> A little digging reveals Heidi’s contribution
That is a portion of her “additional view”. Here is her entire “additional view”
I support the Task Force report and its recommendations aimed at building a safer and more prosperous North America. Economic prosperity and a world safe from terrorism and other security threats are no doubt inextricably linked. While governments play an invaluable role in both regards, we must emphasize the imperative that economic investment be led and perpetuated by the private sector. There is no force proven like the market for aligning incentives, sourcing capital, and producing results like financial markets and profit-making businesses. This is simply necessary to sustain a higher living standard for the poorest among us—truly the measure of our success. As such, investment funds and financing mechanisms should be deemed attractive instruments by those committing the capital and should only be developed in conjunction with market participants. - Heidi S. Cruz
She is also listed as endorsing the report.
I read somewhere that she was on this task force for FIVE years.
I lifted that quote from < href="http://blogcritics.org/anatomy-of-a-smear-heidi-cruz/">here. It didn't include the two sentences you've quoted.
This issue has apparently been beaten to death already during his senatorial campaign.
I'm not finding anything in her views on this that's cause for concern. There are substantial economic problems in the region and they've been exploited by socialist revolutionaries to foment unrest and civil war to the detriment of the people there. I believe she's correct that capitalist private sector investment and development would help mitigate that.
I'll be happy to listen to any contrary arguments you might have if you believe otherwise.