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A guide to what Ted Cruz wants to abolish, bar or change
Washington Post ^ | January 18, 2016 | Katie Zezima

Posted on 01/18/2016 8:50:12 AM PST by Isara

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U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv

The U.S. Embassy in Israel is currently in Tel Aviv. Cruz wants to move it to Jerusalem, Israel's "once and eternal" capital.

Commerce Department

In a piece for the National Review, Cruz said shuttering the department would "close the congressional cookie jar" and promote free trade.

Education Department

Another standard line from Cruz: "U.S. Department of Education, which should be abolished." Cruz is a states' rights guy -- he wrote his college thesis on the 10th Amendment -- and wants to give control of schools to states or localities....

Energy Department

Cruz has said the country needs an "energy renaissance." .... The Energy Department is one of five agencies Cruz wants to close. Cruz said that shuttering them, along with four other changes including freezing the hiring of civilian government employees, would save the country $500 billion.

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Cruz would scrap many programs and reform those that would remain, including Section 8 housing,...

Internal Revenue Service

In his usual speech, Cruz states that he wants to "abolish the IRS." The reason? The agency, in his estimation, is a symbol of bloated Washington bureaucracy....

Iran nuclear deal

Cruz has called the threat of a nuclear Iran the greatest national security danger to the United States. He has pledged that he would "rip to shreds" the deal on his first day in office....

Islamic State

Cruz has said he wants to "utterly destroy" the terrorist organization,...

Obamacare

...Cruz tells audiences that he wants to "repeal every word" of the law and that "we'll pass common-sense health-care reform that makes health insurance personal and portable and affordable and keeps government from getting in between us and our doctors."

President Obama's executive orders

"The first thing I intend to do is rescind every single illegal and unconstitutional executive action taken by this president,"...

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The Constitution Strikes Back
1 posted on 01/18/2016 8:50:12 AM PST by Isara
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To: Isara

You can smell the fear.


2 posted on 01/18/2016 8:51:57 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("The goal of socialism is communism." -- Vladimir Lenin)
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To: Isara

Amen to all of them.


3 posted on 01/18/2016 8:52:20 AM PST by demshateGod (Cruz for president! http://www.nationalmemo.com/21-questions-for-donald-trump/)
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To: Isara

Go Cruz!


4 posted on 01/18/2016 8:52:40 AM PST by libertylover (The problem with Obama is not that his skin is too black, it's that his ideas are too RED.)
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To: Isara

Works for me.


5 posted on 01/18/2016 8:53:26 AM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

All necessary moves IMHO


6 posted on 01/18/2016 8:54:07 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

If only Ted would promise to build a big beautiful wall, with a big beautiful gate and promise to deport the illegals and then let them back in quickly so they can be legal..... THEN he could unite all freepers.


7 posted on 01/18/2016 8:54:23 AM PST by kjam22 (America needs forgiveness from God..... even if Donald Trump doesn't)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

no no no! Ted is copying DT as always.


8 posted on 01/18/2016 8:55:46 AM PST by libbylu
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To: Isara

Sounds like a conservative to me. The Horror! The Horror!


9 posted on 01/18/2016 8:55:52 AM PST by don-o (I am Kenneth Carlisle - Waco 5/17/15)
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To: Isara

Sounds good to me.

The Department of Energy has some functions with respect to the care of nuclear stockpiles which would have to be preserved in a new agency, and the IRS would have to be replaced with an agency to administer a new simplified tax code, but I’m sure that Senator Cruz realizes that.


10 posted on 01/18/2016 8:56:23 AM PST by CaptainMorgantown
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To: Isara

Sounds good to me


11 posted on 01/18/2016 8:56:52 AM PST by slumber1 (Islam delenda est)
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To: Isara

Nothing on the list about “loans” fron NY Values bankers like Goldman Sachs and Citibank. Strange.


12 posted on 01/18/2016 8:57:45 AM PST by patq
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To: Isara

Sounds like a modest start.


13 posted on 01/18/2016 8:57:58 AM PST by WorkingClassFilth (Go Ted!!)
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To: patq

You want to abolish loans?

Do you think Trump wants that?


14 posted on 01/18/2016 8:59:12 AM PST by Fundamentally Fair (Pictionary at the Rorschach's tonight!)
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To: Isara

It all sounds good to me Washington Post. Nice promotional ad for the Cruz campaign.


15 posted on 01/18/2016 8:59:16 AM PST by rusty schucklefurd
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To: Isara

I’m surprised the Post would publish such a positive article on Cruz.


16 posted on 01/18/2016 8:59:37 AM PST by circlecity
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To: Isara

Add the EPA and I am all in!


17 posted on 01/18/2016 8:59:45 AM PST by hadaclueonce (I thought Ethanol was the devil, now i find it is America is an Oligarchy)
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To: kjam22

Trump has promised to expedite the illegal back in legally to immediately create millions of New Democrat Voters.

Cruz promises to build a wall, deport illegals, and they will NOT be let back in.


18 posted on 01/18/2016 8:59:58 AM PST by conservativejoy (Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God ...We Can Elect Ted Cruz)
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To: demshateGod

That list is a good start


19 posted on 01/18/2016 9:00:32 AM PST by Mrs. B.S. Roberts
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To: Isara

Sounds good to me.


20 posted on 01/18/2016 9:01:18 AM PST by Rusty0604 (1)
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