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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

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

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

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Sep 16, 2014

If there is any sector of our economy where competition is so fierce, and where the pace of innovation is so rapid that government interference would only get in the way, it is the Internet and telecommunications market.

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Sep 16, 2014

If the FCC takes control of the Internet, we will have the inevitable result of all poorly designed regulations, business decisions prejudiced by politicians and political decisions prejudiced by corporations.

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Sep 16, 2014

I do not support monopolistic, anti-competitive or predatory practices in the Internet marketplace or anywhere for that matter.

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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

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

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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

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 15, 2014

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

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