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Ted Cruz: “Are we a small government, free market conservative party…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Gerard Baker in Conversation with Texas Senator Ted Cruz

Published | Video Starts at 17:42

I think the Republican Party is in the midst of a fundamental debate about who we are and what we stand for. And I think there's an economic debate. Are we a small government, free market conservative party, or are we a big government, nanny state party? That divide is very real. It goes to the basic foundations of what we believe. And then on foreign policy, are we an isolationist party that wants to withdraw from the world, or do we believe in American leadership in the world? (17:42–17:50)

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Asserts that there is a debate within the Republican Party about being a small government or big government party.

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