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Ted Cruz: Senator from Connecticut just said, it's time for us to do something. I agree, it is time for us to do something. And…

On the recordMarch 22, 2021
Senator from Connecticut just said, it's time for us to do something. I agree, it is time for us to do something. And every time there's a shooting, we play this ridiculous theater where this committee gets together and proposes a bunch of laws that would do nothing to stop these murders.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Senator Cruz criticized the legislative response to mass shootings, suggesting that proposed laws are ineffective.

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