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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 15, 2021

The men and women of the Capitol Police and the other law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol and defended Members of Congress were heroic.

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Jun 8, 2021

Conducting collegiate athletics, among a patchwork of State laws is untenable

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Jun 8, 2021

Why does the NCAA think it is fair to girls or to women competing in sports to expect them to compete against individuals who were born biologically male?

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Jun 8, 2021

Now, it used to not be controversial to observe that there are biological differences between boys and girls.

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Jun 8, 2021

That was a not remotely, subtle threat for the NCAA to target and boycott any states where legislatures are acting to protect girls' sports and women's sports.

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Jun 8, 2021

I am concerned about just how political the NCAA has gotten on the question of transgender athletes.

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Jun 8, 2021

The NCAA Board of Governors firmly and unequivocally supports the opportunity for transgender student athletes to compete in college sports.

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Jun 8, 2021

We saw wage growth growing 60 percent faster for women than it did under President Obama's second term.

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Jun 8, 2021

We should be concerned about wage growth.

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Jun 7, 2021

Why did Joe Biden decide to waive the bipartisan sanctions and give what is in effect a multi-billion-dollar gift to Vladimir Putin?

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Jun 7, 2021

Not since the Jimmy Carter administration has an Administration had as many serious foreign policy blunders in such a short period of time.

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Jun 7, 2021

You sat before this committee and promised you would use every tool you have to stop the pipeline.

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May 27, 2021

It is abundantly clear that the driving motivation is protecting the political interest of the president rather than telling the truth about what happened and getting to the bottom of it.

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May 20, 2021

Senator Cruz passionately supports the brave men and women of the United States military and has repeatedly expressed concerns that Democrat politicians, left-wing bureaucrats and the media are politicizing our armed forces to promote a…

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May 20, 2021

I did, considered it a number of times and in fact in college thought about doing ROTC. I will say it's something I've always regretted. I wished I had spent time in the circle since it's something I respect immensely.

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May 20, 2021

Perhaps a woke, emasculated military is not the best idea.

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May 14, 2021

The President`s language and rhetoric crossed a line and it was reckless.

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May 10, 2021

This legislation, to use a phrase that has been popularized on the media recently, is Jim Crow 2.0.

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May 10, 2021

This legislation is profoundly dangerous. And the reason it suppresses millions of votes, is by allowing millions of people to vote illegally, it dilutes the legal votes of American citizens.

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May 6, 2021

We have to support the little guy. We have to support the small business owner. We have to support the working men and women. Our party is a blue-collar party. Our party are the truck drivers and steelworkers and waiters and waitresses and…

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May 5, 2021

It is the worst that I`ve ever seen it. It is a full-blown crisis.

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May 4, 2021

Let me tell you this right now. Donald J. Trump ain`t going anywhere.

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May 4, 2021

I`ll tell you what I really think of Donald Trump. This man is a pathological liar.

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May 3, 2021

Big tech is trying to silence any voice of dissent.

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