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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 31, 2022

You know, I`m sorry you think American exceptionalism is awful.

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May 30, 2022

Don`t have all of these unlocked backdoors. Install bulletproof doors and locking classroom doors. The most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus. What stops armed bad guys is armed good guys. Absent…

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May 28, 2022

If you want to stop violent crime, the proposals the Democrats have, none of them would have stopped this.

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May 27, 2022

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.

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May 27, 2022

Ultimately, as we all know, what stops armed bad guys is armed good guys.

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May 26, 2022

We need serious funding to upgrade our schools, to install bulletproof doors and locking classroom doors.

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May 26, 2022

We must not react to evil and tragedy by abandoning the Constitution or infringing on the rights of our law abiding citizens.

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May 26, 2022

Ultimately, as we all know, what stops armed bad guys is armed good guys.

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May 26, 2022

Tragedies like the events of this week are a mirror forcing us to ask hard questions, demanding that we see where our culture is failing.

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May 26, 2022

We don`t have all of these unlocked back doors. Have one door into and out of the school and have that one door armed police officers at that door. If that had happened, if those federal grants had gone to this school when that psychopath…

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May 26, 2022

It’s OK to make, you made a mistake. In fact, it’s not just OK, it’s unnecessary to admit you made a mistake when your mistake is killing the children in your state.

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May 26, 2022

If you want to stop violent crime, the proposals the Democrats have, none of them would have stopped this.

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May 25, 2022

You have created a shortage in crisis. You have created panic and fear.

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May 25, 2022

The FDA has imperiled the health and safety of American families.

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May 25, 2022

The American people know better whose fault it is here.

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May 25, 2022

And I will say the entire state of Texas, the entire country is grief-stricken.

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May 25, 2022

There`s no doubt we need to do more to keep children in school safe. We know from past experience that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.

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May 25, 2022

The entire state of Texas, the entire country is grief-stricken.

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May 25, 2022

We know from past experience that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is arming law enforcement on the campus.

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May 25, 2022

Why is it that people come from all over the world to America because it’s the freest, most prosperous, safest country on Earth.

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May 25, 2022

The most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.

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May 24, 2022

There`s no doubt we need to do more to keep children in school safe. We know from past experience that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is arm law enforcement on the campus.

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May 24, 2022

I am begging Senator Cruz, I sat with you in your office two years or so ago. I listened to your nonsense, I listened to your BS. I listened to you explain to me why you thought we didn’t need the bare minimum of effective background…

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May 24, 2022

We know from past experience that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.

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May 23, 2022

We know from past experience that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus. Inevitably, when there’s a murder of this kind, you see politicians trying to try to politicize it. You see Democrats…

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