there is some interesting language in that case. manny, you can probably recite certain parts of it. remember that case very well. specific about cases because there is a lot of collateral decisions around it. >> thank you so much for a brilliant talk. -- youtioned a story couldn't enforce the natural law at times the times he used it to apply -- how did he negotiate that line? that passage -- he identifies that the law of nations is built upon the natural law and then he

has that exclusion. he says "except the tenant that it has been modified by the consent of nations." when it has been modified by the consent of nations, then you follow the law identified i that enactment. that -- by that enactment. that is the way i approach things. there are laws which i come across quite frequently which with i disagree. but they are binding on me as a federal judge. it is my job to enforce that law as it is written by the congress , assuming it is a federal law, and to carry it out.

that is the brilliant solution that i inc. we have in terms of our own system -- i think we have in terms of our own system of checks and balances. -- cantors can to make make the stakes -- make mistakes. me to correcto the mistakes of the legislatures. i have to comply with the law. >> i am with the cato institute. let me post -- pose a critical but not a hostile question. >> ok. [laughter] >> i commend you for taking the subject seriously of the natural law, too few judges do. i want to go back to the

distinction you drew at the outset between the natural right's tradition and the national law tradition. on casey and not on lawrence, and here is why. you have spoken of an objective concession of man and i fully agree with that as the starting point. i wonder if you have not packed into it more than you can without facing circularity. it has to do with the fundamental and ancient distinction between the right and the good. the declaration of independence speaks of the right to pursue happiness. what makes you happy may not be necessarily what makes me happy. we have subjective values and objective rights. that is how it is that one can distinguish between cases like casey and lawrence.

lawrence, let's remember, was justified in the name of the grantee. -- of dignity, the liberty to pursue what is your own perception of what is right or good for you even as you respect the equal rights of others to do the same. i wonder if you would care to respond to that line of argument. as fairl accept that comment. i think there will be times when these principles start to collide. i was comfortable with what i iid about lawrence, because by the factoubled that lawrence was decided pretty much on the basis of a case --

decided in the european court of human rights. i did not think that is where we should go to interpret our own constitution. i think reasonable persons with different when it comes to applying these principles. thatuld very well be .awrence is right on the cusp if you can accept that as a response i think that is as much as i can say. >> i am with the american center of justice. thank you for your talk. one of the dangers i see in the mystery of life approach is not leitch --that -- mr. mystery of life approach is that

to empower liberty in individuals, i suspect what it really does is grand ices the power of judges because in almost any other context outside of abortion and sexual resolution rated cases, that would not go anywhere. i think that same criticism would go to endorsement test, which openly empowers judges to decide what is or is not reasonable opinion. this is kind of a psychological question. the judges that adopt these positions, i assume they are not doing this as an attempt to institutional grand eyes meant zement, but adopt liberty for people. i wonder if they are the institution that will decide which liberties count, which ones are important, and which ones are not. it ends up being those liberties that the judges decide is worth putting on this extra level as opposed to being, yes we are going to let everyone decide for themselves the meaning and

mystery of human life. >> i am not quite sure what the question to me is. cases congress elected a determination of what it perceived to be consistent with the constitution. obviously there was a split of opinion on the supreme court with strong opinions going different directions. quiteogize for not locking on to the essence of your question, can you help me a little more? or have i said enough? [indiscernible] >> [inaudible]

would ultimately empower the judiciary committee -- >> ok. i blame the legislative ranch in some any cases. we get cases so often that require us to interpret statutes that are purposely vague because the members of legislature, the congress or state legislature, could not get their act together and could not agree on something so they said, all right let's pass this bill and let the courts figure it out. i think that is irresponsible conduct on part of the legislature. once we get it then it is our job. and then it is very incumbent act, in my philosophical view, in a minimalist way. i don't take the position that we have this unbridled authority. i think our authority is limited by article three and by the judiciary act and other

constraints that are on it. anything that does give courts this very wide latitude, i find it uncomfortable. >> right here. >> hi, i'm at the heritage foundation. i think many folks are troubled by a breakdown of education on what the content of the naturalize. i was wondering if you have some recommendations for folks as far as what sources they could go to to maybe educate themselves or others about the natural law. >> the first thing i would recommend is you read the joseph story entry in the encyclopedia. it is four pages long. it is a good start. i mentioned some authorities in my remarks, people like robbie george at princeton.

they have something good contemporary commentaries that will help you. i commend them to you. >> david burton with the heritage foundation. the framers were influenced by more than one philosophical tradition, they were influenced by the law can of natural ash the lock-in of natural rights tradition, the british constitution, the rights to englishmen as articulated by work -- by burke, the scottish enlightenment. and to a lesser degree, the natural law tradition of -- my question to you is, when interpreting the constitution, since the framers were influenced by several different and occasionally conflicting traditions, how do you resolve the differences in what role --

the differences between the assessing they in original meaning of the constitution? like justice clarence thomas, i take the view that the declaration of independence has relevance to the interpretation of the constitution. i know that is a controversial issue that many of my colleagues would exclude the declaration as not having anything to do with interpreting any of the bill of rights or whatever. descriptionom the in the declaration, some of which i quoted, that these are principles that have recognizable parentage. passages from those

the story aced on natural law heritage. again as i mentioned in my remarks there is natural law and natural rights. i think the overlap is 95%. i think the natural right's theory comes more from a approach that has been popular among any philosophers. as a't regard it confrontation. i regard it as a very heavy overlap. >> one more question. >> i am ryan anderson.

these last three questions were all from heritage fellows. ofm one of the co-authors the -- thank you for your kind words for it. i'm wondering if the problems do not start earlier. , whenr comments discussing what marriage is and why marriage matters, he then says those actions that will be tracked for marriage would be contrary to the natural law. rating,onstitutional the states had the powers to promote public health, safety, and morals. this is object of morality. the states are authorized to promote this. it looks like with griswold and then with casey and lawrence, you get a train of court cases striking down the ability to promote public morality. and how has that contributed to the underwrote -- to the erosion of a healthy marriage culture? >> that would take another 45 minute lecture.

