Sen. Ted Cruz at the Iowa GOP Ronald Reagan Dinner

very funny nnj well it is great be with so many friends here in Iowa thank you go

call for that very kind introduction thank you AJ and David for inviting me here today thank you governor Branstad lieutenant

governor Reynolds Taliban thank you my friend Charlie for welcoming into into your home state with so many dear friends of yours and

thank each of you for coming out tonight I promise you I'll do everything humanly possible I

the cat in the hat you know I gotta tell you twenty one hours is a long time I mean that's almost as long as it takes to sign up on the obamacare website you

have the opportunity to introduce to each of you my wife Heidi cruise Heidi is beautiful she is brilliant she

is an incredible mother to our two baby girl she is my best friend in the world and she is the love of my life I love you sweetheart thank you for being and

you know talking about family keeping one grounded we have a tendency when you're in the midst of heated battle to think that that battle is

of great importance but somehow our kids don't always perceive it to be quite the same last Sunday Heidi

and I were up in DC with our two girls Caroline's five Catherine's to and we were driving about burn in that afternoon to spend a little bit of time the

Kathryn says I want to work in the U. S. Senate I want to work with Daddy Caroline goes that's boring

we're going to be in a rock band and then she threw in the zinger she said besides that he'll be dead by then that's

a true story out there drive the car while she said that I have to admit I wondered if Caroline had been talking with Republican leadership if

answer to what we're facing is grow only the people can turn us around and the fighters were let's

start with the extraordinary times with this is not typical moment in the political process duration that

seems bent on violating every constitutional protection we have in the bill of rights Chuck

you look at the first amendment the complete disregard this admin duration is traded religious liberty wet weather it is telling servicemen

and servicewomen that they cannot share their faith with others or risk discipline the idea that the men and women who risk everything to defend our liberties check

their constitutional rights at the door is anathema to who we are as people nnj

I would note had some passing familiarity with the military we say in the assault on our second amendment no

know the nice thing you don't need a punchline nnj

go outside and fire with a double barreled shotgun and fired both barrels in the air which is very very good advice if

it so happens you're being attacked by a flock of geese we've seen the assault on the fourth and fifth amendment is this administration has

been invading our privacy with the NSA seizing phone records and emails and viewing law

abiding citizens as the target of their efforts by the way for anyone who has your cell phones here please