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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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Sep 14, 2021

I rise today to honor the life of David Lee Espinoza, who died in defense of our Nation on August 26. David was a marine who was helping with the evacuation of the Kabul airport when he was murdered by a suicide bomber, along with 12 other…

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Sep 13, 2021

The Biden administration caused this disaster. It was caused by two things. Number one, ideological naivete and extremism.

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Sep 13, 2021

President Biden and the Biden administration have presided over the worst foreign policy catastrophe in a generation.

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Sep 13, 2021

That is a decision that 100 years from now will be studied at war colleges as a colossal strategic mistake.

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Sep 13, 2021

We will see American blood spilled because of these colossal mistakes.

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Sep 13, 2021

They are terrorists who want to murder us. This Administration does not understand that.

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Sep 13, 2021

reserving the right to object for the same reasons I just articulated--that this position, as with the previous one, is directly related to trying to clean up the mess, the disaster that the Biden administration has created in Afghanistan…

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Sep 13, 2021

reserving the right to object, I want to make a few remarks on Senator Menendez's request for unanimous consent on the nomination of Donald Lu to be Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs and also on…

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Sep 13, 2021

reserving the right to be object, as I described minutes ago, the Biden administration is in outright defiance of Federal law. An overwhelming bipartisan majority of the Senate and the House have passed tough sanctions on Russia--sanctions…

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Sep 13, 2021

reserving the right to object, I lifted my hold on this nominee a number of weeks ago, and for that reason, I do not object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the nomination. The legislative…

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Sep 2, 2021

the idea that they are using that to try to threaten private companies to tell them you are to not comply with legal subpoenas is actually quite dangerous.

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Aug 31, 2021

At prior hearings, I have asked your colleagues repeatedly for copies of the research, and to my knowledge, you have refused to produce it.

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