Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announces presidential bid on Twitter - @nprpolitics
The First twitter response to the Announcement came from California Gov. Jerry Brown who says Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is 'absolute unfit' to run for office because of views on climate change - @thehill
Earlier this week FactCheck.org pointed out that Cruz Distorts NASA’s Mission, Budget
Cruz’s objection to focusing inward toward Earth is in line with his stance on global warming — he incorrectly claims it is not supported by evidence. NASA is a central figure in helping to measure and understand the ongoing changes to climate. Along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NASA found that 2014 was likely the warmest year since recording began in 1880, and that nine of the 10 warmest years (the exception being 1998) have occurred this century.
In one of his responses, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden referenced NASA’s climate change research and its importance with regard to space exploration:
Bolden, March 12: We can’t go anywhere if the Kennedy Space Center goes under water and we don’t know it. That’s understanding our environment. … It is absolutely critical that we understand Earth’s environment, because this is the only place that we have to live.
Cruz's budget cuts to NASA Earth Sciences projects are Straight from the ALEC play book, to cut off any public access to data that might contradict the conservative viewpoints on Climate Change..