my purpose was to identify , activestories involvement in natural law theory. is a deeply today cultural issue, the fundamental principle that i hold dear is that it is up to the legislature turns andose clearly.s the judiciary in my view ought to be the break. guide that be the

reminds everybody where we come , what the country was , anded to do and to mean to take that stand and look at the view, rather than what is current or popular at the moment. that is going to change. the fundamental principles that we originally founded on really should remain true. >> thank you very much. [applause] >> is now my pleasant

opportunity to present you with what we have -- what we have developed here is part of our constitution series. particularly culminating in this lecture, our founder of the constitution award. we want you to take this back as a remembrance of how much we appreciate the work you have done and the presentation this evening. [applause] >> i will treasure this. >> this may be superfluous, but we happen to have the books here, which are commentaries on the constitution of the united states. cooley.ibed by thomas you probably already have them in your library. now you can have a set at home as well.

this is a familiar exposition of the constitution of the united states. it happens to have a full word by me. i wanted to understand it was not contemporary in yes -- contemporaneous. [laughter] [applause] at this time we invite you to the foyer where there will be a reception. you can personally meets the judge as well as gather and enjoy yourselves. please join us at the reception now. thank you for being with us tonight.

>> taking a look at what is on washington journal tomorrow morning, we will hear from democratic strategist stefan hanking and kellyanne conway. then the bloomberg news agricultural reporter will talk about what to expect during house and senate negotiations on the farm bill this coming week. and the associated of presses -- --ociated press is patrick talks about afghanistan. tomorrow, our cease dan profiles -- our c-span profiles of joe manchin and cathy mcmorris rodgers, they talk about their childhood, family lives, and careers. here is a brief look. >> the campaign changed our

family because of john kennedy making virginia eight battleground. we are catholic. knowing that that was going to be a big part of the selection -- could he write that religious barrier e i never thought there was a barrier. in my old town everybody worked in the coal mines. my grandfather had a grocery store and furniture store. everyone made about the same amount of money. there is no class i can ever recall. i never thought religion was a problem. we are all the same. that was a big thing. it got me interested. i'll never forget what night we were watching the news. this -- ifing about john kennedy got elected the pope would run the country. i said, i don't think they know the catholics we know.

>> i was single and i was elected to congress. the best thing that happened to me was meeting brian rogers and getting married and becoming a wife and then a mom. our oldest -- it isn't what you expect. and it isn't what you dream. i sit here today and i am a better person because of coal and what he has taught me. me a whole new passion for what i do here on capitol hill. them a house so? >> well, when you first get the news it is some of the most difficult news you receive as a parent. i look back on it now and i was immediately welcomed by the disabilities community. people all across this country who have been through similar

experiences reached out and said it is going to be ok. andathy mcmorris rodgers joe manchin both profiled in our c-span profiles. we will have those tomorrow at 6:35 and 9:35 p.m. eastern time. you can also tune in via c-span radio. >> c-span, we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, meetings, and conferences, and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverages of the u.s. house. we are c-span, created by the cable tv industry 34 years ago and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. and now you can watch us in hd. >> last night republican senator ted cruz spoke at a fundraiser for the iowa republican party.

it is his third visit to iowa in three months. some speculate he will be one of the contenders in the presidential race in 2016. iowa traditionally holds the nation's first presidential caucuses. other speakers included terry branstad and senator chuck grassley. this is part of the road to the white house coverage. it is about an hour and 40 minutes. >> thank you. i'm only going to use half of my time and yield the other half to my colleague senator cruz. you don't know how long i was given, do you. i would not have thought of this except it was that i run and then i do. tomorrow morning, if any of you are going to be in the race for the cure and you don't run any faster than 11 minute miles, i would like to have you run with me, if you would.

and come up afterwards and tell me who you are and where we will meet there. there will be about 25,000 people in that run. all, usually somebody says he needs no introduction. that is why i stood here. you introduce me. thank you very much for your kind words. and thank you to all of you for giving me an opportunity to serve you and the united states senate. it is quite a privilege not only to be in a sentence but more of a privilege to represent good people like you. it is good to be here among friends. it is good to be among iowans, even if they are not your friends. [laughter] you know, i'm famous for saying that washington is an island surrounded by reality.

and that is a very true statement. thanks to your energy and support, we are going to give washington a republican reality check. with your support, we can spread the good word. together, we can rebuild the opportunities very unique to our great country. like our american founders, you and i and other iowans believe in less government, lower taxes, life, liberty, and fiscal dip fish -- fiscal discipline. whereas those in the other political party believe that, being the big spenders they are,

believe that government has all the answers. we, meaning us of our political party -- and even people that are not of our political party we believe in "we, the people." all power comes from the people. government is very much limited. we believe the solutions to washington's overspending, overpromising, and overreaching is to overcome big government. the big spenders cannot help themselves from digging deeper into debt, a bigger hole yet, and maybe that is what the president get -- what the president meant when he said he had shovel ready programs. [laughter] unfortunately, the 16 day shutdown of our government did not reduce the debt, not by one dime.

the white house squandered a very good opportunity to dial back the debt clock. the president flat-out refused an opportunity to do that, to negotiate in good faith. the president said, and i think you heard him say this -- we heard it many times in washington -- i will not negotiate with a gun at my head. now, he's been president of the united states for five years. so, i'm going to use his words. show me a time, mr. president, that you initiated a budget discussion, unless there was a gun at your head. [applause] the president worked to discredit our message of long- term fiscal sanity by invoking the full faith and credit of the

united states as a scapegoat to avoid coming to the bargaining table. the deal to reopen government did not guarantee one debts, -- one cent of debt reduction. what did the shutdown accomplish? well, you all ought to feel some pain, but you all ought to be sorry and the president ought to be ashamed that some of that pain would go to the world war ii veterans who were not able to visit their memorial. [applause] i don't know why you have to be a sadist to do the things you want done. but going that far falls into that category of inflicting plane -- pain needlessly. the shutdown did, however show that this administration refuses to answer the wake-up call.

