Senator Ted Cruz

And so I was on the floor of the House, and then I went back to the Speaker's office, and I was meeting one-on-one with a whole bunch of state reps and making the case what you're doing right now is a big deal. And I'll tell you, Ben, I announced today I'm spending a quarter million dollars, $250,000.

And so I was on the floor of the House, and then I went back to the Speaker's office, and I was meeting one-on-one with a whole bunch of state reps and making the case what you're doing right now is a big deal. And I'll tell you, Ben, I announced today I'm spending a quarter million dollars, $250,000.

running TV ads all across Texas, running them over the top, directly connecting with voters, also sending texts, supporting 14 state reps, freshman state reps, Republicans, and thanking them. for supporting school choice. Now, look, the teachers unions are spending massive amounts of money attacking these Republicans, trying to scare them into voting the wrong way.

running TV ads all across Texas, running them over the top, directly connecting with voters, also sending texts, supporting 14 state reps, freshman state reps, Republicans, and thanking them. for supporting school choice. Now, look, the teachers unions are spending massive amounts of money attacking these Republicans, trying to scare them into voting the wrong way.

running TV ads all across Texas, running them over the top, directly connecting with voters, also sending texts, supporting 14 state reps, freshman state reps, Republicans, and thanking them. for supporting school choice. Now, look, the teachers unions are spending massive amounts of money attacking these Republicans, trying to scare them into voting the wrong way.

And so I'm spending from my own political resources to say thank you to them, to support them, to buck them up, to give air support. Texas is going to get this done. And I'll tell you, I have been leading the fight for a long time. I've never been more excited about school choice in Texas than I am right now.

And so I'm spending from my own political resources to say thank you to them, to support them, to buck them up, to give air support. Texas is going to get this done. And I'll tell you, I have been leading the fight for a long time. I've never been more excited about school choice in Texas than I am right now.

And so I'm spending from my own political resources to say thank you to them, to support them, to buck them up, to give air support. Texas is going to get this done. And I'll tell you, I have been leading the fight for a long time. I've never been more excited about school choice in Texas than I am right now.

Well, virtually all of them are bogus. And understand this. You know, choice has been an issue that has been debated for a long time. When I first got involved in the school choice movement, it was three decades ago. And at the time, it was a fairly nascent movement. At the time, it was mostly a theoretical idea.

Well, virtually all of them are bogus. And understand this. You know, choice has been an issue that has been debated for a long time. When I first got involved in the school choice movement, it was three decades ago. And at the time, it was a fairly nascent movement. At the time, it was mostly a theoretical idea.

Well, virtually all of them are bogus. And understand this. You know, choice has been an issue that has been debated for a long time. When I first got involved in the school choice movement, it was three decades ago. And at the time, it was a fairly nascent movement. At the time, it was mostly a theoretical idea.

It had come from free market economists like Milton Friedman, but it hadn't been implemented in many places. And there were lots of arguments that were used 30 years ago, the most significant one of which was, was school choice will destroy the public schools. And you hear the teachers union saying that. You hear the corporate media amplifying that message.

It had come from free market economists like Milton Friedman, but it hadn't been implemented in many places. And there were lots of arguments that were used 30 years ago, the most significant one of which was, was school choice will destroy the public schools. And you hear the teachers union saying that. You hear the corporate media amplifying that message.

It had come from free market economists like Milton Friedman, but it hadn't been implemented in many places. And there were lots of arguments that were used 30 years ago, the most significant one of which was, was school choice will destroy the public schools. And you hear the teachers union saying that. You hear the corporate media amplifying that message.

And I got to say that that message is powerful. If that were true, I would oppose school choice. Let me repeat that. I don't want to destroy the public schools. If school choice would destroy the public schools, I would oppose choice. Why? Because the vast majority of our kids are educated in the public schools and they will continue to be for the foreseeable future.

And I got to say that that message is powerful. If that were true, I would oppose school choice. Let me repeat that. I don't want to destroy the public schools. If school choice would destroy the public schools, I would oppose choice. Why? Because the vast majority of our kids are educated in the public schools and they will continue to be for the foreseeable future.

And I got to say that that message is powerful. If that were true, I would oppose school choice. Let me repeat that. I don't want to destroy the public schools. If school choice would destroy the public schools, I would oppose choice. Why? Because the vast majority of our kids are educated in the public schools and they will continue to be for the foreseeable future.

And I think education is so foundational, destroying the public schools would be terrible. We now know that argument is absolutely false. It is not right. How do we know that? We know that because there are dozens of jurisdictions all across the country that have implemented school choice. And in every instance, what happens?

And I think education is so foundational, destroying the public schools would be terrible. We now know that argument is absolutely false. It is not right. How do we know that? We know that because there are dozens of jurisdictions all across the country that have implemented school choice. And in every instance, what happens?

And I think education is so foundational, destroying the public schools would be terrible. We now know that argument is absolutely false. It is not right. How do we know that? We know that because there are dozens of jurisdictions all across the country that have implemented school choice. And in every instance, what happens?