Cruz News: Historic Opportunities Lie Ahead in 2017

Statement

Greetings,

As 2017 kicks off, now is the time to ready ourselves for the historic opportunities that lie ahead. As Congress returns to our nation's capital, now is the moment to return to the Constitution and restore integrity to our government by enacting policies that grow our economy, create jobs, protect our freedoms, and secure our nation.

This week, as the 115th Congress began, I was proud to introduce a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress, a measure the American people overwhelmingly support. The reason is simple: they recognize Washington is broken, it's far too easy for people to become career politicians in D.C. and grow corrupted by the system. When the framers designed the Constitution, they envisioned citizen legislators, who would leave their job for a period of time, leave their businesses or their farms -- come to Washington, serve the nation and then go back home. We don't have that arrangement today, and it's my hope that Congress will take up my amendment, end the corruption in Washington, and once and for all drain the swamp.

I also spoke out in the Senate this week against the Obama administration's shameful, discriminatory attacks against Israel at the United Nations. The anti-Israel U.N. Security Council resolution that passed during Chanukah with President Obama's and Secretary of State John Kerry's active acquiescence is absurd. It declares much of Israel's sovereign territory to be illegal and illegitimate. It declares the Temple Mount - the holiest place in Jerusalem for the Jewish people -- not a part of Israel. It declares the Western Wall - where travelers from all over the world go to pray -- not a part of Israel. For decades, the United States has stood as an ally against anti-Semitism, and I am committed to reversing the Obama administration's despicable approach to our relationship with Israel and working with President-elect Trump's incoming administration to restore the unshakable alliance between our two nations.

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