and that wake-up call is taking every minute, every day, the $17 trillion debt clock is ticking. all of the people in this room and those who are not in this room, we have our work cut out for us. thankfully, we have the right message to end the cloud of uncertainty that keeps business people, particularly small business people, from hiring. that message, like the same message that ronald reagan told us about and what he understood. we believe in america's possibilities. whereas the democrats want to transfer wealth, we want and expect you to create wealth.

as america observes this 50th anniversary of jfk's assassination, i am reminded of some of his words that you and i would agree with. a rising tide lifts all boats. but with 21st century democrats and unlike the president of their party, jfk, the only thing rising today our taxes, spending, and borrowing, alongside the rising costs of health care and college tuition. such an agenda then will not float america's boat. my fellow republicans, it is up to us to save our ship. whereas they want to centralize

health care, spending, big government, we will pursue limited government, personal responsibility, and free markets. [applause] they want to divide america into several different parts. whereas they see a nation of haves and have-nots, we see a nation of risktakers working hard, following in the footsteps of our predecessors to lay a claim to their share and our share of the american dream. that high in nearing -- that's pioneering entrepreneurial spirit is america's resilience. now and most importantly, we will need all hands on deck to turn the tide in washington, to reform spending practices, to

simplify the tax code -- and i suppose i could go on with a long list. let me end with the most important problem facing america, getting the national debt down and getting the fiscal situation under control. today, together, we can pay it forward for generations yet to come if we work hard. we are on the process -- in the process of helping some. more needs to be done. because we know as the tide rises, everybody benefits. and unified, we can save our republic. if not us, who? and if not now, when?

[applause] with just 12 months ago until the midterm elections, we do not have a minute to lose. let's dedicate ourselves to working hard. let's dedicate ourselves to making sure that this american dream is alive and the people that have not gotten it the last five years can reclaim it. let's prove to the world what we know about america, that we are an exceptional nation and we are not going to let the president of the united states destroy our concept of america. [applause] we are a country not because of a monarch, or not because of some ethnic relationship, or some nationality. we are a country of all kinds of people. but we are not a country for

some other reason. america is an idea, and you and i have to keep that idea alive. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, senator. kim reynolds is a rising star in iowa politics. during her foreign trade missions, she worked hard to market our state, attract investment, and create jobs for iowans. she gained national recognition

for her performance as the secretary of the 2012 republican national convention. kim reynolds was elected as clark county treasurer in 1994 and was reelected three times. she served as the president of the iowa state county treasurers association. she received our standing county treasurer united states award in 2004. kim reynolds was elected to the iowa senate in 2008. her work as county treasurer and as i was senator earned her respect, selection, and nomination as the running mate of terry branstad. after the 2010 elections, she proved that she is a quick learner and became a good

political partner for our governor. please welcome our lieutenant governor, kim reynolds. [applause] >> thank you, gopal, for that introduction and thank you, senator grassley, for being a dedicated server and for the citizens of iowa and a voice of reason and washington, d.c. we appreciate your service. senator ted cruz, thank you for being here tonight. governor branstad, chairman, and iowa republicans, good evening. thank you for being here. it is a great pleasure to be there with you this evening. [applause] it is an absolute honor, pleasure, and distinction for me to have the opportunity to serve as your lieutenant governor and to work with my partner, governor gray -- covered -- governor terry branstad. everyone understands here tonight that i was families are better off when they can provide for themselves and not be

dependent on government. government cost job is not to create more -- government's job is not to create more red tape. we need to break down barriers and get out of the way, and that starts with iowans who want to start with jobs are able to do that, by creating an environment where business and entrepreneurs can do what they do best. and that is, create and innovate. and i want you to know that governor branstad and i and the legislature are working every day to create an environment that is conducive to job creation. this year in fact, i'm proud to say that we set a record of more people working in iowa than any other time in our state's history. completely erasing the job losses of the culver administration and the democrat- controlled house and iowa

senate. yes, we need to acknowledge that. [applause] we have work to do, but that is a great place. the most encouraging part of the economic growth that we are seeing in iowa is that it is not just happening in one part of the state. rather, it is happening in all corners of iowa. over $8 billion of private capital investment has come to iowa since governor branstad and i took office. we have cf industries in sioux city. cj in fort dodge. google continues to expand in council bluffs. the i west fertilizer plant in lee county.

biosciences in osage. and that is just a small sampling of what is taking place across the state. and facebook just down the road in altoona are of -- are investing in growing in iowa because of her disability within state government -- because of the predict ability within state government. our goal has been to grow by 25%. that means these are not just jobs, but good paying jobs that lead to long-term careers. and many of those jobs are in stem, science, technology, engineering, and math careers. and we know that stem-related careers are projected to grow times -- four times faster than non-stem related careers. and just last week, it was announced that they were bringing 700 jobs to ames, tripling their workforce. when these jobs again with an annual salary of $50,000 up to $75,000 a year. [applause] that will make a difference. governor branstad and i are proud of the success that we've had, but we will not step back and look at the past. we will continue to lay the groundwork and we are focused on the future of iowa. iowa is a bright spot in this nation and we have a great story to tell. and with a leader like governor

branstad, i was future continues to look bright -- iowa's future continues to look right. i want to say thank you for being here. thank you for being a part of the process and continuing to be engaged. have a wonderful evening. god bless you and thank you for being here. [applause] >> thank you. governor branstad was born, raised, and educated in iowa. he dedicated his life to make iowa a better place for all of us. he is an exceptional leader. he works with the leaders of both parties to accomplish his goals of cutting expenses, reducing taxes, balancing the budget, and increasing the rainy day funds. he is a champion of economic development.

he created many jobs and reduce the unemployment rate. he supported the growth of renewable fuel industries and renewable energy. he believes in education and has made educational reform one of his priorities. he is passionate about making iowa the healthiest state. governor branstad is iowa's longest-serving governor. he has been everywhere in this state. let's work together to reelect him, so that he can become the longest-serving governor in the history of our nation. these welcome governor branstad. [applause] >> thank you. gopal, thank you for that nice introduction.

