Now, let's pivot away from the president's executive order to what's happening here in Congress. As I said earlier, and as you observed, I've been pushing to designate the Muslim Brotherhood for more than a decade now. I've introduced legislation to [designate the Muslim Brotherhood] in all but one Congress since I was elected. This Congress, I introduced a version of my bill, the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation act, that uses the same bottoms up approach that is in President Trump's executive order. (02:46–02:51)
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Asserts that Ted Cruz has introduced legislation to designate the Muslim Brotherhood in nearly every Congress since his election.
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