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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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May 23, 2016

Regulating content is antithetical to the concept of a free and open Internet.

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May 23, 2016

Inclusion of such a commitment would unquestionably be outside the historical mission of an organization whose functions are supposedly very limited to the names and numbers and protocol parameters.

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May 23, 2016

Could commit ICANN to potentially troubling enforcement obligations for human rights

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May 23, 2016

Only the most naive would believe that going forward with this transition will assuage the government of China from implementing their own Internet censorship regime.

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May 23, 2016

No multistakeholder system can be devised that will ever be as effective at protecting the free and open Internet as the current U.S. Government and the protections of the U.S. Constitution.

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May 19, 2016

Would open the door to the regulation of content.

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May 19, 2016

Could provide a gateway to content regulation.

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May 18, 2016

They believe the proposal 'significantly increases the power of foreign governments'

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Apr 28, 2016

I think governor Mike Pence is an optimistic, positive, unifying force.

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Apr 27, 2016

If Donald Trump wins all the delegates in Indiana, his nomination could be all but deterrent.

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Apr 27, 2016

When John Boehner calls me Lucifer, he is not directing that at me, he's directing that at you. What Boehner is angry for is not anything I've ever said to him, I haven't said much of anything. What Boehner is angry with me for is standing…

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Apr 26, 2016

Carly is a vice presidential nominee who I believe is superbly skilled, superbly gifted at helping unite this party, bring us together so we stand united as one.

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Apr 24, 2016

It is big news today that John Kasich has decided to pull out of Indiana to give us a head to head contest with Donald Trump.

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Apr 24, 2016

I don't doubt that Donald Trump is going to scream and yell and curse an insult, and probably cry and whine some as well. And that has been Donald's pattern.

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Apr 19, 2016

The movement among states with and without estate taxes is just unambiguous.

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Apr 19, 2016

Howard Metzenbaum, weeks before he died, moved to Florida where there is no estate tax.

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Apr 19, 2016

Rich people respond to tax rates, and they pay you more money at lower rates within reason.

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Apr 19, 2016

Everyone may know Donald was going to win his home state. And if you look at the frenzied panic that he wants the race to suddenly be over now that his won his home state, it shows why Donald is scared.

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Apr 19, 2016

The math is virtually impossible for Donald Trump. Donald Trump is not getting to go 1,237. Nobody is getting to 1,237. He knows that. Which means this race is headed to Cleveland, it's headed to a contested convention.

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Apr 10, 2016

In that scenario, I think we will go in with an overwhelming advantage. I believe the first ballot will be the highest vote total Donald Trump receives, and on a subsequent ballot, we're going to win the nomination and earn a majority.

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Apr 10, 2016

The odds of going to a contested convention in July are much, much greater.

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Apr 10, 2016

The latest thing he seized upon is when people vote against him, they are stealing the election. It's a really odd notion.

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