CNN - Cruz: Let's Repeal 'Every Bloody Word' of Obamacare

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By Ashely Kilough

Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday forcefully argued that Obamacare is not here to stay and pledged that he would continue working to dismantle the health care law in 2014 and 2016.

"I think those elections should be about many, many things," the Texas Republican said, listing jobs and growth as examples. "But they should be about repealing every bloody word of Obamacare."

His remarks came in an address at a Washington conference hosted by the conservative group, Young America's Foundation.

Cruz was a key player in last year's fight against the law and pushed his colleagues in Congress to try to defund Obamacare ahead of a looming spending deadline. The debate between Republicans and Democrats on the issue eventually resulted in a 16-day government shutdown.

Obamacare continued to roll out on January 1 of this year, despite some major hiccups with its website and some of its key provisions being delayed.

Cruz, who's considering a presidential campaign, said the opposition he helped lead last year set in motion an effort that will eventually bring the law down.

"Some battles you can win with one clean rifle shot; other battles take time, take building that foundation," he said. "I'm convinced that fight has laid the foundation."

A CNN/ORC International Poll released last week indicated that more than half the public believes Obamacare has helped either their families or others across the country, although less than one in five Americans say they have personally benefited from the Affordable Care Act.

Cruz stressed that he's "working very, very hard to win Senate seats and retire Harry Reid."

He told the audience that it's also up to the public to express their discontent with the law.

"If we're going to repeal Obamacare and I'm convinced we're going to…it's going to come from the people saying "this thing isn't working'," he said.

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