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On the recordSeptember 19, 2025
I think it is unbelievably dangerous for government to put itself in the position of saying, ‘We’re going to decide what speech we like and what we don’t, and we’re going to threaten to take you off air if we don’t like what you’re saying.’
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas
Source
cnn.com

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Cruz warns about government control over speech.

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