Age
Cruz On Social Security: Increase The Retirement Age. CRUZ: For younger workers, we
need to do three fundamental reforms Number one, gradually increase the retirement age. When
social security was adopted, the average life expectancy was 62 and social security kicked in at
65. It was designed to be at the very later stages of life. Now, the average life expectancy is 78.
We need to gradually increase it, and allow time for younger workers to save and get ready,
knowing that social security will come at a later stage in life. [Ted Cruz Interview, Texas Tribune
Festival, 9/11/11,VIDEO]
When Asked About Social Security, Cruz Called For Increasing The Retirement Age,
Changing The Rate Of Growth, And Creating Personal Accounts. CRUZ: And, let me now on
Social Security because we were getting into a good substantive exchange, and I want to say I
think both Chris, and Mike are right. Governor Huckabees exactly right, we need to honor the
promises made to our seniors, but for younger workers look. Im 44 years old. It is hard to find
someone in my generation that thinks Social Security will be there for us. We can save and
preserve and strengthen Social Security by making no changes for seniors, but for younger
workers gradually increasing the retirement age, changing the rate of growth so that it matches
inflation, and critically allowing younger workers to keep a portion of our tax payments in a
personal account that we own, we control them, we can pass on to our kids. [CNBC Republican
Presidential Primary Debate, Boulder, CO, 10/27/15,VIDEO]
SPENDING/ BUDGET
Eliminating
Full
Departments
Cruz Proposed Cutting Five Major Federal Departments. Cruz proposes the elimination of
the IRS, which he has been openly advocating for months. The remaining agencies include the
Department of Education, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Energy, and the
Department of Housing and Urban Development. [National Review, 11/10/15]
TAXES
Tax Cuts For
The Wealthy
Cruz Proposed Cutting Five Major Federal Departments. Cruz proposes the elimination of
the IRS, which he has been openly advocating for months. The remaining agencies include the
Department of Education, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Energy, and the
Department of Housing and Urban Development. [National Review, 11/10/15]
Closing Tax
Loopholes
Cruz: One Of The Things Im Really Optimistic That Next Year And The Next Couple Of
Years We Are Going To Have The Potential For Some Real Bipartisan Cooperation To
Lower Our Marginal Rates And Eliminate Deductions And Loopholes. [Ted Cruz Remarks,
Texas Senate Debate, 10/19/12; VIDEO]

Corporate
Tax Rate
Cruz Called For Reducing Corporate Tax Rates. MR. SORKIN: Ted, what's the transition for
the economy look like, though? I mean, if you really were to make some of these cuts -- and I'm
looking here; we're talking about the Commerce Department, the Education Department, the
Energy Department, the IRS, Transportation Security Administration. I'm not suggest-ing that all
those things are not ripe to be cut. My question is, between now and then, what happens to the
economy? MR. CRUZ: Well, I think you have to combine any cuts with significant pro-growth
policies, with policies that are reducing tax rates, reducing the corporate tax rates, reducing the
enormous regulatory burden on the economy. And as you know, we've got GDP right now that's
below 2 percent. As long as GDP remains anemic, we're not going to turn around our
employment picture. We're not going to turn around our fiscal picture in Washington unless we
can get growth going. [Squawk Box, CNBC, 8/20/12, VIDEO]
UNIONS
Labor Unions
Cruz Said That If Elected, He Would Stop The Assault On Right To Work States.
BOLLING: What is with the business climate here? And what -- if you are a senator, Ted Cruz,
what would you do to change it? [] CRUZ: Repeal Obamacare. Revoke the offshore drilling
moratorium. Stop the abuse of enforcement of environmental laws. Slash the corporate tax rate.
Stop the assault on right-to-work states. [Ted Cruz Interview, Your World With Neil Cavuto, Fox
News, 7/30/12, VIDEO]
Cruz Pledged That He Would Stop The National Labor Relations Board From Attacking
Jobs In Right-To-Work States. Cruz: He has a 12-step plan geared to reduce regulation and
spur development in the private sector. The first six steps, he said, are defensive and would
repeal the nation's healthcare overhaul, kill cap-and-trade, stop the National Labor Relations
Board from attacking jobs in right-to-work states, revoke the off-shore-drilling moratorium,
restrain abusive environmental enforcement and repeal the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill.
[Star-Telegram, 9/18/11]
Teachers
Unions
Cruz: The Teachers Unions Are Such An Important Political Army For The Democratic
Party That Very Few Democratic Politicians Have The Courage To Embrace Choice If It
Means Risking The Wrath Of The Teachers Unions. Q: We look at places like Houston as a
great success story for choice, but really we're only talking about 20 percent of kids who have that
kind of opportunity. A: There is a political failure here. Democrats, a great many of them, are
almost unalterably opposed to school choice programs because the teachers unions are opposed
to them. The teachers unions are such an important political army for the Democratic Party that
very few Democratic politicians have the courage to embrace choice if it means risking the wrath
of the teachers unions. [Reason, 4/20/14, VIDEO]

