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Ted Cruz: And that standard should obviously apply across the board, regardless of the partisan affiliation of the speaker or the…

On the recordApril 8, 2013
And that standard should obviously apply across the board, regardless of the partisan affiliation of the speaker or the person being praised or criticized.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz emphasizes equal application of First Amendment rights for all political speech.

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