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Ted Cruz: If a trigger is certain to occur, then I would suggest it is not a meaningful trigger that is measuring anything.

On the recordApril 21, 2013
If a trigger is certain to occur, then I would suggest it is not a meaningful trigger that is measuring anything.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz argues that a guaranteed trigger for border security lacks significance.

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