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Ted Cruz: “I am announcing that I'm running for President of the United…”

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Ted Cruz Presidential Announcement Full Speech

Published March 23, 2015 | Video Starts at 28:09

I believe in you. I believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to reignite the promise of America. And that is why today I am announcing that I'm running for President of the United States. It is a time for truth. It is a time for liberty. It is a time to reclaim the Constitution of the United States. (28:09–28:14)

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Announces candidacy for President of the United States.

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“My mom, Eleanor, graduated from Rice University with a degree in math and became a pioneering computer programmer in the 1950s and 1960s.”
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“When my dad came to America in 1957, he could not have imagined what lay in store for him.”
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“In the mid-1980s, oil prices crater and his parents business go bankrupt.”
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“He took over $100,000 in school loans.”
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“Loans that I'll point out I just paid off a few years ago.”
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“Five years ago today, the President signed Obamacare into law.”
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“Liberty University went to court filing a lawsuit to stop that failed law [Obamacare].”
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“Millions forced into part-time work [due to Obamacare].”
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“Millions who've lost their health insurance, lost their doctors, have faced skyrocketing health insurance premiums [due to Obamacare].”
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“Imagine in 2017, a new president signing legislation repealing every word of Obamacare.”
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“Imagine abolishing the IRS.”
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“Imagine a president that finally, finally, finally secures the borders.”
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“Imagine repealing every word of Common Core.”
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“Imagine embracing school choice as the civil rights issue of the next generation.”
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“Iran will not be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon.”
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“We will stand up and defeat radical Islamic terrorism and we will call it by its name.”
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“Ronald Reagan cut the top marginal tax rate from 70% all the way down to 28%.”
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“The very day [Ronald Reagan] was sworn in, our hostages who were languishing in Iran would be released.”
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“Within a decade, we would win the Cold War and tear the Berlin Wall to the ground.”
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“Repealing Obamacare and abolishing the IRS ain't all that tough.”
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“It is a time to reclaim the Constitution of the United States.”
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“The answer will not come from Washington.”
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“We will get back to the principles that have made this country great.”
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