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Ted Cruz: “In D.C. a judge blocked the federal government from…”

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

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Ted Cruz Criticizes Judicial Overreach and Nationwide Injunctions Against Trump Administration

Published | Video Starts at 02:49

As chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Courts, I'm investigating this overreach and I've sent a letter to the Judicial Conference of the United States. But the judges did not stop there. In D.C. a judge blocked the federal government from requiring proof of citizenship to vote, overriding election integrity laws across all 50 states. In Boston, a judge weighed in on birthright citizenship, deciding a question of nationwide consequence for millions of illegal aliens, despite the plaintiffs being solely one pregnant mother and two nonprofit organizations. (02:49–03:01)

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Asserts that a D.C. judge blocked proof of citizenship requirements for voting nationwide.

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