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Ted Cruz: I believe that regulating the Internet as a Title II public utility is contrary to the text of the law and was an…

On the recordMarch 7, 2017
I believe that regulating the Internet as a Title II public utility is contrary to the text of the law and was an illegal power grab.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz argues against regulating the internet as a public utility, calling it illegal.

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