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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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Dec 21, 2015

I think it could easily end up being a two-man race between Donald Trump and me.

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Dec 18, 2015

Reserving the right to object, as the ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee is well aware, in July I told Secretary Kerry in a written letter that if the administration sent to the United Nations this catastrophic Iranian nuclear…

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Dec 17, 2015

The debate was an important moment of clarification. It was the first time in five debates that Senator Rubio has been forced to admit not only that he Supported president Obama and Chuck Schumer's massive amnesty plan, but that senator…

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Dec 17, 2015

I oppose amnesty, I oppose citizenship, I oppose legalization, period. The end.

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Dec 17, 2015

We can enforce the laws, we can secure the borders, we can keep this country safe and at the same time, we can continue to welcome and celebrate legal immigrants who follow the rules, wait in line and come here pursuant to our laws. But…

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Dec 15, 2015

The metadata program was a valuable tool that we no longer have at our disposal.

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Dec 15, 2015

I understand that Marco wants to raise confusion. It is not accurate what he just said that I supported legalization.

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Dec 15, 2015

You would carpet bomb where ISIS is. Not a city, but the location of the troops.

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Dec 15, 2015

We will build a wall that works and I'll get Donald Trump to pay for it.

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Dec 15, 2015

ISIS and radical Islamic terrorism will face no more determined foe than I will be.

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Dec 15, 2015

I think that Rubio and his campaign are getting a little nervous.

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Dec 14, 2015

I would enforce the law. And existing law provides what you do. You start by securing the border.

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Dec 14, 2015

ISIS and radical Islamic terrorism will face no more determined foe than I will be.

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Dec 14, 2015

People are reacting to the Orwellian double speak from Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

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Dec 14, 2015

I think most Americans agree with a very simple principle that legal, good, illegal, bad.

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Dec 14, 2015

The president does not have the authority to say I don't like this law. I'm not going to enforce it. You enforce the law.

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Dec 14, 2015

I think they are concerned about the momentum our campaign is getting. That we are really seeing conservatives united.

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Dec 14, 2015

I thought it was a great debate. I thought it was a lot of fun. It was lively. And it was nice. We covered a lot of substance which doesn't always happen.

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Dec 14, 2015

The judgment that every voter is making of every one of us up here is who has the experience, who has the vision, who has the judgment to be commander-in-chief.

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Dec 14, 2015

We didn't monitor the Facebook posting of the female San Bernardino terrorist because the Obama DHS thought it would be inappropriate.

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Dec 14, 2015

Well, I would note that Marco knows what he's saying isn't true. What he knows is that the old program covered 20 to 30-percent of phone numbers to search for terrorists. The new program covers nearly 100-percent. That gives us greater…

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Dec 14, 2015

Even worse, President Obama and Hillary Clinton are proposing brings of tens of thousands of Syrians refugees to the country when the head of the FBI has told Congress they cannot vet those refugees.

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Dec 14, 2015

I understand that Marco wants to raise confusion. It is not accurate, what he just said, that I supported legalization. Indeed, I led the fight against his legalization and amnesty bill.

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