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Ted Cruz: “I am passionately in favor of term limits.”

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

Interview with Senator Ted Cruz on Bipartisanship, Immigration, and Economic Policies

Published July 10, 2024 | Video Starts at 06:46

You said that term limits are critical to fixing what is Wrong with Washington D.C. here you are going for a third. Why are you the exception? Take us through your thinking. Listen, I am passionately in favor of term limits. Before I was elected to the Senate, I strongly supported term limits. Now that I've been there, now that I've seen it, I support them even more. (06:46–06:50)

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