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On the recordMay 24, 2022
I am begging Senator Cruz, I sat with you in your office two years or so ago. I listened to your nonsense, I listened to your BS. I listened to you explain to me why you thought we didn’t need the bare minimum of effective background checks. Mark into Senator Murphy’s office right now tonight and you be the Republican who says I’ve had enough, because if you don’t, get your ass out of office, you don’t belong there.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas
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msnbc.com

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Fred Guttenberg urges Senator Cruz to support effective background checks and threatens his position if he does not.

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