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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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Feb 7, 2017

The total cost estimate--very tentative in our view at this point still--is $20 billion for the agency, with completion pegged between 2025 and 2030, perhaps.

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Feb 7, 2017

Well, that certainly is dismaying. I would definitely like to follow up on the classified context.

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Feb 7, 2017

Mr. Scovel, a few minutes ago, you raised the vulnerabilities at the FAA to cyber threats and cyber terrorism.

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Feb 7, 2017

The U.S. Attorney's Office just announced this week that on February 8, 2017, a Federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment against 12 current and former airport and TSA employees for conspiracy to possess with intent to…

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Jan 31, 2017

The so-called Clean Power Act, which has been estimated to impose $7.2 billion in annual costs

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Jan 31, 2017

I hope that those policies will be reviewed and reversed by the new Administration.

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Jan 31, 2017

The average family now saves $1,300 a year in their energy costs, an additional $550 a year just at the gas pump.

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Jan 31, 2017

The U.S. is now the world's number one oil producer, number one natural gas producer, and number one refiner of product.

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Jan 31, 2017

The number one driver in bringing those jobs back to America is energy costs.

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Jan 31, 2017

The proposed rule would impose the most harm on residents of seven states with the highest concentrations of African Americans and Hispanics

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Jan 31, 2017

Having the privilege of representing the state of Texas, I know firsthand the incredible potential energy has, the incredible number of jobs that our energy sector produces.

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Jan 30, 2017

This election was in a very real sense referendum, a referendum for the American people. Do you want a constitutionalist who will have a limbed, a humble view of the judiciary or do you want a liberal judicial activist who will impose his…

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Jan 30, 2017

What I can tell you is the Democrats will not succeed in filibustering Judge Gorsuch. They may try but they will not succeed.

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Jan 30, 2017

There is no doubt that the Democrats are engaged right now in unprecedented partisan obstruction. But I hope when the Supreme Court they will not engage in that practice.

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Jan 30, 2017

I think Judge Gorsuch is a home run. He has a decade of proven experience on the Court of Appeals, being faithful to the constitution, following the law, protecting the bill of rights and our fundamental liberties.

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Jan 30, 2017

During the campaign he promised the American people that he would nominate a principled constitutionalist to replace Justice Scalia and tonight Pres. Trump honored that commitment.

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Jan 30, 2017

Today was the most important decision Pres. Trump has made in the first two weeks serving in office.

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Jan 17, 2017

Do you share those concerns and will you commit to working with this Committee to ensure that we protect free speech on the Internet?

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Jan 17, 2017

I look forward to working with you on that issue.

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Jan 17, 2017

Your commitment to regulatory reform, to working to reduce the burdens of Washington on small businesses and job creators, I think is critically important.

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Jan 17, 2017

I think you're going to do a terrific job, and I look forward to this Committee working closely with you.

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Jan 14, 2017

Unlike Hilary Clinton, I don't have masses of money in the bank, hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Jan 14, 2017

Well, Maria, thank you for passing on that hit piece on the front page of the New York Times.

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Jan 10, 2017

We live in a dangerous year and a dangerous world. And after the last 8 years, we face a circumstance where many of our friends no longer trust us and many of our enemies no longer fear us.

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