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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 19, 2017

Judges are not supposed to make law. They are supposed to faithfully apply it.

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Mar 13, 2017

To find themselves abused and victimized by fellow marines is completely unacceptable.

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Mar 13, 2017

This is a sad day for the Marine Corps, and it is a sad day for our Armed Forces.

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Mar 8, 2017

I align with General John Hyten who has said there is no such thing as war in space. There is just war.

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Mar 8, 2017

The ability to launch and intercept an orbiting satellite--they demonstrated it for the world to see and put a lot of debris into space as a result.

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Mar 8, 2017

Last week, I had the opportunity to fly an F-35 simulator, and I will say the technology on the plane is remarkable.

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Mar 8, 2017

Your commitment to rebuilding our military capability to keep this Nation safe, to restore our readiness, and make sure we are in a position to defeat our enemies and to defend the Homeland.

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Mar 8, 2017

Thank you for your service to our Nation particularly at this time of great challenges abroad and rising perils.

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Mar 8, 2017

Continued modernization efforts in our C-130H fleet must be prioritized as a relatively inexpensive means of maintaining critical capacity.

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Mar 8, 2017

He told this committee that he had the forces in place to 'fight tonight, if necessary,' but that what concerned him was the 'follow-on resources.'

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Mar 8, 2017

Last week, Admiral Harry Harris addressed the resources requirements to conduct military operations in the Asian-Pacific in the event of hostilities.

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Mar 8, 2017

Russia's aerospace forces are potentially working to deploy an anti-satellite weapon on its interceptor aircraft.

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Mar 8, 2017

We have also seen over the past few months numerous instances of Russian aggression or hostile behavior.

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Mar 8, 2017

I have seen the influence of Russia of late, an increased influence in terms of association and perhaps even supply to the Taliban.

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Mar 8, 2017

NATO and the United States in my view must win in Afghanistan.

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Mar 7, 2017

I would encourage you and the Commission to revisit that Order and to rescind it in its entirety.

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Mar 7, 2017

I believe that regulating the Internet as a Title II public utility is contrary to the text of the law and was an illegal power grab.

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Mar 7, 2017

I have called the so-called Net Neutrality Rule 'Obamacare for the internet,' and I will note that the results have not been encouraging.

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Feb 28, 2017

I want to thank the witnesses for being here today and the Chairman for holding this important hearing.

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Feb 28, 2017

Senator Sullivan has been a real leader on addressing the regulatory barriers to infrastructure, and this is a very, very important issue.

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Feb 15, 2017

One potential area of threat is the insider threat, whether it is employees at airports, whether it is those within TSA.

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Feb 15, 2017

Airport security and security on flights is something that matters to all of us.

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Feb 7, 2017

Several years ago now, an internal study to FAA, worst case scenario, pegged the total cost for NextGen at $100 billion to be split between the agency and industry.

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