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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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Jul 9, 2013

the arguments you have presented here today may well be sound policy arguments, why abstinence only should not be the curriculum

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Jul 9, 2013

I believe is an attempt by this administration to pack that court because the DC Circuit has been one of the few restraints on government power exercised by the Obama administration.

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Jul 9, 2013

Questions for all nominees submitted by Senator Ted Cruz

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Jul 9, 2013

their decision to teach abstinence only may well be unconstitutional

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Jul 8, 2013

You know, anytime the Bureau is asked or the Department is asked to investigate allegations of wrongdoing by the administration...

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Jul 8, 2013

The balance has been wrong on the one hand, not fully respecting the constitutional rights of United States citizens...

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Jul 8, 2013

Do we have your commitment that you would not let political correctness impede efforts to connect the dots and to prevent terrorism?

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Jul 8, 2013

I agree with that answer, and the current administration has not always been so forthcoming in providing that answer.

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Jun 26, 2013

Would the Senator yield for a question? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the Senator from Washington object to the request as modified?

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Jun 26, 2013

The issue before this body is not complicated. There are a lot of procedural ambiguities that make it difficult to penetrate, and yet it is one very simple issue. The issue before this body is whether the Senate can raise the debt limit of…

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Jun 26, 2013

Reserving the right to object, I would note the comment from my friend from Washington suggesting a motion to instruct the conferees. What she of course knows is that is a typical Washington maneuver, because the motion to instruct is…

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Jun 26, 2013

If I can ask the question. I ask, the natural results of what my friend from Colorado just said are that I assume, then, that he would readily support Pat Toomey's Default Prevention Act? What Pat Toomey's Default Prevention Act does is it…

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