Ted Cruz: Obama’s Women Agenda Really a Trial Lawyer Handout
CRUZ: “Neil, it's great to be with you. Unfortunately President Obama and the Senate Democrats they are just engaged in politics all the time. They held a press conference a few weeks ago where they talked about their agenda for the rest of the year -- are a bunch of political show votes they know won't accomplish anything, but they think they poll well and will help them at the polls. The reality are women are hurting and they are hurting under President Obama's economic agenda. Under President Obama 3.7 million women have moved into poverty. Under President Obama, the median income for women has dropped over $700. The Obama economy is a disaster. And the people who are hurt the most are the most vulnerable among us, they’re young people, they’re Hispanics, they’re African-Americans, they are single moms. And all of the smoke and mirrors that the White House has designed to distract from the failures of the Obama economy and the people who are hurting and no one is being hurt more than women by the Obama economy.”
CAVUTO: “Senator, do you think that the Democrats, though, are tempting you and tempting Republicans to go ahead and vote against the various measures, that as you pointed out, sir, do test well in these polls. And that they wanted on record that Republicans were against hiking minimum wage, against making things fair for women and all these things that you can question the math, but you know the strategy. What do you say?”
CRUZ: “Well, it's not even tempting. They are explicit. They have written these bills because they know that they won't pass. And they are doing it just to score political points. But again, great names. You stick a wonderful name on a bill, but this has nothing to do we call pay for equal work. That's been the law for decades. And listen, as someone married to a strong professional woman as a father of two daughters. I'm very concerned about up ensuring women in the workplace and treating them fairly.”
CAVUTO: “Do you think they are right now, Senator?”
CRUZ: “Oh, we have a long way to go. I think women face a very difficult circumstance in the workplace. I've certainly seen that and have been blessed to work with a lot of strong women, but the answer is not to pass a trial lawyer bonanza. This has everything to do with a political show vote for the Democrats and paying off the trial lawyers who were among the biggest funders of the Democratic Party. And they are using women to hide what they are really trying to do.”
