21K views · 1.2K reactions | The fundamental choice here is do we want people working or not? What Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats want is to pay people not to work because they believe cynically that’s how they will elect a President Biden. That’s a terrible outcome for our country. | Senator Ted Cruz | Facebook

The events that have been unfolding across our country are heartbreaking. Now, more than ever, when both a public health crisis and a massive economic crisis threatens to divide our nation and turn people against each other as Americans we need to come together as one. | Senator Ted Cruz

UPDATE: Sen. Ted Cruz has returned to Houston from his short trip to Cancun. More: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/reports-sen-ted-cruz-traveled-to-cancun-while-texans-suffer-through-deadly-winter-storm-crisis/285-fb30d9f4-658c-4511-a6c5-b5c7e1d7c84a | KHOU 11 News