We do not have to accept our current circumstances. We will change them. We are Americans. That's what we do.

I am going to give the American people a huge helping of unbridled truth: that we can't continue to spend what we are spending, that we can't avoid entitlement reform because we are afraid of third rail politics.

I grew up in a house with no running water, 16 miles from the closest place that had a post office. I had a very parochial view of the world.

Dark economic clouds are dissipating into an emerging blue sky of opportunity.

We have to make sure that college is accessible and affordable. Two years ago, I stood here and called upon our institutions of higher learning to develop plans for degrees that cost no more than $10,000. There were plenty of detractors at that time who insisted it couldn't be done. However, that call inspired educators at colleges and universities across our state to step up to the plate. Today, I'm proud to tell you that thirteen Texas universities have announced plans for a $10,000 degree.

Our citizens are tired of big government raising their taxes and cooking up new ways to micromanage their lives, our citizens are tired of big government killing jobs with their do-gooder policies. In short the people are Fed Up!

Ted Cruz will point Americans back to the principles established by our Constitution enabling you to live free.