i still have a long ways to go to catch up with senator grassley. but i'm proud to be here with him, with chairman spyker and cochairman fisher, and i want to thank you for inviting the lieutenant governor and i to be part of the program tonight. i want to thank the party and your staff for succeeding in putting together this excellent event. and i'm really proud to welcome senator ted cruz to iowa. he is a bright, up-and-coming senator and we are proud to have you in the hawkeye state. [applause] we are proud of senator grassley, congressman latham, and congressman king.

we thank them for being voices of common sense in washington, d.c., where there isn't much of it. it is great to be here with all of you wonderful iowa republicans. we as conservatives know that it will take all of us working together and fighting for control of the nation's capital and the d.c. media that is attempting to divide us. [applause] i want to do all i can to help bring all republicans together. i want you to know that this is the ronald reagan dinner. i was one of the early supporters of ronald reagan for president way back in 1976. we need to get that spirit that reagan brought to republicans. he taught us the 11th commandment, speak no ill of other republicans. we need to be united as a party and we need to get our message across to the people of this

great country. [applause] we know that president obama and his friends in the media are going to do all they can to try to divide us and demonize us. we have seen this strategy before. but i want you to know that as we prepare for 2014, we will be the champions of limited government and we are going to bring that message of growth and progress and opportunity by reducing the size and cost of government and government regulations and withdrawing the economy. it is going to be so much different than what they do, which is attacking others and dividing others instead of providing leadership like the republican governors are providing in state after state.

[applause] we saw the spectacle of the president of the united states refusing to engage discussions with republicans and democrats to solve a huge, massive deficit problems of our nation. we saw the chief executive of our country be more interested in scoring political points than solving america's financial woes. that is not leadership. americans deserve better. [applause] americans deserve leadership like we have with republican governors of states all across this country. and what of the great ones is in the state of texas where senator cruz is from will stop his governor, rick perry -- is from. his governor, rick perry, has created 12% of all jobs in the whole nation in the state of texas. [applause]

even time magazine has a front- page picture of texas saying how texas with its low taxes and low regulations is what america needs to be and how texas is gaining jobs, while california, new york, and illinois are losing jobs by droves. [applause] in 2011, texas claims one third of the nation's high paying. think of that. and then look at what is happening in other states, like the state of wisconsin where governor scott walker had the courage to take on the unions and do what is right to restore his state economy and turn a $3.6 billion deficit into a surplus of half $1 billion in the badger state. wisconsin's unemployment has dropped from 9.2% down to 6.7%.

ohio's governor john kasich inherited an economic mess. the previous state unemployment had reached 10%, the highest it had been in 10 years. 10.6%. today, governor kasich has brought it down to 7.3%. the result of conservative governance is making a difference. in michigan of all places, they now have a republican governor and a right to work laws. he has taken the unemployment rate down from 13% to below double digits. the result of conservative leadership in the executive departments makes a difference. compare those results in state after state. and then all you have to do is look to the east of our state in illinois where obama's buddies from chicago run everything, and run it into the ground.

look at where they are. the enemy summit rate in illinois going up instead of down. it is at 9.2%. they are $7 billion behind them their bills. -- on their bills. they have the least funded public employee pension system of all the states in the nation and the most local and state debt per capita of any state. and besides that, most of their former governors are in prison. i'm back in office. [applause] democrat-run california has a debt per capita of $4000 and an unemployment rate that is the fifth force in the nation -- fist -- is the fifth worst in the nation. when problems present themselves, republican governors

roll up their sleeves and go to work and reduce the size of government and unleash the private sector to invest and create jobs. we republican governors do not spend our time calling press conferences to make political demands and issue ultimatums. we provide leadership that makes a difference. that is what our nation needs, just like we have in the states. [applause] we don't look at ways to sidestep the difficult problems. we take them head on. we take on the tough issues, like reforming property taxes and education issues. we are proud that we are able to do something in iowa, and just likely lead in welfare reform in the 1990s, we will lead in

becoming the healthiest state in the nation in this state as well. [applause] we've got our fiscal house in order and we have just again to build the dynamic, growing economy that we have seen can be done in texas and other states. i am so honored and so proud to have the unique opportunity to serve as your governor. i want you to know that kim reynolds and i have the energy and enthusiasm to lead this state. we just need your help to give us a few more republicans in the senate and reelect the republicans in the house. and you have not seen anything yet as to what you can see in the future of this state. [applause] ronald reagan once said, we don't have a trillion dollar debt because we have not taxed

enough. we have a trillion dollar debt because we spend too much. can you imagine what president reagan would say today with his country having a $17 trillion debt? we have proven it can be done state after state. we need you all to be united to turn this country around and get us back on the right track. thank you and god bless you all. [applause]

m a thank you, governor. looky can beat him in any -- now all of you know why nobody can beat him in any election. ted cruz graduated with honors from princeton university and with high honors from the harvard law school. he served as a clerk for the u.s. supreme court justice -- he practiced law in houston, he authored more than 80 u.s. supreme court briefs and talked supreme court litigation at the university of texas school of law. youngeste nation's general of texas. 2012 he was elected a senator from texas. with his recent efforts to cut -- taxicit, raise taxes

increases, and became -- and mitigate the effects of obamacare, he became a hero for conservative republicans. however his critics describe his as tail wagging the dog. since i am not born in this country i do not know how that is physically possible. say is that the tail is here and the dogs are in washington. [laughter] [applause] his critics also said that he is a -- and lives on a different planet.

he is a soaring eagle in the iowa caucus planet. [applause] our firstcome hispanic keynote speaker, senator ted cruz. >> thank you, so very much.

it is great to be with so many friends here in iowa. thank you for that very kind introduction. thank you for inviting me here today. thank you lieutenant governor reynolds for your gracious hospitality. grassley for chuck welcoming me into your home state. and thank you to each of you for coming out tonight. i promise you i will do everything humanly possible to try to speak for less than 21 hours. you will know i am nearing the end when i bring out and began -- and begin to read "the cat in the hat."

