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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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Jan 28, 2014

Well, many of the victims have not been interviewed. Has the investigation examined the meetings between the head of the IRS and White House political operatives to determine the degree of political influence that was exercised from the…

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Jan 28, 2014

I opposed that legislation, along with most of my Republican colleagues, because we feared it would make our system worse, not better.

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Jan 28, 2014

But tampering with our First Amendment rights is a dangerous business, and that is what this legislation before us aims to do.

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Jan 28, 2014

The First Amendment does not allow us to silence those who oppose us.

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Jan 28, 2014

Let us stop this fool's errand of speech regulation.

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Jan 28, 2014

If the IRS targeting scandal has taught us anything, it should be that giving Federal bureaucrats control over the political activity of American citizens is a recipe for disaster.

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Jan 28, 2014

If we really want disclosure, we should be advancing proposals that will redirect resources to the candidates and the parties.

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Jan 28, 2014

We should not be trying to think of ways to keep people from participating in the political process. We should be encouraging more of it.

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Jan 28, 2014

No individual or group in this country should have to face harassment or intimidation or incur crippling expenses defending themselves against their own Government simply because that Government does not like the message they are…

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Jan 28, 2014

Campaign finance reform restrictions are always pitched as, 'Let us prevent corruption, let us hold politicians accountable.' And they do exactly the opposite.

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Jan 28, 2014

I would call upon you to carry out the tradition of independence that Attorneys General have honored.

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Jan 28, 2014

Has any investigation been done about whether individual donors to Governor Romney have been audited and targeted by the IRS at a greater rate than donors to President Obama?

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