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Republican Sen. Elect Ted Cruz says his party needs to do a better job communicating their values.
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All right everyone is wondering what the future Republican -- days after losing the presidency yesterday.
You'll know all the details but one of the needles you mindedness is that among Latinos nationwide.
Republicans.
Were clobbered a better than seven added ten Latinos nationwide.
Prefer Democrats over Republicans and specifically.
The president over Mitt Romney that did not apply in the state of Texas however.
-- Ted Cruz was just elected to the United States senate with overwhelming Latino support of course -- Latino himself.
He electrified the Republican Convention this year when I spoke to -- Baghdad talked about how easy it would beat.
For the party to make overtures to -- Latinos because there are ripe and ready audience for Republicans.
Senator elect it's very good to have you congratulations.
Well thank you -- it's always great to be back but it.
You will seem to be different than what's going on the nationally -- representative of Latino interest nationally.
You stand out obviously Marco Rubio who you'll be doing he's in standout what is it no -- you did it did on other levels Republicans.
Could not do.
Well I think it as Republicans winning need to do a better job communicating or about -- with the Hispanic community.
Are they Hispanic community itself says it is a tremendously conservative community -- those are the values that resonate Hispanic community.
And you know it's interesting if you look at the issues that -- are betting Hispanics are concerned -- They're the same issues everybody else's jobs and the economy are number one among Hispanics in this country they're worried because the country asserting.
And I don't think we did a very effective job of making the case -- the Hispanic community that the policies of the Obama administration.
Aren't working are hurting small businesses are hurting jobs and we've got to be a lot more effective doing so but also doing so with -- so.
That that is not.
Is this if that's been problematic Republicans about for a long term.
Very quickly as speaker Boehner today seemed to leave over the possibility.
Of revenue tax hikes or want of a better word are in whatever.
Fiscal cliff deal they cobbled together in Washington heady feel -- -- I do not think we should be raising taxes especially when the country -- on the brink of a recession when I'm curious to what about closing loopholes and ending -- that some of -- you know I think closing loopholes is is is fine and good if we're lowering marginal -- -- and -- what we've got to be focused enormous growth.
And -- installed a great many of these problems right now our economy the last four years -- -- one point 5% a year.
We need to get it up to historical averages of 345%.
Of the way you do that.
Is with fundamental tax reform with regulatory reform stopping the burdensome regulations and if the president means least sit on the campaign trail that he disinterested in working across the aisle to do some of -- That won't be happy to work with that but if he read this election -- -- mandate that doubles down on more and more spending and debt and taxes and regulation.
Then then I will spend every moment in the senate working.
Just helped lead the effort to stop that because I think continuing -- -- -- would be very hopeful that.
-- what's closely senator elect congratulations again pit crews.
Thank you.