21 hours is a long time. that is almost as long as it takes to sign up on the obamacare website. [applause] everyone of us is grounded and we have kept to we are by our families. i am proud to have the opportunity to introduce to each of you, my wife. she is beautiful and brilliant and the mother to my two baby girls, and she is the love of my life. thank you for being here.

talking about family keeping one grounded, we have a tendency in the midst of heated battle to think fax that battle is of great importance. but that cannot always perceive that to be quite the same. last sunday we were in washington with our two girls, we were driving to mount vernon that afternoon to spend some time with the girls. the five year-old lester little sister, what do you want to do when you grow up? she said i want to work with daddy in the u.s. senate. caroline said that this is boring, i want to be in a rock band. she said, he will be dead by then. [laughter] >> this is a true story. i was driving the car. i wondered if she had been

talking with republican leadership. if she knew something i didn't. i am here tonight, more than anything else, with words of encouragement, with the words of hope and optimism. what want to talk to you about tonight is that we are facing extraordinary times, the answer to what we're facing his -- only the people can turn us around. but the fight is worth it. let's start with the extraordinary title. this is not a typical moment in the political process. we are facing extraordinary threats to the nation, with an administration that seems bent on violating every constitutional protection that we have in the bill of rights.

i don't know that they have violated the third amendment, but they may start soon ordering soldiers in people's houses. if you look at the first amendment, and the complete disregard of religious liberty, telling servicemen and servicewoman they cannot share their faith with others or risk discipline, the idea that the men and women who risked everything to defend our liberty check their constitutional rights at the door -- this is against who we are as a people. [applause] we saw just a few months ago and air force chaplain and alaska, reprimanded, because he posted a simple statement that there are

no atheists in foxholes. apparently, chaplains are not supposed to be talking about god. the phrase he was quoting, was president dwight d. eisenhower. who had some passing familiarity with the military. we have seen the assault on the second amendment. no administration in history has tried to come after the second amendment like this administration. vice president joe biden, the nice thing, you don't need to punch line. [applause]

you just say his name and people laugh. but vice president joe biden said, if anyone is attacking your home, just go outside and fire both barrels of a double barreled shotgun into the air. which is very good and advise if you are being attacked by a flock of geese. we have seen the assault on the fourth and fifth amendment as this administration has been invading our privacy with the nsa seizing phone records and e-mails and viewing law abiding citizens as the target of their efforts. by the way, for anyone who has your cell phones here, please leave them on. i want to make sure president obama hears everything we say tonight.

and we've seen the assault on the tenth amendment as the federal government's power has extended beyond and beyond the limit and no extension is more egregious than that power grab that is obamacare. and then if you look at our fiscal and economic state, we are facing enormous crisis. for the last four years our economy has grown on average 0.9% a year. there is only one other four-year period since world war ii of four consecutive years of less than 1% growth? that was 1979 to 1982. that was coming out of the jimmy carter administration, the same failed economic policy of out

of control spending, taxes and regulation and it produced the exact same economic tagnation. we are at the edge of a fiscal nd economic cliff. i talked about the national debt and talked about our two little girls. that night heidi and i went back to the hotel room about 1:30 in the morning and i pulled out my iphone looking at twitter and the comedienne that watched the convention, i guess she didn't have anything better to do, and she said a tweet. ted cruz just said when his daughter was born the national debt was $10 trillion. now it is $16 trillion.

hat the heck did she do? caroline is five and in her short life our national debt has grown over 60%. what we are doing now is fundamentally immoral. if we keep going down this ath, our kids and grandkids will spend their we will lives not working to meet the challenges of the future, working to meet their operators, but working to pay off the debts their parents and grandparents racked up. our parents didn't do that to us and their parents didn't do that to them. we are here tonight because we are not willing to do that to the next generation.

that leads to my second point. growth is the answer. if there is one word every epublican should have tattooed on his hand, it is growth. the bible tells us there is nothing new under the sun. i'm going to suggest the challenges we are facing now are very similar to the late 970's. this president is fond of saying he inherited the worst economy in the history of the universe. doesn't have a lot of memory. how many of you remember the late 1970's? do you remember double digit unemployment, 22% interest rates, goes lanes going around the block, stagflation? do you remember our hostages languishing in iran 444 days while the president wrung his hands, unsure of what to o?

the answer we saw in 1980 was a grassroots revolution. it was the reagan revolution. many of the men and women in this room who stood up, got involved and said we are going to get back to the principles that made this nation great. president ronald reagan came into office in 1981 elected the same year chuck grassley was lected to the u.s. senate. he implemented policies the exact opposite of those president obama implemented. instead of jacking up taxes by $1.7 trillion he cut taxes and simplified the tax code feel instead of exploding spending he restrained the growth of federal spending. instead of unleashing regulators like locusts to destroy small

businesses, reagan restrained federal regulation and turned it become. the result was some of the most incredible growth this nation has ever seen. by the fourth year of his presidency, anyone know the rate of g.d.p. growth? .2%. what does that mean in practical terms? president obama coming into office inheriting the same lousy economy that ronald reagan inherited had implemented the same policies and if those policies had produced the same economic growth by today we would have an additional seven million new jobs in this country. that is the equivalent of taking every single person who is unemployed in 46 of the 50 states and having a new job for each and everyone of them.

and growth is foundational to everything else. whether it is unemployment, national debt, maintaining the strongest military in the world, if we have growth, we can do all of it. if we don't have growth we can't achieve any of it. here is an interesting statistic. do you know that an additional 1% economic growth produces over a decade an additional $2.8 trillion in tax revenue and $3.1 trillion in debt and deficit reduction? one stinking percent. that is a technical term, a tinking percent. that is what the republican party needs to be about. we need to be about economic growth all the time, every day. that is how we turn the country

round. how do we get it done? that is my third point. only the people can turn us around. i'm convinced we are facing a new paradigm in politics. it is a paradigm that is the rise of the grass roots. it has official washington bsolutely terrified. but the paradigm has been beta tested unlike the obama care website. it was beta tested in 1980 with the reagan revolution, and we pulled this country back from the brink.

