Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
It would be a far better allocation of resources in the NSA and in our efforts to prevent terrorism generally if much more resources were directed to targeting those who we have reason to know are dangerous.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz emphasizes reallocating resources to target known threats instead of surveilling law-abiding citizens.

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