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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 10, 2016

China began aggressively expanding their territorial claims and building illegitimate islands almost two and a half years ago.

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Feb 10, 2016

I am concerned that this Administration and the Department of Defense have not been vocal enough in countering China's deceptive claims on THAAD's capabilities.

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Feb 8, 2016

As all of you know, our Nation faces mounting challenges. State actors have become increasingly belligerent in recent years.

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Feb 7, 2016

We never viewed any of these states so they must win. Winning is better than losing.

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Feb 3, 2016

Donald Trump is very rattled right now. He told the entire world he was going to win Iowa. And then he didn't win.

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Feb 3, 2016

Donald’s views are malleable. He has no core beliefs on anything.

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Feb 1, 2016

I think that really speaks volumes to where he sees his campaign going, potentially anticipating not doing well here in New Hampshire, going on to South Carolina.

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Feb 1, 2016

Two nights ago I was watching TV, stations, every station every pundit said there's no way Cruz can win. Can't happen. It's impossible. The race is done. But last night the men and women of Iowa sent notice across this country that this…

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Jan 30, 2016

I'm not going to apologize for trying to boost turnout for my team.

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Jan 28, 2016

If you want to stop Donald Trump, if you want to prevent him becoming this runaway train out there, then you have to vote here in Iowa and stop him.

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Jan 28, 2016

Bernie Sanders is a socialist. I think Bernie Sanders is a good candidate for president of Sweden. We don't want to be Sweden. We want to be the United States of America. And Hillary Clinton is disqualified from being the commander in…

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Jan 28, 2016

We have seen now, in six years of Obamacare that it's been a disaster. It is the biggest job killer in this country. Millions of Americans have lost their jobs.

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Jan 26, 2016

What did you mean when you said you were very pro-choice? What did you mean when you said you are always pro-choice? What did you mean when you said you supported gay rights?

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Jan 20, 2016

And I would know perhaps one of the reasons that the Washington establishment is rushing so quickly behind Donald Trump is that Donald has been an active supporter. He gave $100,000 to the Clinton Foundation. He's actively supported…

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Jan 19, 2016

And we're seeing something remarkable happening in this Republican Primary. Right now, the Washington establishment is abandoning Marco Rubio.

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Jan 19, 2016

I would not be in the U.S. Senate today if it were not for governor Sarah Palin.

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Jan 19, 2016

Elect Donald Trump and things may actually happen in Washington. Elect me, I promise you nothing will get done.

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Jan 19, 2016

We are seeing more and more the establishment calling out their support for Donald Trump, and if you believe what we need is more deal making, more going along to get along to use his phrase with Harry Reid and Barack Obama and the…

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Jan 17, 2016

It seems Donald has a lot of nervous energy. For whatever reason, Donald doesn't react well when he's going down in the polls.

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Jan 17, 2016

Ronald Reagan was a voice of consistency, and I'm pretty sure that Ronald Reagan didn't write checks and support democratic politics.

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Jan 17, 2016

How can you know that will follow I through on these promises in the first day in office and every day afterwards? As the scripture has said, you shall know them by their fruits.

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