“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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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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Jun 21, 2023

I believe in girls' sports. I believe in women's sports.

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Jun 20, 2023

I believe in girls' sports. I believe in women's sports.

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Jun 14, 2023

The Biden administration has utterly failed. It has failed to secure the border, and it has encouraged parents to send their minor alien children on a dangerous trip to the United States unaccompanied.

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Jun 14, 2023

Every day the disaster on our southern border continues to get worse. This disaster is a true humanitarian crisis, and it is the result of deliberate political decisions by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris that have inflicted unspeakable…

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Jun 14, 2023

The absence of HHS is not an accident. It's not an omission. They just forgot. It's a deliberate decision: Let's protect the Biden administration from accountability.

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Jun 14, 2023

The Biden administration has utterly failed. It has failed to secure the border, and it has encouraged parents to send their minor alien children on a dangerous trip to the United States unaccompanied.

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Jun 14, 2023

The absence of HHS is not an accident. It's not an omission. They just forgot. It's a deliberate decision: Let's protect the Biden administration from accountability.

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Jun 14, 2023

Every day the disaster on our southern border continues to get worse. This disaster is a true humanitarian crisis, and it is the result of deliberate political decisions by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris that have inflicted unspeakable…

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Jun 14, 2023

Reserving the right to object, I agree with the Senator from New Hampshire that this position at the State Department is important, and it should be filled by someone qualified and someone who will use the position to stand up to the…

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Jun 14, 2023

this week the Senate unanimously passed my bipartisan legislation to rename the street in front of the Cuban Embassy in Washington, DC, ``Oswaldo Paya Way.'' Oswaldo Paya was a dissident and a fighter for freedom in Cuba of unrelenting…

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Jun 13, 2023

The absence of HHS is not an accident. It's not an omission. They just forgot. It's a deliberate decision: Let's protect the Biden administration from accountability.

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Jun 13, 2023

The Biden administration has utterly failed. It has failed to secure the border, and it has encouraged parents to send their minor alien children on a dangerous trip to the United States unaccompanied.

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