Ted Cruz: “I represented the U.S. chamber of Commerce in 29 chambers of…”

“… down the Endangered Species act as it applied to an arroyo toad in California, where litigation was being used to shut down development. I talked about the offshore drilling moratorium. I represented the U.S. chamber of Commerce in 29 chambers of commerce up and down the Gulf coast, attacking...the Obama administration's ban on offshore drilling. And the Federal Court of Appeals agreed with us that what the Obama administration did was unlawful. Now to kind of switch gears from fiscally where are your stance on abortion and pro life issues?” (06:55–07:07)

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