Paxton: We need someone in Washington that has creativity and courage

PALMVIEW, Texas - U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton says he wants to take to the Washington the same sort of creativity and courage he has shown as Texas attorney general. 

Paxton was keynote speaker at the Hidalgo County Republican Party’s Lincoln-Reagan Dinner. The event was held Aug. 21 at the Stallion Event Center in Palmview.

“I want to bring something different to Washington. The kind of creativity that I'm trying to bring to my job here, I want to take that to Washington. The kind of courage we’ve had to exhibit in Texas, I want to take that to Washington, because we don't see it,” Paxton said.

“In most of our US senators, I don't see it, including the one I that I'm running against. I go around the state and I say, what has our senator accomplished for you? I have a really hard time getting an answer.

“And, after 23 years, that's four terms… first of all I am convinced no one should be running for five terms. That's 30 years as a U.S. senator. John Cornyn has been in office since I was in college. I'm 62 years old. So, just for that alone, it's time for a change.”

Paxton then explained what he believes is lacking in Washington.

“We need creativity. We need somebody that will go to Washington, like a Ted Cruz, who will say, enough, the budget deficit is out of control. We don't need Second Amendment gun restrictions that John Cornyn helped Joe Biden pass and was congratulated by him and criticized by Donald Trump. 

“We need somebody who will fight for border security, which we haven't had. And we need somebody who will work with Donald Trump, not just because he's in a primary. And so I want to take the same kind of hope, same kind of courage, the same kind of characteristics that you exhibit to Washington. 

And I want to have the opportunity change the culture. And I know that sounds sometimes impossible, but I've watched what we've been able to do for the Texas Attorney General's office, and we've had an impact.”

Here are Paxton's remarks in full.

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