Ted Cruz: “School choice, I have long believed, is the civil rights…”

“Well, good afternoon and welcome. We're here gathered today, standing united in support of the children of America. School choice, I have long believed, is the civil rights issue of the 21st century. Every single child in America deserves the right to have an access to an excellent education. And that is regardless of race, regardless of ethnicity, regardless of wealth, regardless of zip code.” (00:11–00:18)

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