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

140K views · 4.8K reactions | We’re in the midst of a global pandemic that has put 40 million Americans out of work, and instead of helping American workers, Democrats are focused on people who are in the U.S. illegally. The Democratic Party simply doesn’t value working Americans. | Senator Ted Cruz | Facebook

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