Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 13, 2014
The government dropped the ball, and they carried out yet another horrific terrorist attack.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Cruz criticizes government failures in preventing terrorist attacks by the Tsarnaev brothers.

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