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Ted Cruz

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Ted Cruz is a United States Senator from Texas, serving since January 3, 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz gained national prominence during his 2016 campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. He is known for his conservative positions on issues such as healthcare, immigration, and tax reform. Cruz has been a vocal advocate for limited government and has often positioned himself as a defender of constitutional rights.

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Feb 1, 2022

I got to say, that’s offensive. Black women are, what, 6 percent of the U.S. population? He’s saying to 94 percent of Americans, I don’t give a damn about you. You are ineligible. It’s actually an insult to black women.

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Feb 1, 2022

So Ted Cruz`s kvetching about standards when it comes to black women, knowing -- reading Ira Katznelson`s book 'When Affirmative Action Was White.' Get it? You all started the thing. You all get the hookup. Nobody asked you questions of…

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Jan 31, 2022

The fact that he’s willing to make a promise at the outset that it must be a black woman, I got to say that’s offensive.

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Jan 24, 2022

On January 24, 2022, there was a decision memo in USAID.

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Jan 24, 2022

On January 24, 2022, there was a decision memo in USAID.

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Jan 23, 2022

I think there are potentially multiple grounds to consider for impeachment.

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Jan 13, 2022

Well, there are a lot of people who are understandably very concerned about Mr. Epps. On the night of January 5, 2021, Epps wandered around the crowd that had gathered. And there`s video out there of him chanting tomorrow, we need to get…

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Jan 13, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. S. 3436

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Jan 13, 2022

in a few minutes, the Senate is going to take a vote of incalculable importance to our national security, to the future of our allies in Europe, and to the very existence of the nation of Ukraine. Right now, Vladimir Putin has assembled…

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Jan 13, 2022

the eyes of history are upon us today. Each of us will be faced with a momentous question: Can we put petty differences aside, and can we come together to defend our friend and our ally Ukraine against imminent Russian aggression? This…

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Jan 12, 2022

just this week, we saw the College Football National Championship game. A lot of tremendous athletes engaged in tremendous feats of skill and strength, but I have to say, there wasn't an athlete on the field who demonstrated the…

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Jan 11, 2022

Should the American taxpayers be concerned that President Biden wants to put in charge of distributing millions of dollars of taxpayer money someone who has spent years being funded by a foreign nation who is not our friend?

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