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Ted Cruz: So this sets a horrible new standard, I think, in our historic annals in terms of the amount of mayhem and tragedy that…

On the recordJanuary 6, 2014
So this sets a horrible new standard, I think, in our historic annals in terms of the amount of mayhem and tragedy that can be spread in a couple years.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz comments on the severity of the current refugee crisis.

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