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On the recordJune 13, 2023
The absence of HHS is not an accident. It's not an omission. They just forgot. It's a deliberate decision: Let's protect the Biden administration from accountability.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas
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Cruz accuses Democrats of shielding the Biden administration from scrutiny regarding HHS's absence.

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