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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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Jan 3, 2021

And we have seen in the last two months unprecedented allegations of voter fraud. And that's produced a deep, deep distrust of our democratic process across the country. I think we in Congress have an obligation to do something about that.

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Jan 1, 2021

I do think the president's rhetoric and his language has been over the line. I think it was irresponsible. I think it was reckless. And I think he needs to recognize that.

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Dec 30, 2020

I agree with Ronald Reagan.

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Dec 18, 2020

Senator Ted Cruz has -- is an elected official, and he has a responsibility to protect the public interest and public health.

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Dec 18, 2020

It's not about vaccines are protecting people's lives. It's instead profoundly anti-science and only focused on absolute government control over every aspect of our lives.

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Dec 10, 2020

I'm going to tell you what I really think of Donald Trump. This man is a pathological liar. He doesn't know the difference between truth and lies. He lies practically every word that comes out of his mouth. The man cannot tell the truth…

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Dec 8, 2020

There's little question that he doesn't think that it's going to go there.

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Dec 7, 2020

This is ridiculous. This -- it's over. And the Supreme Court just made that really crystal clear tonight.

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Nov 23, 2020

This is a United States senator in a state that has already lost more than 21,000 people to Coronavirus.

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Nov 17, 2020

If it ends up that Biden wins in November, I hope he doesn't, I don't think he will, but if he does, I guarantee you the week after the election, suddenly all those Democratic governors, all those Democratic mayors will say, everything is…

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Oct 27, 2020

I don't think it moves a single voter.

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Oct 26, 2020

I don't think it moves a single voter. I think it's turnout election. But my assessment of turnout is, the left is showing up no matter what, that those who hate Trump will crawl over broken glass to vote against him.

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Oct 26, 2020

There is a long tradition that you don't do this in an election year. We ought to make the 2016 election a referendum on the Supreme Court.

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Oct 19, 2020

I think we could lose the White House and both houses of Congress that it could be a bloodbath of Watergate proportions.

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Oct 8, 2020

I think we could lose the White House and both houses of Congress, that it could be a bloodbath of Watergate proportions.

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Oct 6, 2020

I'm worried about the election. I think it's really volatile. I think it could go either way.

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Sep 30, 2020

Ted Cruz said just less than 24 hours ago, you know, we need a ninth justice to decide the election.

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Sep 23, 2020

They're all out there. Mike Pence said the same thing.

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Sep 21, 2020

For the last eight years the Senate has not confirmed any nominee nominated during an election year, and we should not do so this time, either.

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Sep 21, 2020

This man is a pathological liar. The man cannot tell the truth, but he combines it with being a narcissist. A narcissist at a level I don't think this country's ever seen.

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Sep 20, 2020

I do not believe the Senate should take up any nomination in this election.

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Sep 9, 2020

I haven't seen the book.

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Aug 23, 2020

He doesn't know the difference between truth and lies. He lies practically every word that comes out of his mouth.

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Mar 25, 2020

A question to the Senator. The Senator said that you were concerned about implementation and that it may not be timely at the State level to implement this. I think, just prior to when you came to the floor, I suggested a possible…

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Oct 21, 2019

You, the people of Nevada, not Washington bureaucrats, should be in charge of your own land.

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