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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 16, 2014

Instead, I believe we should protect the freedom of the Internet.

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Sep 16, 2014

The Internet has grown and flourished in ways we never could have imagined from back in the days when Al Gore invented the Internet.

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Sep 16, 2014

Internet freedom has produced robust free speech for billions across the world.

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Sep 16, 2014

Net neutrality is a wolf in sheep's clothing. It is a set of government directives disguised, as they always are, as concerns about consumers and competition.

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Sep 16, 2014

Net neutrality may sound like fairness, but it is actually the opposite.

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Sep 16, 2014

I hope that these people, the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department, will be paying close attention to this market as well.

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Sep 15, 2014

But, you would characterize the risks of Americans coming back from ISIS with U.S. passports as significant? Is that fair?

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Sep 15, 2014

In my view, carrying out such an operation, not responding to immediate exigency, requires congressional authorization.

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Sep 15, 2014

Do you believe, if they were able to consolidate that power, that there would be a risk of their attempting, and perhaps even succeeding, with a terrorist attack of the magnitude of that that occurred on September 11, 2001, or potentially…

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Sep 15, 2014

If a force like ISIL, in my opinion, is allowed to continue with its ideology, with its resources, with its capability, then, as General Dempsey said, there's no doubt, it will impact this country and the world economy.

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Sep 10, 2014

Americans across the country have been riveted by the crisis occurring on our southern border. President Obama is correct with one regard: What we are seeing is a humanitarian crisis. But it is a crisis, sadly, of the President's own…

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Sep 10, 2014

The deferral of deportation under DACA is a written determination from the President that the individuals who receive this, No. 1, will be immune from the black-letter text of the immigration law that subjects them to removal; and No. 2…

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