Sen. Ted Cruz

"Merry Christmas" +

2:13 video, Dec. 20, 2013.

[Christmas Music in Background] Sen. Ted Cruz: "Hi.  I'm Ted Cruz.  Merry Christmas.  The season of giving is upon us, and it's a joy to see the Christmas spirit come alive in Texas.  The Lord commands us to love one another and this is the time of year when we heed his words in countless ways.  Simple, powerful acts of charity and fellowship can be found in every one of our communities.  In Austin, for example, the Junior League worked to distribute more than 34,000 coats to keep children warm this winter.  Vollunteers in Midland have sent more than 2,500 Christmas care packages to troops in Afghanistan. And in Tyler we have a world record holding Salvation Army bell ringer.  He rang his bell for 105 hours straight, raising money for the charity.  Just imagine if he came to the Senate and filibustered.  I was also happy to hear about the KSBJ radio station and the Allliance of Community Assistance Ministries, which has helped 387 families this season, fulfilling more than 2,000 specific requests.  Oh, and I laughed out loud when I read about this one.  Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson, one heck of a football player, recently took 12 children and their brothers and sisters on a wild Toys 'R Us shopping spree.  Andre wears the number 80 so he gave the children 80 seconds to rush through the store and grab anything they wanted.  What fun that must have been for those kids.  The city's Junior Chamber of Commerce recently took one hundred Head Start children Christmas shopping too.  You see good will is infectious.  That's our great American Christmas tradition, spreading love and good cheer to all.  As we do that let us also reflect on the true meaning of the holiday.  The birth of Christ and his enduring promise of love, hope and redemption.  May your hearts be full of joy this Christmas.  God bless you, God bless your families, and God Bless America."


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