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Ted Cruz presidential campaign, 2016/Labor and employment

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Ted Cruz suspended his presidential campaign on May 3, 2016.[1]


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Former presidential candidate
Ted Cruz
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  • Ted Cruz released a statement on September 7, 2015, to commemorate Labor Day and criticze the Obama administration for “stifling growth and opportunity.” He added, “But with strong Presidential leadership, we can turn things around quickly: we can eliminate onerous regulations, repeal Obamacare, simplify the tax code, and welcome job creation in every sector – from energy to manufacturing to agriculture. We can champion hardworking Americans. If we stand together for working men and women, we will reignite the promise of America.”[2]
  • In 2013, Cruz co-sponsored S 204 – the National Right-to-Work Act, which proposed implementing right-to-work at the national level.[3]
  • During his 2012 Senate campaign, Cruz wrote, "The private sector — entrepreneurs risking capital to meet a demonstrated need — creates jobs. Government doesn’t create jobs. But government can kill jobs. And the Obama administration has waged an unrelenting war on jobs, perhaps not deliberately, but out of an ideological zealotry and dedication to big government and central control of the economy."[4]
  • In an op-ed which appeared in the National Review during his 2012 Senate campaign, Cruz wrote, "Currently, the NLRB is trying to force Boeing to fire thousands of workers from its factory in Charleston because South Carolina is a right-to-work state. Incredibly, the NLRB’s position is that, if Boeing closed the plant and moved all the jobs overseas, that would be fine, but it cannot employ U.S. workers in manufacturing jobs unless they are subject to union bosses and pay mandatory union dues. This makes no sense, and must stop."[4]


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Politico, "Ted Cruz drops out of presidential race," May 3, 2016
  2. ↑ Ted Cruz for President, "Cruz: Stand for American Workers," September 7, 2015
  3. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.204 - A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.," accessed December 10, 2014
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 National Review, "A Growth and Jobs Agenda," accessed March 5, 2015
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