Ted Cruz: “The two policies that I talked about the most in that very…”

“And the only way anyone has ever climbed the economic ladder, and this is what conservatives and free market conservatives get, is to pull yourself up one rung after the other. But there are economic policies that can accelerate that ascent. And actually The two policies that I talked about the most in that very first op ed as a senator I wrote were number one, school choice and number two, Social Security personal accounts. the ability to accumulate assets in the stock market. And what is amazing is we accomplished both of those last year. And it is transformational.” (20:33–20:44)

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