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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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May 5, 2014

reserving the right to object, I wish to note very briefly to my friend from Minnesota that her bill is good policy. It is policy on which I hope this body can come together. I will note a path forward. If my friend from Minnesota can…

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May 5, 2014

reserving the right to object, I commend my friend from Minnesota for her very good bill. This bill is good policy. It is supported by both Democrats and Republicans, as she noted. It passed unanimously out of the Judiciary Committee. I…

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Apr 29, 2014

I rise today to address the idea of raising the Federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 an hour. But first I wish to spend a few moments talking about the state of the Senate and why the latest push for a higher Federal minimum…

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Apr 28, 2014

Mental illness and mental disability are challenges we face in our society and face far too many.

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Apr 28, 2014

Our resources to deal with that challenge are diminishing.

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Apr 28, 2014

every Member of this body has expressed our bipartisan commitment for the United States to stand resolutely with our friend and ally, the nation of Israel. Doing so is right, and it is overwhelmingly in the national security interests of…

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Apr 7, 2014

I ask unanimous consent that the Cruz amendment at the desk be agreed to, the bill be read a third time and passed, the Cruz amendment to the title be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The…

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Apr 7, 2014

the nomination of Hamid Aboutalebi to be the Ambassador from the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations is a deliberate and unambiguous insult to the United States. Mr. Aboutalebi was an active participant in the terrorist group…

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Apr 1, 2014

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Cruz pertaining to the introduction of S. 2195 are printed in today's Record under…

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Apr 1, 2014

I rise today to draw attention to an extraordinarily dangerous situation that our country faces under current law, which allows no terrorists to be granted visas to the United States under the cover of being ambassadors to the United…

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Mar 31, 2014

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I appreciate the Subcommittee holding this hearing. I appreciate all the witnesses being here.

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Mar 31, 2014

is there not a path we could go on to subtract from the complexity to make it simpler to allow free negotiations between large mature competitive industries?

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