and if you look at this past year we have been seeing the power of the grassroots. one of the first things was proud to participate in in the u.s. senate this spring was standing side by side with rand paul in his epic filibuster against drugs. when that started, most of his colleagues in the u.s. senate didn't understand what rand was doing. they thought it was curious, quicks so theic, didn't make any sense. something incredible happened. we saw people going on line, faculty, twitter, speaking out. and saying defend our liberty, defend our constitutional rights. as a result of y'all's leadership, as a result of the grassroots rising up, the next

day president obama was forced to do what he had refused to do for three executive weeks which was to admit in writing the constitution limits his authority to target u.s. citizens with drugs. we saw the new paradigm a second time on the battle over guns following the tragic shooting in newtown, connecticut. president obama didn't come out as he should have and targeting violent criminals -- and i think violent criminals we should come down on them like a ton of ricks. but instead, he chose to target the second amendment rights of law abiding citizens. and i have to tell you, conventional wisdom in washington was this was unstoppable. early on in those first few weeks chuck and i sat in those lunches and if that vote had

happened early it wouldn't have been pretty. once again, the same thing happened. millions of americans began speaking up, showing up at town halls when their senators came home, speaking out. he lead alternative to president obama's second amendment infringing bills, the law enforcement alternative, feels a bill that was entitled the grassley-cruz bill that i was proud to write side by side with your senator chuck grassley in his office. it received 52 votes, the most bipartisan votes. nine democrats voted for grassley-cruz but reid and the

democrats filibustered and prevented it from passing in law. even throw washington was convinced after newtown nothing could stop the president's antigun agenda, when it came time for a vote every proposal of the president's that would have undermined the second amendment was voted down on the econd floor. that was the power of the rassroots. third time we saw concerned immigration where the president, along with senate democrats, made a push to grant amnesty to those here illegally and not ecure the borders. and they pushed it through the senate. they had the votes to push it through the senate. but the american people rose up in overwhelming numbers and said no we don't support granting amnesty without securing the

borders and solving the problem. as a result, that bill went to the house of representatives and has stopped because of the grassroots, because of you speaking out to your elected representatives. fourth example was syria. the president announced to the world that he intended to launch unilateral military attacks against syria and leaders from both houses of congress within days came out publicly supporting him. in washington this was a done deal, this was happening, there was no stopping him. then what happened is the same thing. the american people began speaking up over and over again louder and louder.

in our offices the calls were coming literally 100 to one. and the answer that the grassroots said is we don't want to put america in the middle of a sectarian war between sunni and shiite where the u.s. national security interest is not present and real. as a result of y'all's leadership, what was a fait accompli was stopped dead in its tracks. then the fifth and final example is the battle we just went through over obama care. now, if you read "new york times" -- well, that is your first problem. but if you read "new york

times" they will tell you this battle accomplished nothing. let me tell you, i think collectively we accomplished a reat deal. one of the things we accomplished in the fight over obama care is we elevated the national debate over what a disaster, what a train wreck, how much obama care is hurting millions of americans all across this country. this bill is called the protection protection and affordable care act but it doesn't provide protection, it is not affordable, and it is enying care to millions. the one word in the title is true is patient because if you log on to the website you have to be very patient. but collectively, millions of

americans have made the case that obama care isn't working, that it is the number one job care in this country and is causing millions of americans to lose their jobs. young people coming out of school are not finding jobs because of obama care. single moms are being forced to work part-time trying to feed their kids on 29 hours a week because of obama care. hard working families struggling it provide for their children are getting skyrocketing health insurance premiums because of obama care. and people all over this country right now are getting notifications in the mail that their health insurance is being canceled because of obama care. as a measure of just how far we collectively have elevated those arguments, how many of you saw the season premiere of "saturday night live" this year?

the opening skit was a three-minute skit on what a isaster obama care is. kathleen assemble billous went on john stewart's comedy show. he ripped her apart. john stewart asked her the president has given an exemption to big business for a year. hat is a liberal comedian on television making that rgument. by the way, making it to a whole bunch of viewers who would pretty much never listen to republican politicians talking to them. that is a sign of what we accomplished elevating the debate. secondly, what else did we do?

we energized the grass roots. the course of just a few weeks over 2.1 million americans signed the national petition at don'tfundit.com. you know the hash tag make d.c. listen. it has been tweeted over one million times in the last 30 ays. and for everyone who talks about wanting to win elections in 2014, a non-presidential year, nothing matters more than an energized and active and vocal grassroots america. that is how you win elections. but third, we made democrats

take a lot of stupid votes. let me highlight one in particular. every single democratic in the u.s. senate voted against eliminating the congressional exemption from obama care. now, i have to tell you the polling on that over 90% of americans disapproved of that exemption, over 70% of democrats say they would vote against a enator who voted to keep a special exemption for themselves that wasn't given to the american people. yet, when the house of representatives passed a continuing resolution funding the government and repealing that exemption, harry reid marched all 54 democrats off hat cliff. by the way, the language in obama care that subjects members of congress to the same rules on he exchanges as the people who

are stuck with it are facing, it with surprise anyone in this room that language is known as he grassley amendment. i promise you come october and november of 2014, we are going to see tv commercials all over this country of democrats who voted to give themselves a special exemption from obama care their constituents don't get and there are going to be some democratic members of congress and the senate who will suddenly be experience being the joys of the private healthcare ystem. but the fourth benefit is we demonstrated the power of what

the people, what the grassroots, could do. just a few months ago all of official washington scoffed that the grassroots with rise up but they scoffed at they would vote to fund the federal government and exercising a profile in courage stood strong and listened to the american people and led the fight. now, we didn't accomplish our ultimate policy goal in this battle, and we didn't because unfortunately a significant number of senate republicans chose not to unite and stand side by side with house republicans. had away stood together, i'm convinced the outcome of this

fight would be very different. but listen, none of us thought taking on the washington establishment was going to be easy. none of us thought this was going to be a simple pattern. we all understood it would be an ongoing effort and right now i'm more encouraged than ever. if you look at the five instances i talked about with the power of the grassroots, four of the five have been omplete victories. in baseball terms that is atting .800. hat is double ty cobb. and the fifth one we saw the american people rise up, we saw the house of representatives listen, and i'm confident in time the u.s. senate will listen as well to the american people.

