Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 28, 2014
the last people we want deciding, you know, who needs to speak more or who needs to speak less in a campaign is the Government itself.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Cruz argues against government control over campaign speech regulation.

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