Sen. Ted Cruz at the Family Leadership Summit

nndb wow mn what a privilege to be with you you know I spent much of last month in

Washington DC so it is great to be back in America nndb

I spent this morning at the Iowa state fair that is fantastic nndb

you know it's really hard to go wrong with meat on a stick and I'll tell you it brought to mind a

works very very well all you do is every day you let me hear lunch nnj

nnj nnj it is such a blessing with so many conservative leaders and yes

and in women of faith throughout the state of Iowa many women's handing up for your state and for our I

am here today with a man hope you know if you listen to the media if you listen to the Democrats although

I repeat myself nnj

may tell you this they don't no the people of the United States of America so I want to talk to you about and

there's a very simple model for how we win we stand up and we tell the truth we shine the light of truth and we empower the

American so I want to talk to you today about seven victories seven

major victories for conservatives and the men and women in this room have one let's

start with number one last spring the battle over guns we all remember right after the tragic shooting in Newtown Connecticut when

he tried to use it as an excuse to go after the second amendment rights of law abiding citizens and everyone in Washington said it

is hopeless this can't be stopped all of the political momentum is with the president like

this tragedy to take away our liberties well I'll tell you I was proud to stand with my friends Mike

Lee and rand Paul and saying we will filibuster any legislation that undermines can amendment right to keep and bear arms now

what that did is it shined a light on the battle and it gave time for the time for each of you to

light up the phones to confront your senators on the Senate floor in their town halls and why

are you still indeed the lead legislative alternative to president Obama's gun

control efforts was the grassy cruise legislation that I co wrote with your senator here my friend Chuck Grassley nnj

no I will confess my philosophy is very simple in Texas we define gun control has

with and when president Obama's gun control for the vote on the Senate floor every single proposal that would have undermined the and

it was voted down on the Senate floor that was y'all's victory that was won by the conservative grassroots victory