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Democratic National Committee

Cruz Timeline ............................................................................................................................................... 27

U.S. Senate (2009-2012) .......................................................................................................................................... 74

Cruz On The Issues ....................................................................................................................................... 79

Cruzs Ethical Issues ................................................................................................................................... 125

Cruzs Circle ............................................................................................................................................... 130

Relationship With Cruz .................................................................................................................................................................. 131

Heidi Cruz .............................................................................................................................................................. 131

Cruzs Personal Life .................................................................................................................................... 164

Cruzs Top Video Clips By Issue ................................................................................................................... 192

Top Narratives Backup

Cruz Opposes Everything, Offers No Alternatives

Reckless Gambler With Americas Fortunes

Cruz Is A Divisive Figure Whose Own Party Cant Stand Him

Cruz Has No Record Of Leadership Or Accomplishment

Cruz Has An Abysmal Record On Womens Issues

Cruz Is Unusually Hostile To Social Security And Medicare

TED CRUZ ON PRESIDENT BUSHS SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN: HE WAS RIGHT TO DO IT

Cruzs Is A Standard-Bearer For GOPs Divisive And Obstructionist Immigration Strategy

Cruz Has Consistently Taken Sides Against The Middle Class.

Cruz Is An Enemy Of Education

Climate Change Denier

Cruzs Father, His Spiritual Guide, Is A Hate-Spewing Extremist

Cruz And His Wife Are Members Of The Elite

Cruz: Not Much Of An Outsider

In 1974, Cruz moved to Houston, Texas.

In 1990, Cruzs parents declared bankruptcy during the energy bust.

David Panton became Cruzs roommate during freshman year.

Cruzs mortgage was valued between $250,000 and $500,000.

In 2008, Cruzs first daughter Caroline was born.

Cruzs Career Overview

Harvard Law School

Bush Campaign Advisor (2000)

Associate Deputy Attorney General (2001)

Federal Trade Commission (2001-2003)

Food Claims Without Proof

CRUZ UNSUCCESSFULLY SOUGHT TO INFLUENCE RULE REVISIONS GOVERNING CLASS ACTIONS

Opposed Gas Price Gouging Law

Real Estate / Attorney Representation

Solicitor General of Texas (2005-2008)

Mojave Desert Memorial

Kids for Cash

Shandong Linglog Rubber Corp.

U.S. Senate (2009-2012)

TED CRUZ: I DON'T THINK WHAT WASHINGTON NEEDS IS MORE COMPROMISE

HEADLINE: The Absolutist. [Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker, 6/30/14]

Cruz On The Issues

Bad For The Environment

Bad On Foreign Policy

State Department Spending

TED CRUZ PROPOSED GOING INTO SYRIA TO SECURE CHEMICAL WEAPONS

AMENDMENT IS THE ULTIMATE CHECK AGAINST GOVERNMENTAL TYRANNY

Bad On Health Care

Bad For LGBT Community

Bad For Middle Class

TED CRUZ OPPOSES MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES

Bad For Minorities

Bad For Seniors

Bad For Women

Bad For Veterans

Bad For Farmers

Genetically Modified Organisms