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Ted Cruz: I have decided to not yield my right to the floor. I was amenable to a colloquy. The majority leader is giving a speech.…

On the recordSeptember 24, 2013
I have decided to not yield my right to the floor. I was amenable to a colloquy. The majority leader is giving a speech. Given that, as I understand, the majority leader is not going to consent to extend the time, I have 24 minutes, I am going to reassert my time on the floor since I have not yielded my time on the floor.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas
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Sep 24, 2013

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