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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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Mar 20, 2022

This will not be a political circus. This will not be the kind of character smear that, sadly, our Democratic colleagues have gotten very good at.

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Mar 20, 2022

The Supreme Court became a policymaking body rather than a merely judicial body.

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Mar 20, 2022

The position to which you have been nominated is extraordinarily important, and that is why the Senate is given the responsibility for advice and consent under the Constitution because the job matters immensely.

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Mar 17, 2022

Democrats are criticizing Republicans who voted against Ukraine aid.

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Mar 15, 2022

I asked a very simple question: Name one provision in the bill that you denounce as racist, name one provision that is problematic? The CEO could not name a single provision.

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Mar 15, 2022

What can Congress do, or what can Federal regulators do to ensure a robust system of shareholder capitalism

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Mar 15, 2022

I think those are good and helpful suggestions.

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Mar 15, 2022

There is not only a principal agent problem with the shareholders versus their woke CEOs who are not actually focused on increasing shareholder value.

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Mar 15, 2022

More and more we are seeing a dangerous shift in America where woke corporations are acting as the political enforcers for partisan Democrats.

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Mar 15, 2022

I can tell you major banks that try to legislate gun control by saying we are going to cut off financial services to companies either that do not sell firearms to people unless they are 21 and over--which is not the law--or that bans…

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Mar 7, 2022

I have introduced legislation to make Nord Stream 2 sanctions permanent.

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Mar 7, 2022

I believe Putin believes Biden will do it again.

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Mar 7, 2022

I believe, is the direct result of repeated mistakes made by President Biden and the Biden administration.

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Mar 7, 2022

President Zelensky told us if the United States Government had put sanctions in place last year on Nord Stream 2, Putin would not have invaded Ukraine.

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Mar 7, 2022

When President Biden surrendered to Putin on Nord Stream 2, waived the sanctions that had been passed by Congress...

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Mar 7, 2022

In my judgment, Putin does not believe any promise from Joe Biden to maintain sanctions on Nord Stream 2 is credible.

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Mar 7, 2022

As a result, Putin was deterred from invading Ukraine.

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Mar 1, 2022

Why has the Biden administration significantly deprioritized countering Communist China in the Quad?

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Mar 1, 2022

India and America, I believe, are natural friends and natural allies. India is the world's largest democracy. We share values.

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Mar 1, 2022

In the past year under the Biden administration, relations with India have worsened significantly.

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Feb 16, 2022

Do you care about the innocent people being killed because of the policies you`re implementing?

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Feb 16, 2022

Across this country Americans are horrified at skyrocketing crime rates, skyrocketing homicide rates, skyrocketing burglary rates, skyrocketing carjacking rates. And all of those are the direct result of the policies you`ve spent your…

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Feb 15, 2022

Did the State Department consult with the Colombians about these individuals before lifting sanctions?

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Feb 15, 2022

I am deeply concerned about the Biden administration's decision in November to dismantle terrorism sanctions against the FARC and against FARC members.

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Feb 15, 2022

I am deeply concerned about deepening civil unrest in Mexico and the breakdown there of civil society.

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