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On the recordDecember 8, 2014
I would note the saddest moment during my time in the Senate was when 54 Senate Democrats cast a vote for a Constitutional Amendment to repeal free speech protections of the First Amendment.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz reflects on a disappointing Senate vote regarding free speech protections.

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