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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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Jul 17, 2022

Obergefell like Roe versus Wade ignored two centuries of our nation`s history. Marriage was always an issue that was left to the states. I think that decision was clearly wrong when it was decided. It was the court overreaching.

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Jul 15, 2022

Obergefell, like Roe v. Wade, ignored two centuries of our nation`s history. In Obergefell, the court said now we know better than you guys do, and now every state must, must sanction and permit gay marriage. I think that decision was…

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Jun 23, 2022

I rise today to discuss the pending business on the floor. The Presiding Officer and I both arrived in the Senate at the same time 10 years ago. When you and I had barely been here a few days, the country was shocked with a tragic…

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Jun 23, 2022

this body has a choice before it: Do we pass legislation that will be ineffective in stopping violent crime, that has very little prospect of preventing the next mass shooting, that will do very little to make schools safer but, at the…

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Jun 22, 2022

I am deeply committed to honoring, protecting, and advancing the cause of democracy, human rights, and economic prosperity here and abroad.

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Jun 7, 2022

Senator Ted Cruz said he had been in Committee hearings all day and had not seen them.

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Jun 2, 2022

We know from past experience that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe, is armed law enforcement on the campus.

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Jun 1, 2022

It's never been about guns.

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Jun 1, 2022

What stops armed bad guys is armed, good guys.

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Jun 1, 2022

If that had happened, if those federal grants had gone to this school, when that psychopath arrived, the armed police officers could have taken him out and we`d have 19 children and two teachers still alive.

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May 31, 2022

You know, I`m sorry you think American exceptionalism is awful.

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May 30, 2022

Don`t have all of these unlocked backdoors. Install bulletproof doors and locking classroom doors. The most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus. What stops armed bad guys is armed good guys. Absent…

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