so, going forward how do we keep fighting? i will tell you what i'm trying to do is two things. number one, tell the stories. tell the stories of the people who are hurting. we've launched a national website, makedclisten.org. i would encourage each of you to go home, go to makedclisten.org and upload your stories. upload your stories. somehow obama care impacting you, your family, your jobs. because one of the things we can do in the senate is help tell a story, help making it real how people are hurting. the second thing i'm trying to do is working to continue to energize and mobilize the grassroots to help all of us. the only way we win this is to

win it together. how many of you have your cell phones with you? i'm going to ask each of you to take out your cell phone and text the word "growth" to 33733. let me say that again. text to 33733 the word growth." we are working, trying to build a grassroots army across this country because the way to stop obama care and get back to economic growth, it won't come from washington. it is not going to come from elected officials in washington. it will come from the american people. and what i'm trying to do more than anything else is help the american people be mobilized, energized and carry that message to our friends and neighbors. that is how it worked in 1980. and that is how it will work

now. that leads to my fourth and final point. his fight is worth it. this fight is worth it because for one thing, it is the path to victory. the media loves a false dichotomy and talking about republican civil war. you have well meaning folks like "new york times" giving advice on how the republican party should save itself. that is a little bit like taking health care advice from dr.kevorkian. they are not desiring the same outcome that you are desiring.

we need to unify and come together. let me tell you, growth and freedom are principles and ideals that unify the entire republican party. they are principles and ideals that unify the evangelical community with the liberty movement, with the business community. growth and freedom are principles that bring together main street and the tea party. if we get back to our core principles, that is how you reassemble and keep strong ronald reagan's three-legged stool. and if you look at the last four congressional elections, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, three of the four were disastrous for republicans. 2006, 2008, 2012, we got clobbered. in all three the prevailing wisdom in washington -- and i

have to say if you took every washington strategist and dumped them in the ocean, you know what you would call it? good start. but 2006, 2008 and 2012 the washington strategists said republicans keep your head down, don't rock the boat, the economy is not going great for president obama so keep your head down and we will win as being the least best alternative to whatever the other guys are. and, shock about shocks, we got our clock cleaned in 2006, 2008 nd 2012. there is one election that was different, 2010. and it was different in the which we campaigned. 2010 was a before optimistic campaign, a grassroots campaign across the country saying we

stand for growth and freedom. and we stand unambiguously against obama care because it is hurting millions of americans. and what happened in 2010? republicans won a tidal wave victory taking control of the house, picking unseats in the senate. and what did all the washington strategists say? let's go back to the model of 2006, 2008, 2012. you guys pushing for a stand on obama care that is risky. just keep your head down and we will win races. that is not how you win races. by the way, it is driven by the old nixonian adage that in the primary you run to the right and in the general you run to the left. hat complete poppy cock.

that is based on the clever idea that if your opponent is here on the spectrum that you want to be infinitessimally to the right so that you can capture every marginal voter up to where they are. the problem is if you do that you destroy every reason anyone has to show up and vote. the model i turn to over and over is the model of ronald reagan. does anyone remember in 1980 ronald reagan saying i am almost exactly like jimmy carter? it is just bit more onservative. ronald reagan stood up with a smile and he drew a line in the

sand and he said president carter and i have fundamentally different visions of this country and our future. and if you believe in freedom and believe in standing on your own feet, if you believe that government is not the solution, government is the problem, then stand with me and that is how we saw an epic transformation. transferred -- transformation. [applause] the second reason -- is that growth is fundamental to opportunity. for years i have abdicated what i call opportunity conservative. which is that every single policy we think about and talk about should focus like a laser on opportunity. on easing the means of ascent up the economic ladder. the biggest lie in all of politics is that republicans are the party of the rich.

under president obama, the top one percent are earning a higher share of our national income since 1928? that shouldn't worry us because nothing bad happened after 1928. who has been hurt by the obama economy? who have been the losers under the obama economy that of the most vulnerable among us? they are younger people, hispanics, african-americans, single moms.

those are the ones pushed into part-time work, losing their health care. as republicans am a we should be championing opportunities for people who are struggling. [applause] what is the fight over obama care about? let me share with you a couple of stories. shannon from toledo, ohio, roads wrote that both her husband and her are machinists. our insurance premiums have doubled already in our due to go up dramatically for 2014. our hours have been reduced. my son has a part-time job as a server. in the past, he was able to work up to 35 hours a week. a month ago, he was told he could only work up to 25 hours a week as a direct result of

obamacare. in our family, 100% of the working people are seeing a negative outcome due to obama and his fancy laws. please continue to fight. here is another story from texas. my name is rigo. i am a single father. i have health care coverage through my employer and i pay for myself and my daughter. i am worried and concerned that my premium will go up if obamacare goes into effect. i live paycheck to paycheck and and i cannot afford my premium to rise. please help me. one more story from sherry from west virginia. i have been forced to part-time employment because of obamacare. i now may lose my home because

we may no longer be able to afford to make our mortgage. i have medical issues and i am losing my insurance and him being forced to obtain other insurance. i was happy with my insurance and my job because of obamacare, my life is in shambles. i was happy as a worker who is self sufficient. obama and his policies have driven me to a state of shame and embarrassment replacing the pride and satisfaction i once felt as a result of my own self. god is not happy. [applause] these are real people feeling real pain because the obama

economic agenda does not work. we need to make the case to every young person in the -- hispanic committee, african- american community, that the greatest engine of prosperity the world has ever seen is the free market system of the united states of america. [applause] the final point i want to make is like each of you, freedom for me is not some abstract concept you read about in a book. it is real in our lives but while you talk about coming as an immigrant, it is real in your life because you have seen of the freedom this country is. for me, my dad fled cuba 55 years ago. as a teenager, he fought in the cuban revolution, he hadn't

thrown in prison, and tortured and beaten almost to death. today, my dad is a pastor in dallas. his front teeth are not his own good as they were kicked out of his mouth in the cuban jail as a teenager. when my father came to texas in 1957, he was 18, he cannot be english. all he had was $100. i do not advise carrying money in your underwear. for the young people who are here today, imagine being 18 and a strange land where you do not know anybody, you do not speak english, and you have nothing. he got a job washing dishes. he worked seven days a week, paid his way to the university of texas. he graduated and got a job and went on to create a small business. when i was a kid my dad used to tell -- say to me, when we face

depression in cuba, i had a place to sleep. if we lose our freedom here, where do we go? [applause] that is why every one of us is here tonight. that is why we are fighting because as ronald reagan observed, freedom is not passed down from one generation to another. every generation has to stand up and defend freedom so that one day we do not find ourselves answering our children and our children's children what was it like when america was free? that is a question and a single person in this room wants to answer and that is why we are fighting because together i am convinced together, standing together, we can get back to

where free market principles in our constitutional principles. we can't restore -- we can restore that shining city on the hill that is the united states of america. thank you and god bless you. ♪applause] ♪

