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On the recordJanuary 28, 2014
I opposed that legislation, along with most of my Republican colleagues, because we feared it would make our system worse, not better.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Ted Cruz explains his opposition to legislation he believes worsens the political system.

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