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Ted Cruz: His foreign-policy views laid out over 2 decades put him, in the words of the Washington Post, no conservative…

On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
His foreign-policy views laid out over 2 decades put him, in the words of the Washington Post, no conservative publication, near the 'fringe of the Senate'.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz critiques Hagel's foreign policy as extreme compared to Senate norms.

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