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>> i asked a 27-year-old the other day if you were going to get social security. no. if you are paying for obamacare now, do you think you will get social security? that is very big. -- senator, i'm dar. would you sign my star? this is awesome.

my grandchildren will never believe it. thank you very much. >> thanks for coming. good luck. >> thank you for coming. >> i don't miss anything with you in it. thank you for everything you do. i am so proud of you. >> what year? >> they started a two-year accelerated j.d. program. i am president of the law school

republicans. we would love to have you. you have an open invitation. >> that would be great. let me connect you with john, who is on my team. you.wanted to say thank i really enjoyed it. >> thank you for being here. >> widget mind signing --would you mind signing? >> can i get a photo? >> thank you.

>> hi, i am honored to meet you. man have a picture -- may i had a picture? >> absolutely. >> you are an inspiration to us all. >> it is a privilege to be with you.

>> do youyou so much.

want to get together in a group? >> let's get everyone assembled. >> come on. >> you may want to stand on a chair. more here.t one another one, please. gives thosetime, he back. thank you so much.

>> thank you for being her. e. luck to you. >> student body president. sachs 2 time intern. >> take care / honor to meet you. >> good to see you. picture? get a

ks for all you do. you're an inspiration to us all. >> it is a privilege to be with you. >> 1,2,3.you so much. you blinked. >> all right. work.p up the good youngre are a lot of people who support the cause

you're doing. >> where are you serving? rapids. your autograph? together.et 2 heads one.ds are better than >> i agree with everything you said. i hope you run for president. >> i appreciated. -- i appreciate it.>> i was waiting for somebody to stand holler.cream and

>> we are the voice of reason. >> i was very glad that the one thing democrats gave in on was -- was funding the military. i was glad of that. they should not have shut down the v.a. they were playing games and it was wrong.

thank you for their service. >> would you mind autographing this, please? we really enjoyed this talk and we love what you stand for. >> ihank you for speaking. saw you at freedom works in dallas. i did not stay up for the 21 hours, but i saw the beginning and the very end. pointing out what is bad about obamacare. thanks for being here. >> thank you for speaking. >> thank you for coming.

>> may i get a picture with you? >> sure. do you want to jump in. >> yes. >> there you go. >> lookk you very much. over here.

3,2,1, go. got it. much.nk you so >> i want to thank you for what you are doing. >> hi.nk you. i am from trinidad. i have a question. [indiscernible] >> i am strongly in favor. >> i really appreciate what you are doing. [indiscernible] >> have you figured out where

you are going? >> south of dallas. >> i'm planning on moving to texas. >> thank you for the hospitality. >> we appreciate you and your father. i wish you would consider running with sarah palin you guys would win. washington, we know it cannot be easy. we will keep watching. >> that is exactly how it should be. >> nice job, sir. very well done. we hope you do well. >> i appreciate the prayers. >> no notes tonight. it is from the heart, i can tell. >> i worked on your

primary campaign last year. can i get a picture, please? >> certainly. >> thank you much sir. >> i am a college republican. >> i want to thank you for all your efforts the last few weeks. >> thank you for being here. >> i was wondering if i could have your signature. >> certainly. >> think you. you will have to get used to thanks for coming to iowa. >> don't stop. >> thank you. >> may i get a picture with you? >> sure.

>> could she take my picture with you? >> sure, absolutely. >> thanks for looking out for us. >> we are doing it together. >> well, thanks for looking out for us. >> i'm a strong believer in protecting intellectual property. at the same time i think there are abuses of the system. you have to have a system that encourage innovation. at this point i haven't yet studied it sufficiently. >> ok.

appreciate it. thanks for coming. come back. >> thank you for having me. >> god bless you. >> thank you for coming. >> we have you in our prayers. >> thank you. i'm grateful. >> thank you for your hard work ted cruz and iowa last night. he and other lawmakers will return to washington, d.c. this week. both chambers gaveling in on monday at 2:00 eastern. they are expected to debate two bills dealing with financial industry regulations later in the week. the senate will debate the nomination for the national labor relations ward general

counsel. he was a recess appointment to the board. relations orabor its general counsel. you can watch the house on c- span and the senate on c-span 2. on tuesday, the administrator and medicaidare services will testify for the house ways and means committee with live coverage at an :00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. a.m. eastern on c-span 3. kathleen sibelius will have her first appearance before a government committee since the health-care website opened on october 1. what is the most important issue congress should continue in 2014.

that is the question for middle school and high school students studentcam competition. your chance to win the grand $5000.f need more information, go to studentcam.org. the center for american progress celebrated its 10th anniversary with a conference focused on public policy issues. several people made remarks, including treasury secretary jack lew. here are his comments. [applause] thanks so much for that kind introduction. thanks to the center for american progress for having me here this morning. this is your 10th anniversary and i want to commend all of you

for creating an institution that has become central to helping shape the direction of public policy in this country. as we meet this morning, it has been just over a week since democrats and republicans came together to and the government shutdown and eliminate the risk of default was a rent to our country. this bipartisan action marked a turning point. our political leaders chose to come together for our country and our economy. we now have the opportunity to week's uild on last events. the stakes for america's workers s so high. if you think of where we were five years ago, we have come a long way. the economy was in