(Pierson) — Republican Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz made a stop in Pierson, Iowa, Friday evening, and spoke to about 200 fellow republicans. The Texas Senator told the gathering the U-S Supreme Court is wrong with its two most recent rulings dealing with the Affordable Care Act and with the same-sex marriage.
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Cruz says people need to “re-ignite the promise of America”.
(Pierson) — Senator Cruz is the son of a Cuban immigrant who was a political prisoner who fled Cuba and settled in the United States. KLEM radio asked the Texas Senator his thoughts about the U-S establishing diplomatic ties with the Caribbean Communist nation. Cruz says the U-S should establish trade relations with Cuba, because he believes it would provide great potential for the U-S. However, he says President Obama is going about it the wrong way.
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Cruz says oppression is still a common place in Cuba.
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The republican presidential candidate says the U-S should instead show strength against Cuba and reform the nation. He says he is fortunate to have a father who escaped from Cuba.
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Cruz recently reversed his position on Trade Promotion Authority now being negotiated by the Obama administration. Once a supporter, now, he is a dissenter of the proposed trade programs. Cruz explains why he changed his mind and his position.
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Cruz says the second reason for his reversal of position is because the deal got away from trade, and instead was a “mesh of Washington back-room deal making”.
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