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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

In my view, the integrity of the Department of Justice has been severely compromised.

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Jan 28, 2014

We have nothing to fear from a free marketplace of ideas.

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Jan 28, 2014

Instead of suppressing free speech, let us look to State models for guidance.

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Jan 16, 2014

I rise to speak of pragmatism and irresponsibility. Four years ago, when this body was debating the law known as ObamaCare, reasonable minds perhaps could have differed as to whether that law might work. The essence of pragmatism is…

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Jan 16, 2014

I want to turn to a second amendment I have introduced. This second amendment provides real relief to the millions of Americans who are being hurt because of ObamaCare, but it also corrects something this body did just recently that was…

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Jan 16, 2014

last year Members of this body could say they didn't know. They didn't know people's plans would be canceled. They didn't know premiums would skyrocket. They didn't know people would be shut off from seeing their doctors. Now they know…

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Jan 15, 2014

I am deeply concerned about our ability to protect the Americans who are there, particularly as the situation seems to be deteriorating.

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Jan 15, 2014

It would be a far better allocation of resources in the NSA and in our efforts to prevent terrorism generally if much more resources were directed to targeting those who we have reason to know are dangerous.

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Jan 15, 2014

I think it varies by the specifics of the threat that we're talking about.

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Jan 15, 2014

That is a deeply troubling scenario.

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Jan 15, 2014

Any nuclear weapon that would go off in the United States would have a horrific effect on people.

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Jan 15, 2014

If, God forbid, Iran were to acquire nuclear weapons and if, God forbid, they were to make the second decision of being willing to use those weapons, based on the radical religious extremism that motivates so-called Supreme Leader Khamenei…

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