Despite 34 Democrats refusing to recognize the brave men and women of our military and intelligence community, I'm pleased to see the Senate passed my amendment with strong bipartisan support. "My amendment to honor those involved in the successful mission to eliminate Soleimani was modeled on the resolution the Senate unanimously passed in 2011 recognizing President Obama for killing Osama Bin Laden. Soleimani was responsible for the killing of at least 603 Americans in Iraq and posed an imminent risk to the safety of American citizens around the world. "Today, the Senate passed my amendment commending our armed forces, our intelligence community, and President Trump for bringing an end to Qasem Soleimani, one of the world's most dangerous terrorists. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement on the passage of his amendment, based off his resolution, honoring members of the military and intelligence community and President Trump, for carrying out the successful mission that killed Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) and a designated terrorist: And so it’s really important for us to provide the information that they need so that they can make a more rational, informed decision around politics… We’re not trying to raise blue banners and blue flags or change people’s fundamental beliefs.WASHINGTON, D.C. “But for the last 15 or 20 years, they defaulted to Republicans when they don’t know much else. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today voted in favor of final passage of the FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which provides numerous military necessities, including over 512 million in military construction funds to the state of Texas for 2018. “What a lot of people, even a lot of my fellow Democrats, fail to see is that in Texas, there is a pretty big center that doesn’t think of themselves as Democrats or Republican,” says Angle. Still, Cruz holds the approval of nearly 80% of Republicans in his state, according to The Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin, and 45% of Texans overall.Īs the Democratic primary plays out over the next several months, Lose Cruz plans to attack the incumbent on his record in office, his position on abortion and other issues, and his 2021 trip to Cancún in the wake of a devastating winter storm in his home state.īut the strategists behind the effort hope to make clear that voters don’t have to align with national Democrats to reject Cruz. Colin Allred, running in the Democratic primary, has already attracted attention as a candidate who could have a chance to beat Cruz a poll conducted last month found him running 5 points behind Cruz. A victory in Texas would improve the party’s odds. Three of the other seats up in 2024 are held by Democratic incumbents in states that backed former President Donald Trump, meaning Democrats have little room for error if they hope to keep control of the chamber after 2024. “And that’s a somewhat sad state of affairs for Democrats in the Senate, but it is our number one pick-up opportunity.”Īmong the Senate seats up for election next year, Texas and Florida are widely considered to be the most competitive states currently represented by Republican incumbents. “I think it’s really important that right now we put a lot of emphasis highlighting Cruz’s record, and sort of lay the groundwork for what’s going to be a really contentious Senate race in Democrats’ number one pick up opportunity in the country,” says Sawyer Hackett, a senior adviser to the operation. The newly-formed Sensible Americans PAC is responsible for launching the campaign, which is designed to appeal to Texans across the political spectrum. A spokesperson for the campaign says it will launch with significant resources and expects to raise millions of dollars more, but declined to share a specific figure on the record. It is currently funded primarily by Texas-based donors, but the group is in early conversations with national donors as well, according to Haynes. Haynes says he was encouraged to found the effort by donors and other elected officials he’s worked with in the past. The founder is Sean Haynes, a Texas strategist who has worked for numerous Democratic politicians as well as Republican former Texas State House Speaker Joe Straus.
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